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Srinagar, 16 June 2021: An unidentified Kashmiri has been killed on Wednesday by Indian security forces in Nowgam area of Srinagar of the Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian officials said.

NEW DELHI, June 16 (Reuters) - India’s technology minister said on Tuesday that Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) had deliberately defied and failed to comply with the country’s new IT rules, which became effective in late May.

The new rules or the so-called Intermediary Guidelines, announced in February, are aimed at regulating content on social media firms such as Facebook (FB.O), its WhatsApp messenger and Twitter, making them more accountable to legal requests for swift removal of posts and sharing details on the originators of messages.

Lucknow, Jun 15 (PTI) Amid allegations that the Ram Temple trust in Ayodhya paid an inflated price for a plot of land, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday sought the resignation of members of the body and a fair probe into the issue.

The opposition parties have alleged that the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust purchased a 12,000-square metre plot for over Rs 18 crore from people who purchased it for just Rs 2 crore -- just minutes before.

Amaravati, June 16 (PTI) Six members of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) were killed in an alleged exchange of fire with the elite Greyhounds of Andhra Pradesh Police in Visakhapatnam district early on Wednesday.

A senior leader of the Maoists and a woman member were among those killed, a release from the DGP's office said here.

"In the morning hours, an exchange of fire took place between CPI (Maoist) and Greyhounds, the state's elite anti- naxal force, in the Teegalametta forest area under Mampa police station limits.

New Delhi, June 15 (PTI) Flagging India's concerns over security challenges in the maritime sphere, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday called for a rule-based order in the Indo-Pacific and underlined the need for ensuring freedom of navigation, overflight and unimpeded commerce in the international waterways including the South China Sea.

Kanpur: Uproar, slogan-shouting and dramatic antics loomed over Nagar Nigam House called after the ease in corona cases here on Tuesday. Issues like development works, house tax arrears, nullah cleaning, drinking water crisis, supply of contaminated water and others were discussed amid allegations of delay in redressal by the Nigam's officials.

(Reuters) --- A veteran public health expert warned top Indian officials in early March that a new variant of the coronavirus was spreading quickly in a rural district in the heart of the country and that the outbreak required urgent attention.

Federal health authorities failed to respond adequately to that warning, Dr Subhash Salunke, who has 30 years of experience in public health in India, Indonesia and the United States, told Reuters.

New Delhi, June 15 (PTI) In its anxiety to suppress dissent the State has blurred the line between right to protest and terrorist activity and if such a mindset gains traction, it would be a "sad day for democracy", the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday while granting bail to three students from JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) in a north-east Delhi riots case.

New Delhi, Jun 15 (PTI) Retail sales in India slipped 79 per cent in May compared to pre-COVID sales in the same month of 2019, as businesses across states were closed due to the second wave of the pandemic, as per a survey by Retailers Association of India (RAI).

The decline in sales was the steepest in West and North India, which witnessed an 83 per cent dip last month as compared to May 2019, RAI said in a statement.

Eastern region saw a decline of 75 per cent, while South was relatively better with degrowth of 73 per cent as compared to the same month in 2019.

New Delhi, Jun 15 (PTI) Serving alcohol at bars in hotels, clubs and restaurants in the city is not yet allowed, the Excise Department has clarified, stretching the wait for those counting the days till they can enjoy a drink at their favourite watering hole.

With a significant improvement in the COVID-19 situation in the national capital, liquor shops and restaurants that were closed after the imposition of lockdown in April have reopened now.