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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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Congress releases the final list of 37 candidates for Gujarat Assembly polls.

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'United by friendship,' tweets UK PM

United by friendship

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India's first private rocket set to be launched on Nov 18

Indian Space Research Organisation is all set for the maiden launch of the country's first privately developed rocket "Vikram-S" by space startup Skyroot Aerospace on November 18 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. Skyroot Aerospace has become the first private space company in India giving wings to the space programme, after the sector was opened up in 2020 by the Centre to facilitate the private players. The maiden sub-orbital launch of the rocket was rescheduled to the forenoon of November 18 from the earlier planned November 15 due to inclement weather conditions, Skyroot said.

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HC adjourns Twitter's plea against govt blocking orders to Dec 12

The Karnataka High Court has adjourned the hearing of the petition filed by microblogging site Twitter against the Central government's takedown orders to December 12. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology sought time to present its arguments in the case following which Justice Krishna S Dixit adjourned the case on Wednesday. Twitter has approached the High Court challenging the several blocking directions issued to it to remove tweets, accounts and URLs on the platform.

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Covid-19: DGCA lifts mask mandate for air travel, says its no longer compulsory

The Civil Aviation Ministry on November 16 said the use of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is no longer compulsory during air travel but passengers should preferably use them. The announcement came amid a declining number of coronavirus cases in the country.

 

Till now, the use of masks or face covers while travelling on flights was mandatory.

 

In a communication to the scheduled airlines, the ministry said the latest decision has been taken in line with the government's policy of a graded approach to COVID-19 management response.

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India likely to import 64% less soyabean; nil soyabean meal in 2022-23: SOPA

India's soyabean import is pegged lower by 64 per cent at 2 lakh tonnes in the 2022-23 season on prospects of higher domestic production, industry body SOPA said on Wednesday.

The country had imported 5.55 lakh tonnes of soyabean during the 2021-22 season (October-September), it said. According to the Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA), the domestic production of soyabean is estimated to increase to 120.40 lakh tonnes in the 2022-23 season when compared with 118.89 lakh tonnes last season.

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Gujarat Assembly polls: BJP uprooted appeasement politics and established rule of law: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the BJP ended "appeasement politics" and established the rule of law in Gujarat during its 27-year rule and slammed Congress on various issues.

 

Shah alleged the Congress used to mock Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its cadres over the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and asked Rahul Gandhi to visit the temple, which he said will be ready for inauguration in January 2024.