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November 8, 2025 9:26 AM

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US Cracks Down on H-1B Program, Targets Companies Exploiting Skilled Worker Visas

In the US, the Trump administration has launched at least 175 investigations into potential abuses of the H-1B visa program, under a new initiative called Project Firewall. The effort targets companies allegedly exploiting the visa system, which allows US firms to hire foreign workers in specialised...

November 8, 2025 1:43 PM

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US to Skip G20 in South Africa Over Farmer Allegations

US President Donald Trump has announced that no American officials will attend this year’s G20 Summit in South Africa, citing allegations of mistreatment toward the country’s minority white farmers. President Trump accused the South African government of permitting violence, killings, and illegal la...

November 8, 2025 7:46 AM

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Nobel Laureate James Watson, Co-Discoverer of DNA, Dies at 97

Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA with Francis Crick in 1953, has died at the age of 97. The groundbreaking discovery, which earned Watson, Crick, and Maurice Wilkins the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, revolutionised the fiel...

November 8, 2025 7:20 AM

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US Airlines Face Flight Cuts Amid Shutdown

Hundreds of flights across the United States have been cancelled as the ongoing government shutdown places increasing strain on the nation’s air travel system. According to an aviation analytics firm Cirium, till yesterday, approximately 780 flights, which is about 3 per cent of the 25,000 daily sch...

November 8, 2025 7:11 AM

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Deadly Typhoon Strikes Central Vietnam After Hitting Philippines

At least five people lost their lives in Vietnam after Typhoon Kalmaegi, Asia's most powerful tropical storm this year, struck the central coastal regions with strong winds and heavy rain. The typhoon followed its deadly passage through the Philippines, where it claimed the lives of at least 188 peo...

November 8, 2025 8:06 AM

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Jamaica and Cuba Thank India for Hurricane Melissa Relief

Jamaica and Cuba have thanked India for standing with them after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean, leaving widespread destruction and a rising death toll. India has sent humanitarian relief support to the two countries to accelerate recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa. Leaders a...

November 8, 2025 7:00 AM

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Buddha Relics Travel to Bhutan on 70th King’s Birth Anniversary

The sacred relics of Lord Buddha, enshrined at the National Museum in New Delhi, will travel to Bhutan today for an eleven-day public exposition. Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar will lead the delegation. The Ministry of Culture said that the exposition is part of the Global...

November 8, 2025 1:47 PM

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Two Get Over 5 Years Jail in Pakistan-Linked Vizag Navy Espionage Case

A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA has sentenced two more accused to imprisonment in the Pakistan-linked Visakhapatnam Navy espionage case. The special court in Visakhapatnam sentenced the two accused to 5 years and 10 months of imprisonment. It has also imposed a fine of five...

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