News Today Live Updates: Get the latest news updates from India and all around the world. Stay updated with breaking news today.As Chief Minister Omar Abdullah faces protests from youths and attacks from the Opposition and within his own ranks over the issue of reservations, a Cabinet Sub Committee has cleared a report that suggests changes to ensure that 50% of the seats/jobs remain available for open merit or general category students.
AS STEEP 50 per cent US tariffs effective August 27 begin to weigh on Indian goods exports, several product categories such as shrimps, gems and jewellery, auto components and electric machinery have managed to redirect some of that output into other Asian and European markets. Analysis of data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry showed that while gems and jewellery exports to the US plummeted 76 per cent in September compared with last year, total gems and jewellery exports registered only a marginal 1.5 per cent dip. Shipments to the United Arab Emirates jumped 79 per cent, to Hong Kong 11 per cent and Belgium 8 per cent, the data showed.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed online messaging platforms to bar users from accessing their services without the SIM card used to register for the application. This direction would impact companies like WhatsApp, and could pose challenges for users travelling abroad. It is could also act as a potential hurdle in using such services across multiple devices, industry executives said.
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