UK wage rise: Minimum pay raised for 2.7 million workers from April; businesses warn of higher cost pressures

File photo: Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Picture credit: AP) Millions of low-paid workers in the UK will receive a pay increase from April as the government confirmed new minimum wage rates ahead of Wednesday’s Budget. The hourly rate for over-21s will rise by 50p to £12.71, with 18–20-year-olds seeing an 85p jump to £10.85, and under-18s…

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Significant risk to Uri hydro plant: Pakistan retaliation met swift CISF action during Operation Sindoor; how families were evacuated in time | India News

NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s retaliation put the Uri hydroelectric plant near the Line of Control (LoC) under significant risk during a high-risk security situation that unfolded after India launched Operation Sindoor. However, the CISF successfully foiled the attempted attack, protecting both the power project and the residents living nearby.On Tuesday, the CISF honoured 19 of its…

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India–EAEU FTA: India opens formal talks with Eurasian bloc today; new trade push gains momentum

File photo: Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal (Picture credit: ANI) India will begin official negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union on Wednesday, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal announced in New Delhi. He said the talks with the five-nation grouping — Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan…

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Infants at risk: Uranium detected in breast milk across Bihar’s Gangetic plains |

The latest and groundbreaking research published in Scientific Reports from October 2021 to July 2024, and finally published in 2025-pointed out the development of uranium contamination in the breast milk of lactating mothers living in Bihar. The investigation by a team of researchers at Patna-based Mahavir Cancer Sansthan & Research Centre and the Hajipur-based National…

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‘Every action of ours should strengthen national goals’: PM Modi writes letter on Constitution Day; highlights importance of duties | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, on the occasion of the Constitution Day, urged citizens to uphold their constitutional duties, saying these form the bedrock of a strong democracy.In a letter to citizens on Constitution Day, PM Modi underlined the responsibility of strengthening democracy by exercising the right to vote, and suggested that…

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‘CM chair out of stock’: BJP mocks DK Shivakumar in AI clip; Karnataka leadership row grows | India News

Video credits: @BJP4Karnataka NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released an AI-generated video mocking Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, as speculation over a possible leadership change in the Congress government gained momentum again.The BJP’s Karnataka unit posted the clip on its official X account, showing Shivakumar attempting to buy a “chief minister chair” online….

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CMAT 2026 application correction window opens today at cmat.nta.nic.in: Submit changes online by this date

CMAT 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to open the application correction window for the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) 2026 today, 26 November 2025. Candidates who need to edit details in their previously submitted CMAT 2026 application forms can do so through the official website at cmat.nta.nic.in. The correction facility will remain…

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