New Delhi  - At least 20 people were killed and 80 injured as serial blasts ripped through three busy market areas in New Delhi on Saturday, officials and news reports said.

Police said five blasts took place in the city's crowded Ghaffar Market, Connaught Place and Greater Kailash areas within 40 minutes beginning at 6:15 pm (1245 GMT).

Delhi police chief YS Dadwal said a majority of the casualties were reported from Ghaffar Market and Connaught Place.

New Delhi  - At least 18 people were killed and at least 70 injured as serial blasts ripped through three busy market areas in New Delhi on Saturday, officials said.

Police said five blasts took place in the city's crowded Ghaffar Market, Connaught Place and Greater Kailash areas within 40 minutes beginning at 6:15 pm (1245 GMT).

Delhi police chief YS Dadwal said a majority of the casualties were reported from Ghaffar Market and Connaught Place.

New Delhi - At least 18 people were killed and over 50 injured as serial blasts ripped through three busy market areas in New Delhi on Saturday, officials and news reports said.

Police said five blasts took place in the city's crowded Ghaffar Market, Connaught Place and Greater Kailash areas within 40 minutes beginning at 6:15 pm (1245 GMT).

Confirming the deaths were the result of a terrorist attack, Federal Home Minister Shivraj Patil said, "I am told that 18 lives have been lost and many have been injured in five serial blasts."

New Delhi, Sept 13 : Union Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday asked the State Government to substantially increase spending on the animal husbandry and dairy sector for fast growth and to rid this sector of its ills. 

New Delhi - At least seven people were killed and over 50 injured as serial blasts ripped through three busy market areas in New Delhi on Saturday, officials and news reports said.

The blasts took place in the city's crowded Ghaffar Market, Connaught Place and Greater Kailash areas within 40 minutes beginning at 6.15 pm ( GMT).

Confirming the deaths were the result of a terrorist attack, Delhi Mayor Arti Mehra told reporters: "It is a shameful and cowardly act. I appeal to everyone to maintain calm. 

New Delhi, Sept 13 : India made it clear that the Indo-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States would be carried out according to the respective rights and obligations of the two sides as contained in the 123 Agreement.

Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi in a press release said that India would be guided by the 123 Agreement alone and the two governments had agreed upon the text of the agreement.