<br>RTI activist beaten to death in UP</br> <br>An RTI activist and member of Aam Aadmi Party was today beaten to death allegedly by the village head of Hardigaura in the district, police said. Additional Superintendent of Police J P Pandey said that Guru Prasad Mishra (58) used to move RTI applications on development works done by village head Triloki Nath in the village and recently staged a dharna at district headquarters. According to complaint given by Mishra's family members, Triloki along with his brothers and sons attacked their house and brutally assaulted Guru Prasad. They alleged that Mishra, who sustained serious injuries, died while being taken to the hospital. (PTI) (13/06/2015)</br> 
<br>If modified, Muslims have no problem with Yoga, says Madani</br> <br>Muslims have no problem with Yoga provided certain modifications are made to it, prominent Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind leader Maulana Mahmood Madani has said. He, however, alleged that a concerted effort is being made to give a particular colour to yoga and "that is what is creating problems". "We Muslims have no problem with Yoga but there are certain words that need to be corrected. As a physical exercise and as a way of life, yoga has great benefits but it has been given a particular colour and that is not correct. Yoga should not be associated with any particular religion," he told Rajat Sharma on India TV's 'Aap Ki Adalat'. Elaborating his reservations concerning 'Surya Namaskar', Madani said, "Considering sun as god is against the basic tenets of Islam. It should not be made a part of government-organised functions." (PTI) (13/06/2015)</br> 
<br>Dust storm, rain hits Delhi, brings relief from heat</br> <br>A sudden change in weather brought respite to the residents of the national capital as gusts of wind carrying thick dust blew across the region this afternoon. There were reports of rainfall in some parts of the city. The scorching sun was blotted out by the clouds and the weather cooled at around 2 P.M. "Soon after that, the city experienced a moderate-intensity storm," MeT officials said. The maximum temperature was recorded at 39.2 degrees Celsius at 3 P.M. The weather department had yesterday predicted overcast conditions today in the national capital. (PTI) (13/06/2015)</br> 
<br>Pakistan, Islamic State flags in Kashmir, Nitish asks, "where is 56-inch chest"</br> <br>Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today expressed concern over raising of flags of terror group ISIS and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir and referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked "what happened to his 56 inch chest." "The person who had boasted of having 56 inch chest is in power in Delhi when flags of ISIS and Pakistan are being hoisted in Jammu and Kashmir. What happened to his 56 inch chest ? What happened to the person who used to utter such tall talks?" Kumar asked. Modi, as BJP's prime ministerial candidate in January last year had said it required a 56-inch chest to make a Gujarat. Kumar said raising of ISIS and Pakistan flags in at least two places in Kashmir yesterday is a matter of concern. (Representative image: Reuters) (13/06/2015) </br> 
<br>Somnath Bharti refutes charges of harassment by wife</br> <br>Two days after the Delhi Commission for Women summoned him on charges of harassing his wife (Lipika – in Photo), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti today said they were untrue and lacked substance. He said he will appear before the Commission wherever he had to and "when a legitimate" need arose. Bharti claimed that he had been living separately from his wife for the past five years and therefore there was "no question of any domestic violence". Among his wife's demands were to "choose between her and my mother," and quit AAP and politics, Bharti told reporters here. "I have told her that I cannot stop serving my mother and motherland," he said, adding, he was open to discuss other issues with his estranged spouse. Commenting on local politics, he alleged that both DMK and AIADMK were "corrupt" and said his party hoped to "do a Delhi in Tamil Nadu," in next year's Assembly elections in the state. (PTI) (13/06/2015)</br> 
<br>Naval ship picks up signal from missing Indian Coast Guard Dornier plane</br> <br>A sonar-equipped Naval survey ship has picked up signals from the ill-fated Indian Coast Guard Dornier aircraft that went missing with three crew members on board on June 8 along the Tamil Nadu coast. "INS Sandhayak has picked up signals from the missing aircraft. The signals were picked up from the aircraft which has Sonar Locating Beacon and it can transmit signals upto 30 days," Inspector General S P Sharma, Commander, Coast Guard (East), Chennai, said. 'Sandhayak' began operations in the Karaikkal-Cuddalore coastline on the intervening night of June 11-12. The Dornier aircraft went missing on June 8 after a routine maritime surveillance sortie along the Tamil Nadu coast. It lost contact with air traffic control after 9.23 PM on that day, following which a massive search operation was launched with the involvement of multiple state and central agencies. (In photo: Director General of the Indian Coast Guard H C S Bisht along with Commander Coast Guard Region (East) Inspector General S.P. Sharma) (PTI) (13/06/2015)</br> 
<br>Furious AAP MLA hits out, wants Arvind Kejriwal to apologise</br> <br>Aam Aadmi Party MLA Pankaj Pushkar today lashed out at the top leadership of the party over its handling of the Jitender Tomar issue and asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to "apologise" to the people. Pushkar, who had publicly sided with ousted AAP leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, said that the party should have acted against Tomar when the issue had first come to light. "The facts came to light four months back. Why did not the party take action against him back then? If the leadership had paid heed to few voices, then this situation could have been avoided. "The biggest damage has been inflicted on public trust. The party and Arvind Kejriwal should definitely apologise to the people of Delhi," Pushkar said. (PTI) (13/06/2015)</br> 
<br>At least 19 killed, 33 injured as truck hits 2 trolleys in UP</br> <br>At least 19 passengers, including 12 women and five children, were today killed and 33 injured when a speeding truck collided with two tractor-trolleys in Malawan area here. The two vehicles were on their way to a canal for a ceremony related to Bhagwat puja which was being organised in Pura village, Additional Superintendent of Police R P Gupta said. The speeding truck rammed into one of the tractor-trolley near Harchandpur village on Mainpuri road. Due to the high impact of this collision, the damaged trolley climbed on the trolley in front of it, the ASP said. Five of the deceased were children and 12 were women, he said. Thirty-three persons were also injured in the accident and have been admitted to different hospitals in Etah, Aligarh and Agra. (Representative image: PTI) (13/06/2015)</br> 
<br>Omar Abdullah links Manohar Parrikar's 'Ikhwanis' remark with Sopore attacks</br> <br>Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today sought to link the spate of terror attacks in Sopore area with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's alleged remark about revival of 'Ikhwanis', an outfit of reformed militants in the state. Omar also alleged that it was the "RSS agenda" to evict Muslims from the Jammu region of the state. "The Defence minister says that militants will be used for killing militants here. What does it mean? That they will give a rebirth to Ikhwaan (government-sponsored gunmen). Since his (Parrikar's) statement came, see the situation in Sopore. Someone is being killed there regularly. This is because of this government," Omar said addressing a rally here. Omar today took out a massive rally against the PDP-BJP government. (PTI) (13/06/2015)</br> 
<br>Lizard in Air India meal? Airline says 'mischievous propaganda'</br> <br>A picture of a lizard in the meal tray of a flyer purportedly on one of Air India's flights was doing the rounds on social media and also left the Civil Aviation Minister fuming but the airline termed it "baseless" and a "mischievous propaganda" against it. At the same time, the airline "reassured" all its customers that it takes utmost care in terms of maintaining quality of its onboard food services. The incident reportedly took place last Thursday in the Air India flight from Delhi to London. "This has reference to a report in the media, including on the social media, that a passenger had found a lizard in the meal tray on board AI-111 (Delhi-London) of 11 June, with photograph attached," the airline said. Air India has investigated the "incident" and has found it to be false and baseless, the airline said in a statement. (PTI) (13/06/2015)</br>
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