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Foreign students face tight new visa time limits in US
THE U.S. PLANS TO IMPOSE FOUR-YEAR CAP ON FOREIGN STUDENTS’ STAY IN THE COUNTRY AND REDUCE GRACE PERIODS, IN AN ATTEMPT TO CURB ‘VISA ABUSE’
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August 29, 2025
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INDIA, CANADA NAME NEW HIGH COMMISSIONERS AS TIES IMPROVE
India and Canada on Thursday named senior diplomats Dinesh K Patnaik and Christopher Cooter as their respective high commissioners in each other's capitals, filling positions that were vacant for the past 10 months or more and marking another step in normalising bilateral ties after a prolonged row over the killing of a pro-Khalistan separatist.
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August 29, 2025
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{ AIR QUALITY LIFE INDEX } High particulate matter has reduced the life expectancy in Delhi by 8.2 years, finds report
Hazardous levels of finer particulate matter (PM2.5) is bringing down, on average, life expectancy of Delhi residents by 8.2 years, according to a report released on Thursday. It said that the loss could be mitigated by adhering to the World Health Organisation's (WHO's) standard of 5 micrograms per cubic metre (uig/m3), whereas adhering to the national limit of 40ug/ m3 still reduces life expectancy by 4.7 years.
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August 29, 2025
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Bullet train deal likely during PM's Japan visit
NEW DELHI: India and Japan may forge a partnership for manufacturing the next generation E10 Shinkansen bullet trains in India, with an announcement likely during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Japan this week, people familiar with the matter said.
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August 29, 2025
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J&K DyCM blames LG for Vaishno Devi deaths
Jammu & Kashmir deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary on Thursday blamed lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha and the chief executive officer of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine board for the death of 34 pilgrims, who were buried under a landslide along the route to the hill shrine.
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August 29, 2025
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Trump aide: Ukraine conflict is 'Modi's war'
Donald Trump's top trade adviser Peter Navarro targeted India’s continued purchases of Russian oil and referred to the Ukraine conflict as “Modi’s war”, personalising and ratcheting up the intensity of what started as a trade spat between India and the US. Officials in the Trump administration have criticised New Delhi for fuelling Russia's “war machine” in Ukraine through its substantial oil purchases.
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August 29, 2025
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TWO TERRORISTS KILLED AS ARMY FOILS INFILTRATION BID IN J&K’S GUREZ
INITIAL ACCOUNTS SUGGESTED THE INVOLVEMENT OF 4-5 TERRORISTS, BUT NIA SAID THREE PAKISTANI ULTRAS CARRIED OUT THE ATTACK
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August 29, 2025
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Punjab govt reinstates ADGP Parmar, SSP Brar
The Punjab government on Wednesday revoked the suspension orders of additional director general of police (ADGP) SPS Parmar and senior superintendent of police (SSP) Varinder Singh Brar and reinstated them with immediate effect. The state home department issued separate orders to this effect.
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August 28, 2025
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AGEING WORKERS STRAIN MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME IN PUNJAB
The Punjab school education department is grappling with an ageing workforce of cooks-cum-helpers engaged in government schools across the state under the PM Poshan Shakti Nirman Scheme (PM Poshan).
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August 28, 2025
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Vaishno Devi landslide toll touches 34, rescue ops on
25 more bodies recovered, say officials; 4 from Punjab among dead
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August 28, 2025
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We must be prepared for long wars: Rajnath
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that India must stay prepared for short and long wars as new technologies have transformed the nature of warfare and it is hard to predict how long a conflict can drag on, adding that precision-guided weapons and real-time intelligence were among the factors that have emerged as the cornerstone of victory.
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August 28, 2025
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Valley: Jhelum in spate, breaches danger mark
SRINAGAR : With Kashmir wit- nessing heavy rains on Wednes- day, the Jhelum breached flood alert mark in Anantnag and Srinagar on Wednesday. As water entered several residen- tial areas, authorities assured residents that they are monitor- ing the situation and people should not panic.
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August 28, 2025
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US, India will eventually unite on issues: Bessent
A top Trump administration official said on Wednesday that the India-US relationship is “very complicated” but added he believes the two sides will “eventually come together”.
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August 28, 2025
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400 students rescued from Navodaya school
Teams from the NDRF and the BSF conducted a rescue operation on Wednesday for 381 students and 70 teachers at the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Daburi, who were stranded due to flooding in the school campus and surrounding areas, officials said.
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August 28, 2025
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OPENAI PLANS TO UPDATE CHATGPT AFTER TEENAGER SUICIDE LAWSUIT
OpenAI is making changes to its popular chatbot following a lawsuit alleging that a teenager who died by suicide this spring relied on ChatGPT as a coach.
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August 28, 2025
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No freedom of speech in commercial content: SC
No laughing matter
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August 26, 2025
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CJI’s nephew among 14 names proposed for elevation to HC
The Supreme Court collegium’s latest round of recommendations for the Bombay high courtis interesting because one of the 14 names proposed for elevation is Raj Damodar Wak-ode, 45. If his career follows the usual trajectory, he will be in the zone of consideration for the office of Chief Justice of India (CJI) decades later.
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August 26, 2025
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India warns Pak of floods, severe weather despite strained relations
India has shared information about severe weather and possible heavy flooding with Pakistan out of concern for “public safety” as several cross-border rivers remain in spate, a person aware of the development said on Monday, requesting anonymity
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August 26, 2025
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Justice Nagarathna dissents on collegium’s top court pick
CJI’s nephew among 14 names proposed for elevation to HC
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August 26, 2025
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4 PUNJAB MEN DIE IN KAITHAL ROAD MISHAP
Four elderly pilgrims from Punjab were killed when a Haryana Roadways bus and their pickup vehicle collided near Keorak village of Kaithal on Monday morning, police said.
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August 26, 2025
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HC sets aside order to disclose Modi’s degree
The Delhi high court on Monday said that Delhi University is not obliged to disclose details of PM Narendra Modi’s academic records, including his bachelor’s degree, setting aside a Central Information Commission (CIC) order from December 2016 that directed the university to release Modi’s undergraduate
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August 26, 2025
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SC relief for Ashoka varsity prof
{ TRIAL COURT TOLD NOT TO TAKE NOTE OF CHARGESHEET
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August 26, 2025
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Bill against jailed ministers not driven by politics: Shah
{ AMIT SHAH } UNION HOME MINISTER
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August 26, 2025
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Zelensky likely to visit India
Ukraine’s ambassador to India, Oleksandr Polishchuk, has said that President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit India soon, with both sides working to finalise the dates following an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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August 25, 2025
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Shifting stray dog case sent the wrong signal: Justice Oka
The stray dog matter should not have been taken away from justice JB Pardiwala’s bench, justice Abhay S Oka said in his first interview since retiring from the Supreme Court in May, cautioning that shifting cases after public criticism “sends a wrong signal”.
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August 25, 2025
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PUJARA DRAWS CURTAINS ON CAREER MARKED BY GRIT AND PERSEVERANCE
He was Indian test cricket's sturdiest defence in the last decade. Cheteshwar Pujara, among the most classical modern batters who enriched batting with grit and technique while refusing to yield to the lure of strike rate and hundred conversion rate, has retired from all forms of cricket.
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August 25, 2025
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India tightens shield, tests crucial air defence system
India has successfully tested a new integrated air defence system consisting of a variety of weapons that shot down three targets at different altitudes and ranges off the coast of Odisha, the defence ministry said on Sunday.
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August 25, 2025
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Deep space exploration next, prepare for it: PM to scientists
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday encouraged India's space scientists to prepare for deep space exploration missions, saying the nation must venture beyond the Moon and Mars to unlock cosmic secrets that could benefit humanity's future.
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August 24, 2025
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Dharmasthala: SIT arrests complainant
New twist in case
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August 24, 2025
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EAM: Russian oil purchase not raised in US trade talks
What Jaishankar said: Key points
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