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The Trump administration has proposed a $70,000 (about Rs 67.72 lakh) fee on colleges and universities for each international student’s initial application to the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme. OPT allows graduates…
The US Department of Homeland Security has proposed a $70,000 fee for each international student entering the Optional Practical Training programme and $30,000 for subsequent authorisations, including STEM OPT extensions. The proposal,…
Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Wednesday, 7 October, said he described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an 'avatar of Vishnu' in a 2019 meeting and later concluded he was right, identifying…
The American Spice Trade Association (ASTA) is seeking permanent tariff exemptions for Indian spices as the US and India move towards a final trade agreement, arguing that many spices cannot be grown…
Award-winning Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh, 42, was released on bond from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention on Thursday, 8 October, his family and the Free Arfat Sheikh campaign said. Sheikh…
India told the United Nations on 7 October that Pakistan has lost control of the ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ of terrorism it created, which has now returned to stalk its own territory. First secretary…
India and the United States discussed strengthening their defence and strategic partnership on 6 October when Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Admiral Samuel Paparo, Commander of the US Pacific Command, in…
India has proposed a three-part truce in the Russia-Ukraine war that would halt attacks on energy facilities and infrastructure, keep grain and energy flowing through Black Sea ports, and end strikes on…
Pakistan on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, successfully test-fired an extended version of its indigenously developed ground-launched Fatah-4 cruise missile, the army said. The missile is capable of engaging long-range targets with high…
Police in Pakistan's Sindh province registered an FIR on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, against two accused over the alleged abduction, forcible conversion and marriage of two Hindu sisters, more than a month…
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IO Repro: Repro test v4 after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.
IO Repro: Repro test v3 after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.
IO Repro: Repro test after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.