Tuesday, September 17

International

Recently Australia limits foreign student intake to 2, 70,000 for 2025
International

Recently Australia limits foreign student intake to 2, 70,000 for 2025

Recently Australia will limit the enrolment number of international students to 2, 70,000 for 2025. “There are 10% more international students in our university today than before the pandemic and about 50% more in our private vocational and training providers,” Australia’s Education Minister Jason Clare actually said. In fact Australia is working to bring down record migration blamed for surging home rental prices. This is actually very important news and we need to take it very seriously if we are thinking about abroad studies. Today in India many students actually want to study in foreign countries and they can do anything for this. But sometimes it can be very critical and we need to understand many things related with it. Actually India is very big country and has huge population. ...
UN says 37 million tonnes of debris in war-ravaged Gaza could take 14 years to clear
International

UN says 37 million tonnes of debris in war-ravaged Gaza could take 14 years to clear

A senior official with the UN Mine Action Service told on Friday (April 26) that there are around 37 million tonnes of debris to clear away in the war-ravaged Gaza once the Israeli offensive is over and it could take over 14 years to get done. Pehr Lodhammar of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said that it was impossible to clearly state how much of the ammunition fired in Gaza remained live. Lodhammar, who has run mine programmes in countries such as Iraq, further noted that unexploded ordnance buried in the rubble would increase the difficulty in the work of clearing the cities. While speaking to journalists in Geneva during the launch of the 2023 annual report Friday, Lodhammar said, "We know that typically there is a failure rate of at least 10% of land service amm...
PM Lee will go to Melbourne for the ASEAN special summit and the Singapore-Australia Annual Leaders’ Meeting
Cover story, International

PM Lee will go to Melbourne for the ASEAN special summit and the Singapore-Australia Annual Leaders’ Meeting

Singapore: From March 4–6, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be in Melbourne for the asean–Australia Special Summit and the 9th Singapore–Australia Annual Leaders’ Meeting. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) of Singapore stated in a statement on Sunday (Mar 3) that Mr. Lee will host the yearly leaders’ meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, with a joint news conference to follow. “Established under the Singapore-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the annual leaders’ meeting is a key platform for the prime ministers of both sides to discuss bilateral cooperation and exchange views on regional and international developments,” stated the PMO. PMO said, “The annual leaders’ meeting was established under the Singapore-Australia Comprehensive ...
Inter-company agreements are terminated by Paytm and PPBL in order to pursue autonomous destinies
Business, International, Meghalaya, Technology

Inter-company agreements are terminated by Paytm and PPBL in order to pursue autonomous destinies

The cancellation of certain inter-company agreements has been announced by One 97 Communications Ltd. (Paytm) and Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL). The move is a component of a larger initiative to simplify processes and lessen interdependencies between the two organizations. The news, which was released jointly by Paytm and PPBL, represents a major change in the companies' corporate policy about supporting PPBL's autonomous governance structure and increasing its autonomy. By the agreement, both parties have agreed to end several inter-company agreements, which is a critical step in each of their journeys. Moreover, PPBL's shareholders have overwhelmingly decided to streamline the Shareholders Agreement (SHA), demonstrating their dedication to sustaining PPBL's governance separat...
In quest of larger living areas and investment options, wealthy millennials in India are fueling the growth in luxury real estate
International, Latest, Meghalaya, world

In quest of larger living areas and investment options, wealthy millennials in India are fueling the growth in luxury real estate

NEW DELHI: The notable expansion of India's residential real estate market is mostly being driven by the country's younger, wealthy population. Three-quarters of the population in India are millennials, and last year they made up five4% of homebuyers with a projected total buying power of over US$330 billion. With more people in the sector having more disposable money, they are looking for larger residences and making more investments, particularly in high-end real estate, in the hopes of earning larger returns. Market figures show that between 2018 and 2023, sales of luxury homes in India's top seven cities increased five-fold. In the first nine months of 2023, sales of apartments costing more than US$4.8 million—which often include a swimming pool, an open gym, a lush garde...