India

Expects new US President-elect to be in favour of liberal immigration policies like H-1B and L-1 visas

The Biden administration will support family-based immigration and preserve family unification as a core principle of the US' immigration system, which includes reducing the family visa backlog, it said.

Asked about the slogan "Ab ki baar, Trump sarkar" at the Howdy Modi event and whether such things could affect ties, Congress leader Ajay Maken seemed to take an indirect swipe at the Modi dispensation,

The same day, he however sent a message to the boy's father through a stolen phone to demand Rs 2 lakh for his release, Hardoi Superintendent of Police Anurag Vats said.

The villagers had earlier held special prayers for Harris' win and once they were answered, celebrated it with much fanfare on Sunday.

The Raigad crime branch found Goswami was active on social media using somebody's mobile phone, despite his personal mobile phone having been seized by police.

Thackeray said wearing of masks will be mandatory in places of worship.

The militants made an abortive bid during the night to infiltrate into the Indian side of the LoC in Machil sector in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

The Election Commission had in March asked political parties to justify why they chose candidates with criminal history to contest elections.

Modi has "destroyed" the pride of India -- its economy, Gandhi said, and added, "We have to jointly rebuild India".

On Friday, Delhi recorded over 7,000 COVID-19 cases for the first time.

He is a "living inspiration" to the crores of BJP workers and also the countrymen, the prime minister said, wishing for his long and healthy life.

Biden defeated incumbent Republican US President Donald Trump in the closely-fought presidential election, according to the American media.

The service will reduce the 375-km road distance between Bhavnagar and Surat to 90-km by sea route, Modi said while flagging off the service via video conferencing.

The police said that the accused, Krishna Gupta, 21, has been arrested.

The child, son of farmer Harikishan Kushwaha, fell into the newly-dug borewell at his father's agriculture field in Saitpura (Barahbujurg) village of Niwari district on Wednesday morning.

A defence spokesperson said militants trying to infiltrate were intercepted by a patrol party of the Army and contact with them was established.

The total coronavirus cases mounted to 85,07,754  with 45,674 infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,26,121 with 559 new fatalities.

Goswami and the other accused - Feroze Shaikh and Nitish Sarda - had challenged their "illegal arrest" and sought to be released on interim bail.

Most of the exit polls predicted RJD to again emerge as the single largest party in the 243-member assembly along with a clear dip in the seat tally of JD(U)

The provisional turnout in the third phase of polling on 78 seats spread in 15 districts is 57.58 per cent, according to poll panel data updated till 8 pm

The mood is upbeat at Thulasenthirapuram and Painganadu and people are waiting only for a formal declaration that Kamala has won alongside Joe Biden to start celebrations

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the country’s space industry for the successful launch of the PSLV-C49 rocket and the placing of radar imaging earth observation satellite EOS-01 into the orbit. “I congratulate ISRO and India’s space industry for the successful launch of PSLV-C49/EOS-01 Mission […]

Minister for Environment and Forest Parimal Suklabaidya opened the park for tourists and urged all visitors to wear masks and maintain social distancing as both are mandatory.