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Lucknow, Jan 31: The police on Wednesday registered cases against 13 persons, including a woman leader of Hindu Mahasabha, in Aligarh for firing at an effigy of Mahatma Gandhi with an air pistol, a senior police official said. On the occasion of the 71st death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, workers of Hindu Mahasabha fired at the effigy of Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday. "The incident took place in a

Washington, Jan 31: As part of its effort to give greater chance to foreign workers who have received higher education from the US, the Trump administration on Wednesday formally announced a new rule related to the filing of H-1B visas, asserting that it is more efficient, effective and helps in attracting best talent in the US. The final rule reverses the order by which US Citizenship and

New Delhi, Jan 31: Rajiv Saxena and Deepak Talwar, both accused in AgustaWestland chopper deal scam, were extradited from Dubai, UAE, to India on Wednesday, making it second such extradition after Christian Michel. According to sources, Saxena and Talwar are likely to land here on Wednesday night. In December last year, the UAE government had extradited Christian Michel, a British national and

Chennai, Jan 30: Actor-politician Kamal Haasan Wednesday described as a "worthwhile dream" Congress president Rahul Gandhi's promise of minimum income for the poor but said implementing it would be very difficult. Addressing reporters here after launching the Puducherry unit of his party Makkal Needhi Maiam, he also welcomed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's foray into active politics. "It is a great dream

Surat, Jan 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday credited his government's demonetisation decision for bringing down prices of houses and making them affordable for the aspiring youth. He also said that if the previous governments had to do the work that he has done so far, they would have needed "25 more years" for it. The prime minister was addressing a gathering after laying the

Jabalpur, Jan 30: In a bizarre incident, a Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA was heard saying that "he does not do caste politics like Prime Minister Narendra Modi." The incident came to light after BJP legislator Rajveer Singh Diler's video went viral on social media. Singh later denied saying that his speech was misconstrued. Singh, while addressing a gathering at an event in Jabalpur on Tuesday for

Washington, Jan 30: There is a strong possibility of communal violence in India if the ruling BJP stresses on Hindu nationalist themes ahead of the general election in May, America's top spymaster told US lawmakers on Tuesday. The comment on India's upcoming general election is part of the US intelligence community's assessment of worldwide threats in the year 2019 and was presented in the form of

Washington, Jan 30: There is a strong possibility of communal violence in India if the ruling BJP stresses on Hindu nationalist themes ahead of the general election in May, America's top spymaster told US lawmakers on Tuesday. The comment on India's upcoming general election is part of the US intelligence community's assessment of worldwide threats in the year 2019 and was presented in the form of

New Delhi, Jan 30: Walmart Inc’s online retailer Flipkart has told the government the company faces the risk of “significant customer disruption” if the implementation of new curbs for e-commerce is not delayed by six months, a source told news agency. India’s new foreign investment restrictions will, from February 1, bar e-commerce companies from selling products from firms in which they have an

London, Jan 30: India has improved its ranking on a global corruption index in 2018, while its neighbour China lagged far behind, according to the annual index released by an anti-graft watchdog on Tuesday. India rose by three points to 78 in the list of 180 countries in the world, while China ranked 87 and Pakistan 117 in 2018, the Transparency International said in its Corruption Perceptions