US to suspend visa processing for 75 nations, says State Department

Washington, 14/1: The Trump administration is suspending all visa ​processing for applicants from 75 countries, ‌a State Department spokesperson ⁠said on ‌Wednesday. The spokesperson did not elaborate on the plan, first reported by Fox News, which cited a State ​Department memo. The pause will begin on January 21, Fox News said.    

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More than 18,000 medical seats vacant five months after NEET-PG results, cut-off lowered

New Delhi, 14/1: Five months after the results of NEET-PG were announced, more than 18,000 post graduate medical seats remain vacant, forcing the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences to lower the qualifying norms further and allowing a section of students with negative cut-off scores to become eligible. According to the NBEMS notification, the…

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Singer Zubeen Garg was drunk, had declined life jacket: Coroner’s court told in Singapore

Singapore, 14/1: Popular Indian singer-songwriter Zubeen Garg was “severely intoxicated” and had drowned off Lazarus Island after declining a life jacket last September, a coroner’s court in Singapore was told on Wednesday. Garg, 52, was with a yacht party on September 19, 2025, when he died of drowning a day before he was slated to…

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Crane falls on passenger train in Thailand’s northeast, at least 12 killed

Thailand, 14/1:A train traveling from Thailand’s ‌capital to the ⁠country’s northeast ‌was derailed on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on top of one of its carriages, ​killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 30, police ‌said. The ‌accident took place on Wednesday morning in ⁠the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, 230…

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Blinkit drops ‘10-minute delivery’ claim after Labour Ministry intervention over gig worker safety

New Delhi, 13/1: Intervention by the Union Labour and Employment Ministry has prompted quick-commerce firm Blinkit to drop its ’10-minute’ delivery claim from all platforms, amid growing criticism and concerns over gig workers’ welfare. Government sources said other aggregators are expected to follow Blinkit’s path in the coming days following Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya holding…

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