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By staying patient, informed and disciplined, you can break the loop of ‘artificial demand’ and avoid inflated prices. Allow time for the situation to settle. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters On September 19, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation raising the annual fee for H-1B visas to a staggering $1,00,000 a year. Almost instantly,…
Prisoners burn furniture and other items outside the Dilli Bazaar jail as they try to break out, following protests after anti-corruption protests triggered by a social media ban, which was later lifted, in Kathmandu. | Photo Credit: Reuters Around 540 Indian nationals serving time in various prisons across Nepal have been absconding ever since the…
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We seem to be stuck in an ongoing crash — a cashless crash, to be precise. What began as hospitals withdrawing from the cashless health insurance ecosystem has now changed course, with insurers starting to suspend the facility. At one-time, cashless hospitalisation was a premium value-add. Today, it’s a basic expectation. It’s what makes insurance…
The naked mole rat is famous for living nearly 10x longer than other mammals of similar size. | Photo Credit: Tim Evanson The naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) is a small, hairless rodent native to East Africa, and famous for living an astonishingly long time, up to around 37 years, nearly 10x longer than mammals…
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Food distribution sites run by the controversial U.S. and Israel backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation are being shut down under the terms of the ceasefire deal, an Egyptian official and another official in the region told The Associated Press on Sunday (October 12, 2025). Multiple Palestinian witnesses said three of GHF’s distribution sites had been abandoned,…
In March this year, the Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara found out over a Zoom call that he had been awarded the Abel Prize, one of mathematics’ highest honours, for “his fundamental contributions to algebraic analysis and representation theory”. Dr. Kashiwara had started developing parts of his Abel-winning work when he was 23. He is now…
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India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur leaves the field after their loss in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match against Australia. | Photo Credit: AP India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur rued a stunning lower-order collapse as world champions Australia chased down a record 331 to seal a three-wicket win in the Women’s World Cup on Sunday. At…
Vice President JD Vance on Sunday (October 12, 2025) said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands who are already furloughed without pay amid the stubborn stalemate in Congress. Mr. Vance warned that as the federal shutdown entered…
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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One as he heads to the Middle East. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump departed on Sunday (October 12, 2025) on a high-stakes peace trip to Israel and Egypt, declaring the “war is over” in Gaza despite uncertainty about what will follow a…
Reappointed French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu. | Photo Credit: AP France’s newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu named a new government on Sunday (October 12, 2025), as he faces pressure to urgently produce a budget and quell political turmoil that is scaring businesses and staining the country’s image. The Cabinet includes several members who served…
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