In New US Policy, H-1B Visas Can Be Rejected Without Warning Applicants
- US Citizenship and Immigration Services recently updated its guidance
- Visas to be denied without intimation if applications are incomplete
- The new policy will go into effect from September 11
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The China Factor In The New India-US Critical Minerals Deal
- US and India signed a framework to secure critical minerals supply chains amid China concerns
- The pact covers mining, processing, recycling, and investment in critical minerals and rare earths
- India holds reserves of 30 critical minerals including rare earths across multiple states
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Byju's Founder Sentenced: Inside The Crisis That Broke India's Edtech Giant
- Byjus was valued at $22 billion in 2022 but now faces a major corporate collapse
- Founder Byju Raveendran sentenced to six months jail in Singapore for court contempt
- Byjus borrowed $1.2 billion in 2021, sparking concerns over governance and transparency
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8th Pay Commission: Unions Propose 400% Salary Hike, 5 Fitment Factors
- The 8th Pay Commission debate involves a salary formula proposing up to 4.38 fitment factor for senior staff
- Indian Railway Technical Supervisors Association suggests five fitment factors based on pay levels, not one
- Higher fitment factors could significantly raise salaries and pensions, increasing government financial burden
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The Six Key Questions Raised By SIR Critics That Top Court Answered Today
- The Supreme Court upheld the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists.
- The Court confirmed the Election Commission's authority under Article 324 to conduct SIR.
- The EC can scrutinise citizenship during SIR, but exclusion does not revoke citizenship.
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"Single Largest Self-Inflicted Obstacle": Investor Slams India's Rich
- India’s wealthy elite prefer real estate and gold, limiting risk capital for innovation
- India’s richest hold 60% of assets in physical forms, restricting startup funding
- India spends 0.65% of GDP on R&D, far less than China, US, and Israel
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Rise In Suicides Among Immigration Detainees Since Trump Took Office: Report
- At least 10 ICE detainees have died by suicide since January 2025, a record high for the agency
- Most suicides involved Hispanic men, many without violent crime records in the US
- Investigations reveal delayed mental health care and ignored distress signs in detention centers
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Bengal's Hakimpur Border Sees Rise In Movement After Crackdown On Immigrants
- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari implemented a detect-delete-deport system for illegal immigrants
- At least 100 to 200 immigrants gathered at Hakimpur border checkpost since Monday
- Hakimpur checkpost is a porous border point favored for crossing due to topographical advantages
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Amid Ranveer Singh-Don 3 Row, Gangs Of Wasseypur Editor Slams Film Body
- Shweta Vankat criticized FWICE's selective action against Ranveer Singh's Don 3 exit
- About 242 editors raised similar issues with FWICE in 2023 without any resolution
- FWICE banned Ranveer Singh after Farhan Akhtar complained about his abrupt exit
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What Is Trauma? The More People Talk About It, The More It Means
- Trauma originally meant physical wound, later expanded to psychological injury and general suffering
- DSM-III introduced PTSD in 1980, defining trauma by event severity and subjective distress
- Concept creep widened trauma's meaning, making it more common and less severe in public use
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Latur-Based Doctor, Pune Physics Teacher Arrested In NEET UG Paper Leak Case
- CBI arrested a Latur doctor and Pune physics teacher in the NEET UG paper leak case
- Manoj Shirure helped three students get chemistry questions from NEET paper setter
- Tejas Shah received leaked physics questions from accused Manisha Havaldar
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