The results of a restrictive immigration policy are now clearly evident with the number of student visas issued by the Trump regime dropping, especially to those hailing from India and China. Statistics for the year ended September 30, 2017 show an aggregate decline of 16% compared to the corresponding previous year, with 4.21 lakh student …
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Renowned British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has passed away at the age of 76. AFP Hawking had a rare early-onset slow-progressing form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease or Lou Gehrig’s disease, that gradually paralysed him over the decades. … The diagnosis of his disease came when Hawking was 21 years old, in 1963. …
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The Kerala government have decided to ban trekking in state forest areas after nine trekkers lost their lives in neighbouring Tamil Nadu in a forest fire that broke out on Sunday. A decision to this effect was taken by the Kerala state disaster management authority, a statement issued by the chief minister’s office said. Nine people died while scores left …
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According to multiple directives from the government of India, as you probably already know, you need to verify and link your mobile number and bank account with your Aadhaar by March 31, 2018. Read More Here are the top stories of the day: 9 CRPF Jawans Martyred In IED Blast By Naxals In Chhattisgarh’s Sukma District Eight CRPF personnel were …
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Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif who had to give up his post due to serious corruption charges was trying to change his fortune by seeking help from clergy. However, things seem to be going quite unfavourable for him as he ended up getting a shoe hurled at him. According to reports, the incident happened when he was addressing a gathering in …
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an appeal against the Allahabad High Court ruling which acquitted Rajesh Talwar and his wife Nupur in the murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. The CBI’s appeal challenging the verdict comes nearly six months after the couple were let off in the case by the HC citing insufficient evidence …
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In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court has ruled that human beings have the right to die with dignity and allowed passive euthanasia for terminally ill people, under strict guidelines. Passive euthanasia is a condition where there is withdrawal of medical treatment with the deliberate intention to hasten the death of a terminally-ill patient. PTI/File The five-member bench of the …
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The Madras High Court has said the road traffic need not be halted for dignitaries, including the state governor, the chief minister and chief justice, as it suggested that any such stoppage for facilitating the movement of their vehicles should not be more than 5 or 10 minutes. First Bench, comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose, also …
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Technology has now become an inseparable part of our lives, so much that people have to de-addict themselves for being on the internet for too long. Some people however, do not realise this and end up doing unimaginably stupid things. In one such case, a 23-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by her husband after she turned off the WiFi router …
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Telangana home department has decided to beef up security for chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao by procuring a new bulletproof bus after Maoists threatened to target TRS leaders following the killing of 10 guerrillas in an encounter on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border last week. The bus, to be procured by the roads and buildings (R&B) department, will have state of the …
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