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Orwellian inflection to US visa vetting

India, Dec. 16 -- The US's new regime of expanded vetting of H-1B came into force from Monday. "Online presence review" may sound innocuous at first instance, but it is Orwellian in every sense. The n... Read More


IPL mini auction: All eyes on Venkatesh Iyer and Prithvi Shaw as they seek redemption

Mumbai, Dec. 16 -- So many were convinced that Prithvi Shaw had the goods to come good that there was never any doubt. An instant hit on the international stage with a maiden Test hundred on debut age... Read More


Centre set to introduce bill to revamp rural job scheme

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government will replace the country's flagship job scheme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA) with Vik... Read More


Now, focus shifts to filling vacant berths

Lucknow, Dec. 16 -- The focus is set to shift to filling the vacant ministerial berths in the Yogi Adityanath government as the BJP has finally completed its long-pending organisational restructuring ... Read More


S-I, 3 others kidnap realtor, threaten him with fake rape case

Meerut, Dec. 16 -- Amroha police have arrested four people for abducting and extorting money from a property dealer by threatening to implicate him in a fake rape case. The individuals arrested are a ... Read More


Nehru made Kashmirissue controversial: Yogi

Lucknow, Dec. 16 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday blamed Jawaharlal Nehru for the extremism and separatism "emanating from Kashmir", and said the first prime minister of India made the Kash... Read More


Ramvilas Vedanti, key figure inAyodhya movement, passes away

Ayodhya, Dec. 16 -- A key figure in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and two-term former BJP MP Ramvilas Vedanti died in a hospital in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, on Monday. He was 67. His mortal remains will b... Read More


Man auctions obscene videos on Telegram; police launch manhunt

MEERUT, Dec. 16 -- A multi-state police investigation has exposed an alleged online marketplace for child sexual abuse material, with a Meerut resident at the centre of accusations involving the aucti... Read More


Retired S-I kills daughter over marriageplans; wife, son help dispose of body

Agra, Dec. 16 -- A retired police sub-inspector allegedly strangulated his daughter over her decision to marry outside the family's wishes, and, later, disposed of her body in the Yamuna with the help... Read More


After searches, money trail linked to racket under ED lens

LUCKNOW, Dec. 16 -- After searches conducted at 24 locations in UP, Jharkhand and Gujarat, the Enforcement Directorate on Monday began analysis and evaluation of documents and other incriminating evid... Read More