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The government of India on Friday expressed concern over delays and cancellations of H-1B and other US visa appointments and said that the disruption affected Indian citizens’ education.

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State-owned lender said it reported fraud of over Rs 2,000 crore linked to erstwhile promoters of SREI entities and has made provisions for the entire outstanding amount

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Railway stocks surged after the Indian Railways implemented a revised passenger fare structure which marks the second fare hike in the 2025-26 financial year

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Stricter vetting, higher funds and shifting visa rules will shape where and how Indians can secure residency in 2026

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Stock market holiday on Christmas, December 25: The NSE and the BSE will have no trading or settlement in stocks, derivatives, and securities lending and borrowing (SLB) segments on Thursday

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Gandhi said the automobile major was grappling with the shift from internal combustion engines to electric mobility, a transition he said was reshaping industries worldwide

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A Palestinian attacker rammed his car into a man and then stabbed a young woman in northern Israel on Friday afternoon, killing both, police said. The Israeli military swiftly launched an operation in the assailant's hometown in the occupied West Bank.
The attack started in the northern city of Beit Shean when the Palestinian man rammed his vehicle into people, killing one man and injuring a teenage boy. He then drove off onto a highway, where he fatally stabbed the woman, and injured another person near the entrance to the city of Afula.
Authorities say the attacker was shot and injured in Afula. He was then taken to hospital; his condition was not immediately known.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu identified the victims as Aviv Maor, a teenager, and Shimshon Mordechai, 68. Paramedics pronounced both dead at the scene.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said that he was shocked by the "horrific killing spree". He said that Israel was "committed to reinforcing and strengtheni

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The United States airstrikes that targeted Islamic State group militants in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday marked a major escalation in an offensive that the West African's overstretched military has struggled with for years.
US President Donald Trump said on social media that the "powerful and deadly" strikes in the state of Sokoto were carried out against IS gunmen who were "targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians". Residents and security analysts have said Nigeria's security crisis affects both Christians, predominant in the south, and Muslims, who are the majority in the north.
In an interview on Friday with Politico, Trump said he decided on the timing of the strikes. "They were going to do it earlier," he said. "And I said, 'Nope, let's give a Christmas present.'"
Nigeria, which is battling multiple armed groups, said the US strikes were part of an exchange of intelligence and strategic coordination between the two countries.
The Associated Press cou

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Netanyahu said Israel now plans to expand cooperation with Somaliland across multiple sectors

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