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12 dead as gunmen attack Iran Parliament; ISIS claims responsibility

Tehran, June 7 : Gunmen and suicide bombers stormed Iran’s Parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader on Wednesday, killing 12 persons in the first attacks in the country claimed by the Islamic State group.Dozens of people were wounded in the attacks, which ended after a standoff lasting several hours as the gunmen holed […]

Curfew continues in MP’s Mandsaur; farmers say eight killed

Mandsaur/Indore, June 7 : Hundreds of angry farmers on Wednesday blockaded roads and attacked two top officials at Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh as their leaders claimed that eight people died in police firing a day earlier. Mandsaur District Magistrate Swatantra Kumar Singh and Indore Superintendent of Police OP Tripathi were roughed up by a mob […]

Presidential poll to be held on July 17, counting on July 20: EC

New Delhi, June 7 : Presidential elections will be held on July 17, the Election Commission of India announced on Wednesday.Announcing the schedule for elections, the commission said that it wanted the voting process to be completed before the incumbent President, Pranab Mukherjee, completes his tenure on July 24. Votes will be counted on July […]