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Bhopal, Jun 7: At least five persons were killed on Tuesday as the farmers' agitation turned violent in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, prompting the authorities to clamp curfew in the trouble-hit area. Some eyewitnesses alleged that the victims suffered bullet wounds, but Mandsaur district authorities denied that police fired on the protesters, who were on a rampage. As tension prevailed

New Delhi, Jun 6: The CBI today sought to clarify its decision on carrying out raids against NDTV bosses saying the agency respects freedom of press and the action was taken as per the due process of law. The statement comes in the wake of various media organisations, including the much-powerful Editors Guild of India, expressing deep concern over the raids conducted by the CBI on the offices of

Chandigarh, Jun 6: The replica of a well, reminiscent of the killings committed to protect honour, a lock used to keep values safe during journey, a wedding saree - are among exhibits that will narrate the story of the largest human migration ever, at the 'Partition Museum' in Amritsar. According to an official, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will inaugurate the 'Partition Museum' on August

Bhopal, Jun 6: Violence broke out today during a farmers' protest in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh following which curfew was today clamped in Pipalya Mandi area and prohibitory orders imposed in other parts of the district, officials said. According to unconfirmed reports, two farmers were killed after police opened fire on violent protesters in Bhai Parshnath area, but Mandsaur Collector S K Singh

New Delhi, Jun 6: Bharti Airtel today said the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed merger of Telenor India with the company. Last week, Bharti Airtel and Telenor India also filed a joint application before National Company Law Tribunal for approval of their merger following nod from the market regulator Sebi and stock exchanges -- BSE and NSE. "We wish to inform you

Lucknow, Jun 6: The Uttar Pradesh Police today issued a terse warning that those involved in cow slaughter and illegal transport of milch animals will be booked under the stringent National Security Act and Gangsters Act. The directive has been conveyed to all district police chiefs by the state Director General of Police Sulkhan Singh. A Government Order to ban cow slaughter and illegal transport

New Delhi, Jun 6: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that US President Donald Trump's statement withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement had come as a shock for India but he was sure America would rethink its decision. Inaugurating a two-day national level conference on 'Capacity Building of State Disaster Response Force-2017', Singh said it was cause of concern for India and the world

Tura (meghalaya), Jun 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Meghalaya suffered yet another major political setback when one more senior party member quit over the Centre's new cattle trade and slaughter rules. Bachu Marak, the district president of the BJP in North Garo Hills, alleged that BJP leaders were “attempting to impose its non-secular ideology on the indigenous people in Meghalaya”

Chennai, Jun 6: Both Prime minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists for the successful launch of GSLV – MkIII D1/GSAT-19 mission. The country's heaviest rocket the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) MarkIII D1 carrying communication satellite GSAT-19 lifted off from Sriharikota at 5.28 pm on

Lucknow, Jun 5: For the patients of the otherwise chaotic and filthy Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad town, the air-coolers on Sunday, when the mercury touched 48 degrees, were no less than a blessing. They, however, had little idea that the blessing was going to be short-lived. The patients did not know that the air-coolers had been installed in the wards not for them but