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Rishi Sunak greenlights 3,000 UK visas for Indians hours after meeting PM Modi

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has given the go-ahead for 3,000 visas for young professionals from India to work in the UK each year.

The British government said India is the first visa-national country to benefit from such a scheme, highlighting the strength of the UK-India Migration and Mobility Partnership agreed last year.

CM Basavaraj Bommai emphasises cooperation with US in pharma sector

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai emphasized the importance of setting up a working group between US officials and the Karnataka government for increasing pharma-related R & D as well as drug production in the state.

He was interacting with a delegation led by Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy at his Home Office Krishna. Rahul Gupta explained in detail the measures President Joe Biden's Office took to increase cooperation between India and the USA in Drug Policy Formulation and Drug production and in the field of Narcotic Drugs Control.

Donald Trump to contest for 2024 presidential polls, launch campaign

Former US president Donald Trump is preparing to launch his third campaign for the White House on Tuesday, looking to move on from disappointing midterm defeats and defy history amid signs that his grip on the Republican Party is waning.

Trump had hoped to use the GOP's expected gains in last week's elections as a springboard to vault himself to his party's nomination. Instead, he finds himself being blamed for backing a series of losing candidates after Republicans failed to take control of the Senate. While the party was on the cusp of retaking control of the House on Tuesday, it could end up with its narrowest majority in decades.

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Sabarimala temple reopened for pilgrims

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Over 100 roads closed in Himachal following snowfall in high altitude

More than 100 roads have been blocked in Himachal Pradesh following snowfall in the higher reaches of the hill state for the past three days, official sources said on Wednesday. According to the sources from the disaster management department, 90 roads have been blocked in Lahaul and Spiti, six in Kullu, including National Highways 03 and 305 at Rohtang pass and Jalori pass, four in Kullu, three in Kangra, two in Chamba and one in Mandi.

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Five foreign tourists injured in road accident in Rajasthan

Five foreign nationals were grievously injured after the SUV in which they were travelling collided head-on with a speeding car in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district on Wednesday, officials said. The accident took place on Khandar road when the foreign nationals were going to the Ranthambore National Park for an evening safari, they said. Due to the impact of the collision, one of the rear tyres of the SUV popped out and the tourists fell down, while the car fell into a ditch, they said.

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DeMo decision taken to fight fake currency, terror financing & black money, Centre tells SC

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Earthquake hits Himachal Pradesh

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Press Council of India celebrates National Press Day

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Agniveer recruitment drive starts at Purnea Rangbhumi ground and Indira Gandhi stadium

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Indian banking sector resilient: RBI Governor

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said that despite challenges, the Indian banking sector has been resilient and improved in various performance parameters. At the same time though, he asked public as well as private sector banks to remain watchful of the evolving macroeconomic situation and take necessary mitigating measures to minimise their impact on balance sheets and contain financial stability risks. Das made these remarks during a review meeting with Chairpersons of public sector banks and some private sector banks, which was also attended by other senior officials of the RBI.

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