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US President Donald Trump on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who represents "1.5 billion" Indians, has an advantage. Here's what he was talking about.

US President Donald Trump made another claim today, saying he has been told by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that 10 million people are expected to turn up along a 22-km-long road in Ahmedabad when he lands in India next week. Mr Trump's latest claim comes despite the Ahmedabad municipal body estimating much lower figures of the crowd.

Days ahead of his India visit, US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the two countries could make a "tremendous" trade deal.

Waikhom Suraj Lata Devi, former Indian women hockey captain, has filed a police complaint alleging domestic violence, physical assault and mental torture by her husband, police said.

A temple of Lord Shiva inside the premises of a police station in Bhopal has been renamed as ''Thaneshwar Mahadev Mandir'', on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri.

Maharashtra minister and Congress leader Ashok Chavan on Thursday said that Shiv Sena's stand is not clear on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), adding that the issue will be taken by Maharashtra coordination committee.

German software giant SAP on Thursday shut down their offices in India for an "extensive sanitation" after two employees tested positive for H1N1 swine flu at its Bangalore headquarters, the company said.

Last month, Saffronart became the first professional auction house to be appointed by the Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai to auction seized assets.

Reaffirming the government's commitment to protecting the unique culture of the Northeast, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday misinformation was spread after abrogation of Article 370 that identical fate awaited Article 371 in the region.

The Taj Mahal will remain closed for the public from 12 noon on February 24 during US President Donald Trump's visit next week.

Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya on Thursday said that Atal Kisan-Majdoor canteens would be established in the "mandis" and sugar mills of the state to provide affordable, cheap meals to farmers and labourers at a concessional rate of Rs 10 per plate.

Highlighting the importance of preserving, protecting and promoting Indian languages, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday spoke in 22 languages at an event held in New Delhi to mark the International Mother Language Day.

Social activist Arundhati Roy on Thursday said women suffer the most in exercises like the National Register of Citizens, as many of them get married at an early age and their names are changed in documents.

The mystery shrouding the identity of 'Gumnami Baba', who many have claimed was Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in hiding, has deepened further with Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in Kolkata saying the electropherogram of the reclusive sadhu's teeth was not available with it.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that Hinduism doesn't shut the door for anyone.