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Ahmedabad, Jan 16: In a major embarrassment to self-styled Hindutva Samrat Pravin Togadia, The Gujarat police has revealed that the Vishwa Hindu Parishad international working president faked illness and staged a ‘lost-and-found’ drama to mislead people and police. The police also dismissed Togadia’s allegation that there is a threat to his life. Togadia had alleged that he fell unconscious while

Ahmedabad, Jan 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu embarked on a eight-km long roadshow from the airport to Sabarmati Ashram here on Wednesday. After arriving in Modi's home state, the two leaders along with the Israeli prime minister's wife Sara Netanyahu set out in a car from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport here. The roadshow will end at the

Washington, Jan 17: Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has announced that she would skip President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, in protest against his policies and rhetoric against immigrants. Ms. Jayapal, 52, joins more than half a dozen Democratic lawmakers, including the legendary Congressman John Lewis, who will give a miss to the January 30 event. Other lawmakers who

Washington, Jan 17: US President Donald Trump has said he wants immigrants to come from everywhere even as the White House pushes for a merit-based immigration system. "I want them to come in from everywhere," Trump told reporters yesterday in a brief response to a question surrounding the controversy about his recent statement in which he allegedly said he wants more people to come from Norway

Ahmedabad, Jan 17: Security has been tightened and the city of Ahmedabad has been decked up ahead of a joint roadshow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu here on Wednesday. PM Narendra Modi, Benjamin Netanyahu's roadshow in Ahmedabad, tap for live updates The two PMs will hold a roadshow in Ahmedabad and attend a host of events later in the day. PM Modi

Chennai, Jan 16: In a show of solidarity, journalists today boycotted a press meet to be addressed by Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani here after he refused to talk in the presence of Republic TV. After a close door interaction with students and academicians, Mevani had agreed to a short media meet. As soon as the newsmen started getting ready for the event by arranging the microphones

Chennai, Jan 16: In a show of solidarity, journalists today boycotted a press meet to be addressed by Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani here after he refused to talk in the presence of Republic TV. After a close door interaction with students and academicians, Mevani had agreed to a short media meet. As soon as the newsmen started getting ready for the event by arranging the microphones

New Delhi, Jan 16: There will be no subsidy for Haj from this year, minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today. Naqvi told reporters that despite the subsidy withdrawal, a record number of 1.75 lakh Muslims will undertake the pilgrimage this year from India. Naqvi also said that the Saudi Arabian government has in principle agreed to allow Haj journey from India by ships and

New Delhi, Jan 16: There will be no subsidy for Haj from this year, minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today. Naqvi told reporters that despite the subsidy withdrawal, a record number of 1.75 lakh Muslims will undertake the pilgrimage this year from India. Naqvi also said that the Saudi Arabian government has in principle agreed to allow Haj journey from India by ships and

Mumbai, Jan 16: Moshe Holtzberg, who lost his parents in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday for the first time since the tragedy struck the family over nine years ago and said he was happy to visit the city. “Shalom...bahut khushi [I’m very happy],” said a shy Moshe on arrival at the Mumbai airport shortly after 8 a.m. The 11-year-old was accompanied by his grandfather