Monsoon revives but India's rain deficit to stay this year. Army had to be called in for rescue work as Rajasthan was the worst hit where many districts received unusually high amount of rainfall. Watch more on this story.
06:10 19 Jun 2013 from
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'Early monsoon beneficial for kharif crops'
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The early and heavy monsoon rains in India have raised the hopes of a record plantation and sowing of kharif crops, a farmers' body representative said Tuesday.Sudhir Panwar, president of Kisan Jagriti Manch, a farmers'...
06:10 19 Jun 2013 from
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60 killed in Nigerian village attacks
Abuja, June 19 (IANS) At least 60 people were killed in Nigeria Tuesday when some gunmen stormed four villages of Zamfara state early morning, residents and security sources said.About 100 gunmen, first stormed Kizara village around 3.00 a.m. and...
05:11 19 Jun 2013 from
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Surveillance programmes thwarted terror plots: US NSA chief
Washington, June 19 (IANS) Two phone and Internet surveillance programmes run by the US National Security Agency (NSA) helped disrupt over 50 potential terrorist attacks against the US and its allies, the agency's chief said Tuesday.Two classified...
