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Washington, Apr 24: The Trump administration is planning to end allowing spouses of H1-B visa holders to work legally in the US, a top federal agency official has told lawmakers, a move that could have a devastating impact on tens of thousands of Indians. The move to end the Obama-era rule could have an impact on more than 70,000 H-4 visas holders, who have work permits. H-4 is issued to the

New Delhi, Apr 24: In an all-out attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the country may burn, women may be raped, Dalits and minorities may be attacked but all that the Prime Minister was interested in is how to get to the high office again. “Modiji is interested only in Modiji and he isn’t interested in anything else. How does Narendra Modi become PM

Coimbatore, Apr 24: The Coimbatore Police today arrested a 1998 serial blast convict after a recorded telephonic conversation went viral on social media in which he is purportedly heard saying he is planning to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi, police said. They said the eight-minute long conversation, which is being circulated on social media, was between a man, who has completed a jail term in

Toronto, Apr 24: A 25-year-old in a rented van plowed down a Toronto sidewalk crowded with lunchtime strollers Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 15 in what appeared to witnesses and the city’s police chief as a deliberate attack. The driver was quickly arrested in a tense but brief confrontation with officers a few blocks away. Witnesses and the police chief said the driver, identified by

New Delhi, Apr 24: A query on when the Rs 15 lakh promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 2014 election campaign would be transferred to people's bank accounts, does not come under the definition of information under the RTI Act and so cannot be answered, the PMO has told the Central Information Commission. RTI applicant Mohan Kumar Sharma filed a plea on November 26, 2016 - nearly 18

New Delhi, Apr 24: A query on when the Rs 15 lakh promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 2014 election campaign would be transferred to people's bank accounts, does not come under the definition of information under the RTI Act and so cannot be answered, the PMO has told the Central Information Commission. RTI applicant Mohan Kumar Sharma filed a plea on November 26, 2016 - nearly 18

Apr 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, as the world's two most-populous countries seek to reduce tensions after a tense border dispute last year. The "informal summit" between Xi Jinping and PM Modiwill be held Friday and Saturday in Wuhan, the capital of the central province of Hubei, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday at a news

New Delhi, Apr 23: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that for the first time after the independence, a record number of Muslims from the country will go to Haj this year without any subsidy. Naqvi added this year a total of 1,28,002 pilgrims will go through Haj Committee of India which includes about 47 percent females. Speaking at a function in Mumbai, the Minister said

New Delhi, Apr 23: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that for the first time after the independence, a record number of Muslims from the country will go to Haj this year without any subsidy. Naqvi added this year a total of 1,28,002 pilgrims will go through Haj Committee of India which includes about 47 percent females. Speaking at a function in Mumbai, the Minister said

New Delhi, Apr 23: Shares of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday surged over 4 per cent, following which the IT major became the first listed Indian company to hit market capitalisation of over USD 100 billion (Rs 6,80,912.10 crore). Shares of the company today opened at Rs 3,429, rising 4.39 per cent to touch an intra-day high of Rs 3,557 on BSE. Following the uptick in the counter, the