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Ahmedabad, Nov 2: Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, who has been critical of the ruling BJP in the state, today said he has no plans as of now to join the Congress or any other party. At the same time, Mevani said he is ready to hold talks with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to know the party's stand on various demands of the Dalit community. "I want to make it clear that neither have I

New York/New Delhi, Nov 2: Five Indian women led by ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and including Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra, have featured on the list of the world's 100 most powerful women compiled by Forbes, which was topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Kochhar was ranked 32 on the coveted list while HCL Corporation CEO Roshni Nadar Malhotra took the 57th position, followed by

Chennai, Nov 2: Right wing Hindus (Hindutva forces) have started employing terrorism to propagate their communal agenda, according to veteran actor Kamal Haasan. In his column in a Tamil magazine that hit stands on Thursday, the versatile actor said the right-wingers could no longer say "show me a Hindu terrorist if you can." Terrorism has spread into their fold also, he said. “Earlier, the right

Kangra, Nov 2: The Congress, by promising “zero tolerance” of corruption when its own Chief Minister in Himachal Pradesh was facing allegations of graft, had become a “laughing club,“ Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. It was time to rid the “Devbhoomi”, [land of the Gods], of monsters, he said at an election rally in Kangra. Chief Minister Virabhadra Singh, Mr. Modi pointed out, was

Washington, Nov 2: President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed that he will terminate the popular green card lottery after an ISIS-inspired Uzbek man who entered the US under the programme killed eight people in New York in the deadliest terror attack in the country since 9/11. Trump said the attacker Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, who ploughed a pickup truck down a crowded bike path near the World

Rae Bareli (UP), Nov 2: Around 80 people were rushed to the NTPC Hospital in Rae Bareli, most of whom were discharged after first-aid. The toll in the massive explosion in a boiler at the state-run power giant NTPC’s Unchahar plant here has risen to 26, a senior official said on Thursday. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has taken a break from his ongoing ‘Navsarjan Yatra’ in poll-bound

Tokyo, Nov 1: Japan’s Shinzo Abe was re-elected Prime Minister on Wednesday after his ruling bloc’s big election win last month and days ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump that is expected to be dominated by concerns over a volatile North Korea. Mr. Abe, 63, took office in December 2012, promising to reboot the stale economy and bolster defence. His Liberal Democratic Party-led

New Delhi, Nov 1: In a significant development, the Election Commission on Wednesday pressed for a life ban on convicted MPs and MLAs from contesting polls. According to news agency, the poll panel made this submission before the Supreme Court during a hearing. The Election Commission said it favours barring convicted MLAs, MPs for life. BJP leader Ashwani Upadhyay had filed a PIL seeking a

Riyadh, Nov 1: Saudi Arabia plans to start issuing tourist visas "soon", authorities said Tuesday, as the generous kingdom seeks to attract international visitors in a radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy. Tourism is seen as a major driver of growth as the kingdom attempts to wean itself off its dependence on petrodollars amid a protracted oil slump. "Tourist visas will be introduced soon

Riyadh, Nov 1: Saudi Arabia plans to start issuing tourist visas "soon", authorities said Tuesday, as the generous kingdom seeks to attract international visitors in a radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy. Tourism is seen as a major driver of growth as the kingdom attempts to wean itself off its dependence on petrodollars amid a protracted oil slump. "Tourist visas will be introduced soon