Indian student enrolments in US down 75% in 1st yr of Trump 2.0

Spread the love       Driven by curiosity and a human interest lens, Amisha is dedicated to impactful storytelling. She has navigated a wide range of beats over time, including environment, gender, youth affairs, heritage, and closely tracks the lives and migration of Indian diaspora. Her reporting has sparked public dialogue, with several stories cited in court proceedings and acted upon,  creating...

Bangladesh lets China envoy go close to Chicken’s Neck

Spread the love       DHAKA: In the midst of strained relations between New Delhi and Dhaka, the Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh on Monday visited a Teesta project area close to the strategic Siliguri corridor or Chicken’s Neck — a 22-km narrow land strip — between India’s mainland and its Northeastern states.Chinese envoy Yao Wen’s visit was related to an technical assessment...

EC to showcase SIR as step to strengthen electoral process

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: The ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls — being carried out with the declared intent of including all genuine electors and weeding out ineligible ones — will be showcased as a key initiative of EC to strengthen the electoral process at an international conference to be hosted by the poll panel here.Nearly 100 delegates...

EAM to Poland: Stop fuelling terror infra

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Amid Poland’s efforts to step up ties with Pakistan, external affairs minister S Jaishankar told his visiting Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski that Poland should display zero-tolerance for terrorism instead of fuelling the terrorist infrastructure in India’s neighbourhood.Warsaw has been looking to expand its trade, defence and energy ties with Pakistan and Sikorski visited Islamabad in...

List WB voters with ‘logical discrepancy’: SC to poll panel

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: As almost 1.4 crore West Bengal voters face “logical discrepancy” notices requiring submission of documentary proof for the special intensive revision (SIR), Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission on Monday to display the list of such people in panchayat and block offices and gave them 10 more days to furnish documents to establish their credentials...

Flight duty norms: DGCA exemptions end on Feb 10, IndiGo may cut more flights

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: IndiGo could temporarily cut some more flights from its schedule after Feb 10, when the exemption granted by DGCA to comply with the new flight-duty time limitations (FDTL) ends.The airline assured DGCA on Monday that it would ensure there were no disruptions from next month under the new rules, which require carriers to recruit more...

Boost for defence exports as Rajnath flags off 1st batch of Pinaka guided rockets for Armenia

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: In a big boost for India’s arms exports, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday flagged off from a facility in Nagpur the first batch of guided Pinaka rocket system bound for Armenia.The export of the multi-barrel rocket launcher, renowned for its accuracy and extended range, signalled India’s emergence as a reliable supplier of cutting-edge defence...

Wanted: Fresh graduates with AI, data skills

Spread the love       BENGALURU: Volume hiring is giving way to skills-led recruitment as tech firms narrow fresher intake to specialised roles. Even as entry-level hiring slows, companies are offering packages ranging from Rs 16 lakh to Rs 55 lakh for niche fresher roles, underscoring how skills are increasingly trumping volume. Firms are wooing select freshers with higher pay cheques in...

Government readies $1bn package to give fillip to footwear manufacturing

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: The Centre is readying a $1 billion package to boost footwear manufacturing in the country at a time when the sector is among those hit by the 50% tariff imposed by the US on Indian exports.The department for promotion of industry and internal trade had earlier proposed a production-linked incentive for the sector, which did...

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