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Indians among those arrested, being deported after US officials bust ‘pay to stay’ visa racket

A group of Indians and Indian Americans were raided for helping foreign nationals remain in US illegally by recruiting them to enroll into a private university.

Utilise Budget session for constructive debate, Modi urges ahead of his govt’s last session

Modi-led NDA, which presents its last Budget before the country votes for a new central government in a few months, will look to push through a few key bills.

SC judge cites friendship with interim CBI chief, steps away from plea on his ouster

Justice N.V. Ramana is the third SC judge to recuse himself from hearing a petition challenging M. Nageshwar Rao's appointment as interim CBI chief.

Modi govt’s last chance to push key bills like citizenship & triple talaq begins today

The Budget Session of Parliament is the 16th Lok Sabha's last, and the Modi govt has just 3 days to try and pass important bills stuck in the Rajya Sabha.

ED arrest 2 after extradition from Dubai for money laundering in AgustaWestland case

Rajeev Saxena and Deepak Talwar will be produced before a court later today.

Economy has done much better during PM Modi’s term but not many have gained from it

The nature of higher growth under PM Modi has been such that it hasn’t helped the most employment-intensive sectors or created jobs.

AgustaWestland scam accused Rajeev Saxena extradited from UAE

Saxena's extradition from UAE is the second such catch for the agencies after Christian Michel.

CM Manohar Parrikar presents Goa budget, says he’s in high spirits despite fatal ailment

Manohar Parrikar's announcement was intended to hit back at the Congress, who earlier claimed the Goa administration had "collapsed" due to his ill-health.

Railways plans to electrify more than 6,000 km of rail network in fiscal 2019, says Piyush Goyal

Huge investment in railways over the past five years had helped improve safety and complete long-delayed projects, said the railway minister.

PIL in Supreme Court calls offset policy a scam, seeks to repeal it

The PIL seeks that all offset contracts with private organisations after 2005 be disclosed by the government, and must be quashed. New Delhi: Amidst the...

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.