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Srinagar, Apr 25: A political activist was killed and two policemen injured in a militant attack in south Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district today, an official said. Three persons were injured in firing by militants near the Rajpora Chowk in Pulwama district, a police official said. He said one of the injured, a political activist identified as Ghulam Nabi, resident of Shadimarg area, succumbed

New Delhi, Apr 25: The government on Wednesday shot-off notices for the second time to both Cambridge Analytica and Facebook, seeking more details on the data breach issue, sources said. Taking a tough stance against Cambridge Analytica's "cryptic response" to its first notice, the government has again sent notices to both the British data analytics firm and Facebook, confronting them with

Jaipur, Apr 25: A trial court in Jodhpur on Wednesday held self-styled godman Asaram Bapu guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl in August 2013. The verdict was delivered by Special Judge Madhusudhan Sharma in a makeshift court at the Jodhpur Central Jail as per the orders of the Rajasthan High Court. Asaram was charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso), Juvenile

Jaipur, Apr 25: A trial court in Jodhpur on Wednesday held self-styled godman Asaram Bapu guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl in August 2013. The verdict was delivered by Special Judge Madhusudhan Sharma in a makeshift court at the Jodhpur Central Jail as per the orders of the Rajasthan High Court. Asaram was charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso), Juvenile

Washington, Apr 25: Influential lawmakers and representative of the American IT industry, including Facebook, have opposed the Trump administration's proposed plan to withdraw work permits to H-4 visa holders, who are spouses of H-1B visa holders. "Rescinding this rule and removing tens of thousands of people from the American workforce would be devastating to their families, and would hurt our

Jodhpur, Apr 25: A supporter of Asaram was detained today outside the Central Jail in Jodhpur where prohibitory orders have been clamped in view of a trial court verdict in the rape case against the self-styled godman. Asaram's supporter reached near the jail and tried to put a garland on his poster, but the policemen nabbed him. The poster was put on a wall of a corridor outside the jail boundary

New Delhi, Apr 24: Congress leader Renuka Chowdhary on Tuesday said that even Parliament was not immune to 'casting couch' and urged that India should stand up and also say #MeToo. "It is not just in the film industry. It happens everywhere and it is the bitter truth. Don't imagine that Parliament is immune or other workplaces are immune to it. It is time that India stood up and said #MeToo," she

Washington, Apr 24: The Trump administration is planning to end allowing spouses of H1-B visa holders to work legally in the US, a top federal agency official has told lawmakers, a move that could have a devastating impact on tens of thousands of Indians. The move to end the Obama-era rule could have an impact on more than 70,000 H-4 visas holders, who have work permits. H-4 is issued to the

New Delhi, Apr 24: In an all-out attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the country may burn, women may be raped, Dalits and minorities may be attacked but all that the Prime Minister was interested in is how to get to the high office again. “Modiji is interested only in Modiji and he isn’t interested in anything else. How does Narendra Modi become PM

Coimbatore, Apr 24: The Coimbatore Police today arrested a 1998 serial blast convict after a recorded telephonic conversation went viral on social media in which he is purportedly heard saying he is planning to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi, police said. They said the eight-minute long conversation, which is being circulated on social media, was between a man, who has completed a jail term in