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US proposes increasing merit-based immigration to 57%

Senior presidential adviser Jared Kushner, who is also the son-in-law of United States President Donald Trump, said having an immigration policy that would attract talented and meritorious people from across the world would create over USD 500 billion in tax revenues over 10 years.

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Yeddyurappa plays cricket with party MLAs as ruling coalition gasps for survival

Yeddyurappa, who had been busy in hectic meetings withsenior party colleagues and legislators strategising as the wobbly coalition government headed by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy is on the brink of collapse, Tuesday spent most part of the day at a resort near Yelahanka.

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Chandrayaan-2 may get a 2nd shot after fixing snag

Helium is used in cryogenic engines that use oxygen and hydrogen as fuel, such as the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark III that will carry Chandrayaan-2, in pressuring the propellant tank to keep it from collapsing and to prevent the formation of bubbles.

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Fuel runs low on diversion, Vistara flight calls Mayday

The pilot of Mumbai-Delhi flight UK944 could not land in Lucknow on the first attempt and was headed to Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad) before being called back by the Lucknow Air Traffic Controller (ATC).

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Poor monsoon fans concerns of 2016-like water crisis in South

Poor monsoon rainfall in 2016 in the catchment area of the Cauvery river caused an acute water shortage, leading to massive protests in Bengaluru, and an escalation of tensions between the neighbouring states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

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'Indians obese but hunger a concern': UN report

In percentage terms, prevalence of undernourishment in the total population in India was 22.2% in 2004-06 and 14.5% in 2016-18.

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Lakshmi, Delhi's last elephant, is missing since July 6

An FIR has been lodged by the Delhi government’s forest department officials in this connection in which they said the pachyderm is missing since July 6.

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...