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UK Committee Advises Keeping Graduate Route Visa Unchanged

May 25, 2024

It was reviewed by the UK’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) in May 2024, and they said that the Graduate Route Visa (GRV) should stay the same. This choice is in line with what stakeholders think because they value the GRV ..

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Scarlett Johansson sues OpenAI over Unauthorized Voice Replication

May 24, 2024

Scarlett Johansson’s lawsuit against OpenAI for using her voice without her permission brings up an important question in the age of artificial intelligence (AI): who owns one’s voice and who can use it without permission. This is a problem that ..

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Maldives To Launch India’s Rupay Service Amid Bilateral Tensions

May 24, 2024

The Maldives wants to make its own currency, the Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR), stronger, so it has announced plans to accept India’s RuPay payment service. This is a step forward in working together financially, even though there have been political problems ..

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UN Body Withholds Accreditation To India’s Human Rights Commission

May 24, 2024

There is a lot of attention on India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) because it needs to follow the Paris Principles to keep its accreditation standing with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI). This kind of approval ..

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Canadian Colleges Relax Education Requirements For Master’s Admission

May 24, 2024

Recently, Canadian universities and colleges changed the requirements for admission. One big change was that you don’t have to have completed 16 years of schooling to take postgraduate classes. This move is especially good for Indian kids who want to ..

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1st Human Case Of ‘Bird Flu’ Reported In Australia

May 23, 2024

A child who came back to Victoria from India in March was the first person in Australia to get the H5N1 bird flu. The child had a serious sickness, but now fully better. Victoria’s chief health officer confirmed that there ..

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China rolls out own LLM AI based on Xi Jinping Thought

May 23, 2024

China has started using a new large language model (LLM) that is based on the political ideas of Chinese President Xi Jinping. It is officially called “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.” This plan ..

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Norway, Ireland and Spain to Recognize Palestinian State

May 23, 2024

Recent news reports say that Spain, Ireland, and Norway plan to formally declare Palestine as a state on May 28. A lot of people see this move as a sign that the Palestinians are standing up for themselves internationally and ..

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