New Delhi: The political landscape of Uttar Pradesh was heated up once again on Friday when the Election Commission of India (ECI) finally announced the date – March 11, 2018—for the by-election to Gorakhpur and Phulpur (Allahabad) Lok Sabha seats vacated respectively by UP CM Adityanath Yogi and Deputy CM Kesha

Washington: US President Donald Trump's immigration framework will end the diversity lottery visa to help reduce green card backlog of high-skilled workers, the White House said today amid growing demands by Indian H-1B visa holders to remove the per country-limit on its allotment.

Indian-Americans, most of wh

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Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, Radhika Apte, Amitabh Bachchan

The concept for this film, Padman, is credited to Twinkle Khanna for the story that is based on the short tale in her book, "The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad". This story has been inspired by the life

Washington: The US Congress passed a crucial federal spending bill Friday after hours of delay, sending the measure to President Donald Trump to end the nation's second government shutdown in three weeks.

The House voted 240 to 186 in support of a bipartisan package that extends government funding until March

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha member A V Swamy was today rushed to a hospital after he collapsed in Parliament complex.

He was rushed in an ambulance to a hospital.

When the Rajya Sabha met for the Question Hour, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu informed members that the member from Odisha had fallen down and rus

Seoul: The sister of the North Korean leader today became the first member of her family to visit South Korea since the 1950-53 Korean War as part of a high-level delegation attending the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Arriving on her brother Kim Jong Un's white private jet for a thr

New Delhi: Supertar Shah Rukh Khan says taking up a project is an organic process for him and he does not go looking for a film.

The 52-year-old actor said every artiste has their own method of selecting a film but believes it is the movies that choose him, not the other way around.

When asked

Gorakhpur: Amid controversy over encounter killings in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that those who believed in the language of the gun, should be answered in the same manner.

His remarks came amid criticism over the rising cases of encounters in the state.

"Everyo

Washington: 

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed concern about the political situation in Maldives over a phone call, as they also discussed the situation in Afghanistan and enhancing security in Indo-Pacific region, the White House said.

"Both leaders expressed concern about th

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India had cancelled a visit by a  special envoy of President of the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen, the Maldives Embassy said on Thursday.

This followed reports that that India had been ignored by the embattled government in Male, which has sent special envoys to “friendly nations” li