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Canada has announced a fast-track immigration pathway aimed at retaining international doctors already working in the country, as it battles acute shortages in its healthcare system. Lena Metlege Diab, immigration minister, announced on Monday that a new Express Entry category will be created for foreign doctors with at least one year of recent Canadian work…
KOLKATA: Even if a candidate under the reserved category scored higher than the cut-off marks and was upgraded to general category, s/he would continue to enjoy benefits of the former category, Calcutta high court held Tuesday.The directive came after an SSC candidate, who made it to the first list of the 2025 SLST exam, moved…
The Delhi government has postponed the final computerised draw of lots for admissions under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and Disadvantaged Group (DG) category in private unaided recognised schools for the academic session 2025-26. The Directorate of Education (DoE), Private School Branch, issued an official circular informing about the change.According to the notice, the computerised…
As Delhi’s air quality plunged to its worst level this season, companies across sectors in the National Capital Region (NCR) have reinstated work-from-home (WFH) measures and restricted staff travel. The move follows the enforcement of Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) from Tuesday after the city’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday invoked stricter anti-pollution measures under Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR after the city’s air quality slipped into the ‘severe’ category.The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said the decision was taken after Delhi’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) surged from 362 on Monday…
State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday said it has executed its first gold trade as a special category client (SCC) on the India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX), marking a key step in reshaping India’s bullion import framework.The move, SBI said, signals “a transformative era” for the bullion trade by enhancing efficiency, transparency, and accessibility,…
Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category with an AQI of 301, marred by technical glitches that disrupted data updates NEW DELHI: The capital’s air quality continued to hover in the very poor category on Monday, with an AQI of 301 recorded at 4pm, considered the day’s standard reading when Central Pollution Control…
Hurricane Melissa moving towards Jamaica (AP) Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 5 system and the strongest storm anywhere in the world this year, is barreling toward Jamaica with sustained winds nearing 280 km/h, threatening catastrophic flooding, landslides and coastal storm surges across the Caribbean. The US national hurricane center (NHC) said the storm, which underwent…
Jaw-dropping videos shot from inside the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa have stunned viewers across the world, offering a rare glimpse of nature’s fury at its most extreme. One clip, recorded by a US Air Force “Hurricane Hunter” crew, shows the so-called “stadium effect” — towering clouds curving around a calm blue centre —…
During the first half of the current fiscal year, Apple’s iPhone exports reached an unprecedented $10 billion. (AI image) The booming Apple iPhone production in India, and the latest sanctions on Russian oil firms by Donald Trump, may power electronics to become the second most-shipped exports category in India. It’s a story of rise in…
