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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s headline announcement on immigration centred on how long someone must spend in the UK before they can be granted indefinite leave to remain (ILR). She said this period will double from five to ten years – but social care workers will be exempt…
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Former COSC chairman backs theatre commands, and wants faster submarine building and highlights the need for three aircraft carriers.
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Legal scholar and author Gautam Bhatia was among the six academics who were awarded the Infosys Prize 2026 announced on Thursday. Bhatia is an adjunct professor at Jindal Global Law School in Haryana’s Sonipat and a Green Fellow at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. He…
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Three developments occurred in India this October that I have been unable to think about separately. On October 6, the Centre notified the draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Control and Supervision of Experiment, Breeding and Trading of Laboratory Animals) Rules, 2026 and…
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath on Thursday said that bulldozers had become a “ brand ” associated with the state, ANI reported. He suggested that a company setting up a tractor manufacturing plant in the state should also manufacture bulldozers, saying there would be…
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In what is being considered a milestone for Project Great Indian Bustard, four captive-bred great Indian bustards (GIBs) were released into the wild in early October at the Desert National Park in Rajasthan. On October 17, one of the four birds was found dead, apparently…
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Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng Svendsen on Wednesday alleged that the Indian embassy in Oslo stopped her from travelling to India for a conference and cancelled her visa. Svendsen said that 10 minutes before she left for the airport, the embassy asked her not to travel. The…
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Could your home be at risk from rising seas? Scroll is investigating coastal flooding in Mumbai and Kolkata, mapping vulnerable areas and examining whether developers and the authorities are accounting for the risks. Support this investigation and help us make this reporting…
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India’s retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index, rose to 6.09% in October from 5.5% in September, showed data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Thursday. This is the first in two years that inflation has risen above 6%. Based…
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In the three years since his meeting with the English, Marthanda had remained focused on vanquishing the confederacy. As he recruited men and procured arms, the confederacy was pulling out all the stops to eliminate the rising threat. They forced the crown prince to remain at…
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The bodies of two police officers who had gone missing a day ago were recovered from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar on Thursday, reported The Hindu . The Ramban Police confirmed this, reported ANI. The two special police officers were part of an anti-terror operation and went…
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Delhi’s air pollution levels ahead of Diwali were the worst in three years , showed an analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment released on Wednesday. The average concentration of PM2.5, fine airborne particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs, was 97% higher in…
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The Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that an Aadhaar card is not “conclusive proof” of a person’s age. Justice Amit Seth made the observation in an order dated November 3 while hearing an appeal filed by the parents of a 13-year-old boy who died in a road accident in December…
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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) President Chandra Shekhar Aazad on Thursday announced an alliance for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Aazad was named the Samajik Parivartan Morcha’s chief ministerial…
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If everything went to plan, this would be book number six. Book number six that we would successfully sneak into our school library. My heart thumped. “All set?” I whispered to Twisha. She smiled and tilted her head. Of course she was all set. She was Twisha Tandon. Cool…
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Oracle has begun constructing its global headquarters in Nashville, planning to invest significantly in public infrastructure. The development will enhance the city's technology and healthcare sectors while providing new public spaces. Additionally, Oracle pledged $10 million to…
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The Central Consumer Protection Authority on Tuesday imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on cab aggregator Ola for misleading customers into paying extra to improve their chances of securing a ride. It directed the company to discontinue the advance tipping feature and remove…
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The Union government on Wednesday reduced the number of Indian visa categories to 9 from 13 and sub-categories to 23 from 49. The number of fields in visa application forms was also reduced by 65% to 70%. The Ministry of Home Affairs said the revised framework was aimed at…
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The Union government issued directions to block 129 illegal betting websites this year based on two High Court orders that were found to be fake , Reuters reported on Wednesday. The Department of Telecommunications issued the directions on July 21 and September 2, based on…
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Three Central Reserve Police Force personnel were injured on Wednesday when suspected militants opened fire at a security checkpoint in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Head Constable Sonbir Singh sustained serious injuries and was undergoing treatment, said Lieutenant…
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We turn our attention to the role of the students of Delhi University in the freedom struggle and sit with Durga Chand, the grandson of Amir Chand, who was one of the four hanged to death for the Hardinge bomb case. His family runs M/S S Chand and Company Pvt Ltd, a leading…
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Last month, the Manipur capital saw a rare rally. Two organisations representing the Meiteis, the majority community in the state, and Nagas, a minority tribal group, marched together on October 31 to demand that the Narendra Modi government scrap a contentious ceasefire…
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On the eve of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency of the United States, in January 2025, Meta’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that changes would be made to his company’s moderation policies in the name of “freedom of expression”, which, he said, was under…
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A few minutes into his first Netflix special Buy the Dip , comedian Nimesh Patel gets the room chanting: “H-1Bs! H-1Bs!” while making a joke about immigrants in the US. He then asks whether any visa holders are in the audience. When a few people cheer, Patel cuts them off…
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