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Chennai, Dec 20: The TTV Dinakaran faction of the AIADMK has released a purported video of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, a day before the crucial RK Nagar bypoll in Chennai. In the video, the former AIADMK supremo is seen holding a glass and drinking from it, while reportedly watching TV. The RK Nagar seat was represented by Jayalalithaa before she passed away in December last

New Delhi, Dec 20: ThinkData Works Inc, a big-data processing firm, just hired a software engineer from Brazil through Canada's new fast-track visa programme for high-skilled workers. "The process was bang on," Bryan Smith, chief executive officer of the Toronto-based company, said. It took less than the government's target of 10 business days to process the recruit's application. Previously it

Porn star-turned-Bollywood superstar Sunny Leone has finally spoken out about the controversy surrounding her performance in Karnataka’s capital on New Year’s eve. She said she will not perform in Bengaluru, as safety is more important. The police had announced that permission will not be given to the event, proposed to be held in Manyata Tech Park. Earlier, activists of the Karnataka Rakshana

Guna (Madhya Pradesh), Dec 20: A BJP MLA from Madhya Pradesh questioned the patriotism of cricketer Virat Kohli for preferring Italy to India to get married to actor Anushka Sharma. Panna Lal Shakya told a gathering: "Virat earned money in India... But he didn't find any place to marry in the country. Is Hindustan untouchable?... Lord Rama, Lord Krishna, Vikramaditya, Yudhishthir got married on

Riyadh, Dec 19: Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Yemeni rebel missile over Riyadh on Tuesday. “Ballistic missile intercepted over Riyadh,” the Coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi rebels said in a statement. It was the second Houthi missile attack on Riyadh in the past two months. The missile was supplied to Houthis by Iran. On Thursday, US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley presented

Riyadh, Dec 19: Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Yemeni rebel missile over Riyadh on Tuesday. “Ballistic missile intercepted over Riyadh,” the Coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi rebels said in a statement. It was the second Houthi missile attack on Riyadh in the past two months. The missile was supplied to Houthis by Iran. On Thursday, US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley presented

Washington, Dec 19: Notwithstanding competition from China and Russia and challenged by non-state actors and rogue nations like North Korea, US President Donald Trump has asserted that America will lead again. Laying out his new national security strategy yesterday, Trump said both China and Russia seek to "challenge the American values, influence and wealth". "They are determined to make

Lucknow, Dec 19: The Uttar Pradesh Police today directed all district police chiefs to ensure that Christmas festivities go smoothly without any untoward incident, two days after the Hindu Jagran Manch warned Aligarh schools against celebrating the festival. ADG (Law and Order) Anand Kumar also directed all district police chiefs of the state to ensure the freedom of practising one's religion is

New Delhi, Dec 19: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said the Gujarat election results raise questions on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's credibility and the country is not listening to him. Gujarat had given a message to the BJP and Modi that the anger within them would not work, Gandhi said. One can defeat opponents only with love and brotherhood, he said, a day after the election results

New Delhi, Dec 19: The proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned for nearly 30 minutes today amid slogan- shouting by Congress members demanding an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh. As soon as the Question Hour began, leader of Congress in the House Mallikarjun Kharge raised the issue but Speaker Sumitra Mahajan refused to entertain