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Australia To Abolish 457 Immigration Work Visas
The government of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has adopted a new "Australians first" approach to skilled migration, announcing it will abolish the controversial 457 visa programme for temporary skilled migrants. ....
Has Kashmir's Spiral Of Violence Slipped Out Of Control?
An alarming spurt in violence in early spring has been marked by attacks on civilians by militants, the army using a civilian as a shield against stone-pelters, the lowest ever voter turn-out in a parliamentary by-election and the use of social media as a tool to stoke passions.....
24 Die In Philippines Accident
At least 24 persons were killed and many injured when a passenger bus plunged into a deep gorge in northern Philippines on Tuesday, police said.....
Boeing To Cut Hundreds Of Jobs In US
American multinational corporation Boeing has said that it will lay off "hundreds of engineering employees" in Washington state and other company sites on Friday, the media reported.....
Indians Can Enter Russia's Far East Without Visa: Medvedev
Citizens of India are eligible to visit Russia's far east without visas, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said.....
Jaitley To Embark On 5-day Visit To US
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will on Wednesday leave for a five-day visit to the US to attend the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, an official said.....
Only 35.7% People Aware Of BHIM App In Rural India
As the government aims big to promote and make digital transactions easier with BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) app, a new survey on Tuesday claimed that only 35.7 per cent people in rural India are aware of BHIM that has over 10 million user base in the country.....
17-year-old With Heart Defect Gets New Lease Of Life
After years of struggle, 17-year-old Tushar, who was diagnosed with complex cyanotic heart disease when he was six, has now been successfully operated on at a hospital here, giving him a new lease of life.....
Former Telecom Ministry Director, Wife Sent To Jail
A special CBI court here on Tuesday sent a former director of telecommunication department in the Ministry of Communications and his wife to judicial custody in a disproportionate assets case....
Sensex , Nifty Continue Its Southward Journey For The Fourth Consecutive Session
Falling for the fourth straight session on Tuesday the market continued its southward journey with the Sensex losing 94 points to close at 29,319. weighed by weakness in global peers after unexpected UK election announcement. Investors were also worried after prediction of monsoon at lower band of normal monsoon and on higher probability of El Nino. ....
