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Karachi, Apr 12: At least 16 people were killed and 30 wounded in a bomb blast Friday at a fruit market in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta, officials told news agency. Mohsin Butt, provincial police chief for Balochistan, gave the death toll and said eight ethnic Shia Hazaras were among the victims, along with one security official and workers from the market. The Hazara, whose Central

Gumla, Apr 12: One person was killed and three others were injured Thursday after villagers in Jharkhand's Gumla district beat them up, alleging that they were cutting flesh of a dead bull, police said. The deceased has been identified as Prakash Lakra, Superintendent of Police, Gumla, Anjani Kumar Jha said. Police said a special investigation team has been set up to look into the incident. Deputy

Vadodara, Apr 12: Hundred Indian fishermen, arrested by Pakistan, arrived in Gujarat's Vadodara on Thursday after being released through Attari-Wagah border earlier this week. These fishermen are from the state's Veraval region and were caught by Pakistan coast guard for crossing the international sea borders. They were kept in Karachi jail for over one-and-a-half years before being released on

London, April 12: The British police dragged Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorian embassy here on Thursday after Ecuador abruptly revoked his seven-year asylum, paving the way for his extradition to the U.S. for involvement in one of the biggest-ever leaks of classified information. The frail-looking WikiLeaks founder, with white hair and a long beard, was carried head first out of the Ecuadorian

Raiganj, Apr 11: The BJP will scrap Article 370 of the constitution which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir and introduce the National Register for Citizens (NRC) across the country if voted to power again, BJP chief Amit Shah said on Thursday. On the campaign trail in West Bengal, he also accused TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee of questioning the Balakot airstrikes to “appease” her minority

Varanasi, Apr 11: The air quality in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency, is ranked third on the WHO's list of 15 most polluted cities and the situation is "deteriorating" as its MP has focused on beautification and infrastructure, a Delhi-based environment body claimed. Delhi is ranked sixth on the list and there has been "laziness" on part of its elected caretakers in

Noida, Apr 11: Some policemen on election duty here were served meals in packets labelled "NaMo Foods", following which officials clarified that those were procured from NaMo Food Shop and not from any political party. Addl. Chief Election Officer BR Tiwari said, "We came to know about this from media reports. NaMo Food Shop is a decade old shop, which has this brand name. It has been highlighted

New Delhi, Apr 11: A Telegu Desam Party leader from Andhra Pradesh was hacked to death in electoral clashes in Anantapur's Tadipatri. TDP local leader Chintha Bhaskar Reddy was severely injured in clashes between the YSR Congress and TDP. He was shifted to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Clashes broke out during the first phase of polling in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

Amaravati, Apr 11: Voters queued up in considerable numbers at polling stations to exercise their franchise as voting to elect 175 Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha members in Andhra Pradesh began at 7 am Thursday. In many places electronic voting machines (EVMs) had glitches resulting in some delay in polling, an official said. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his family members exercised their

New Delhi, Apr 11: As voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections started, Congress President Rahul Gandhi urged voters to vote wisely for the soul of India and its future. Referring to promises made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi before assuming power, Gandhi reminded voters that instead of jobs and Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts of people, the Modi government has given them "no jobs