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US to double H-1B visas? All on new proposal amid Trump's immigration crackdown

India, Nov. 29 -- A new legislative proposal aimed at doubling the issuance of contentious H-1B visas for individuals immigrating to the United States has been reintroduced in Congress. Democratic Re... Read More


CM Sarma thinks himself of "king", "don" of Assam: AIUDF's Aminul Islam after HC quashes NSA charges against him

Guwahati, Nov. 29 -- Days after the Gauhati High Court quashed his detention orders and directed that he be released, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA Aminul Islam on Saturday said that C... Read More


Akhilesh questions rush for 'sensitive' SIR work

LUCKNOW, Nov. 29 -- Reiterating his charge that the BJP government was damaging the Constitution under the pretext of the Special Intensified Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Samajwadi Party preside... Read More


Finance Minister ready to cover emergency funds for Sumatra floods

Jakarta, Nov. 29 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa conveyed his readiness to release emergency funds to address flash floods and landslides in Sumatra. In a press statement on Saturday, Purbay... Read More


VP Radhakrishnan to visit Haryana's Kurukshetra on November 30

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan will undertake a visit to Kurukshetra, Haryana, on November 30, Vice President's Secretariat said on Saturday. The Vice-President will participat... Read More


Tejashwi named leader of Mahagathbandhan ahead of assembly session

PATNA, Nov. 29 -- RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Saturday was elected the leader of the opposition Mahagathbandhan in the state legislature by the newly elected MLAs of his party and other allies... Read More


Delhi court extends gangster Anmol Bishnoi's NIA custody till Dec 5

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- A Delhi court on Saturday extended the NIA custody of deported gangster Anmol Bishnoi for seven more days. Special Judge Prashant Sharma ordered the extension till December 5 in ... Read More


Suvendu Adhikari meets World Cup winner Richa Ghosh; hails India's triumph

Darjeeling, Nov. 29 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday visited India's World Cup-winning squad member Richa Ghosh at her residence and congratulated her on her contrib... Read More


Dubai court rejects appeal of Hyderabad woman in drugs case

Hyderabad, Nov. 29 -- A Dubai court has rejected the first appeal submitted by the legal team of Hyderabad woman Ameena Begum, who is serving a 25-year sentence in a drugs case. Her family is now prep... Read More


SIR in West Bengal: ECI appoints Special Roll Observer, issues 2nd letter to cops for safety of BLOs

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) addressed a letter to the West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar, almost three days after tensions escalated outside the... Read More