Minorities of Afghanistan, B’desh and Pak can stay in India without passport if entered before Dec 2024

IANS | September 3, 2025 5:14 PM

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) A person from minority community including Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian from neighbouring nations including Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, who were compelled to seek shelter in India due to religious persecution or fear of it and entered into India on or before 31st December, 2024 - with or without valid documents including passport or other travel documents, will be exempted from any penal action, said a government notification.

Global tariffs to be offset by local markets, exporters to gain new opportunities: Varanasi Professor

IANS | September 3, 2025 5:07 PM

Varanasi, Sep 3 (IANS) As the 56th GST Council meeting, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, began in New Delhi, Professor Anoop Kumar Mishra, Head of the Economics Department at Varanasi's DAV College (affiliated to BHU) on Wednesday said that the government is attempting to use the domestic market to cushion the impact of global tariff wars on Indian exporters.

Priyanka Gandhi welcomes Wayanad Medical College, thanks Centre and State

IANS | September 3, 2025 1:32 PM

Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Congress General Secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday welcomed the long-awaited approval for a government medical college in Wayanad, calling it a major milestone for the region. The National Medical Commission (NMC) has sanctioned new medical colleges in both Wayanad and Kasaragod.