Amid protests by sections of the island’s influential Buddhist monks, who urged Sri Lanka not to accept Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims as refugees, the government has said that it would not keep Rohingya asylum-seekers for long. Denying any mass influx of Rohingya Muslims into Sri Lanka.
They will either be sent back to Myanmar as the situation improves or will be sent to another country that matches with their way of living.
U.S. Resumes Processing of H-1B Visas
The U.S. has resumed fast processing of H-1B work visas in all categories subject to Congress-mandated limit, five months after it was suspended in April.
Switzerland Accused of supporting terrorism
At the 72nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the Pakistan Government has accused the Swiss Government of supporting terrorism.
This move by Pakistan comes in the wake of the Baloch, Sindhi and other oppressed minorities of Pakistan highlighting their plight through public expressions and demonstrations in Geneva on the sidelines of the UNHRC meet.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., (M&M), a part of the $19-billion Mahindra group, displayed its maiden driverless tractor, which would be commercially rolled out by February 2018.
This technology is is set to make farming more productive and profitable, reduce health hazards for farmers.
In the first phase, the technology would be driver assisted, followed by quasi-driverless and fully-driverless models by 2018-19.
The driverless tractor can be programmed to carry out specific tasks through a mobile app and can also be programmed remotely to perform in the field.
Mobile Termination Charges Cut
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India slashed mobile termination charges (MTC) by 57% to 6 paise per minute with effect from October 1, in a move that is likely to lead to a reduction in call rates.
The reduction in the mobile termination charge is likely to yield consumer benefits.
Growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals
The number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTA) in August 2017 were 7.24 lakh as compared to FTAs of 6.52 lakh in August, 2016.
The growth rate in FTAs in August, 2017 over August, 2016 is 11.0%.
The percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during August 2017 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (21.26%) followed by USA (11.60%), the UK (9.46%), Sri Lanka (6.41%), Malaysia (3.71%), Japan (2.74%), Canada (2.57%), France (2.46%), Germany (2.39%), Australia (2.37%), Nepal (2.11%), Singapore (1.96%), China (1.94%), Oman (1.76%) and UAE (1.57%).
Kullu becomes the Cleanest District in the Country
Kullu district was ranked first in the recent ranking by the Central Ministry of Drinking water and sanitation for the cleanest district in the country under the Swachh Bharat Mission. The district was placed first along with 14 other districts of the country.
Vaghela announces support for ‘Jan Vikalp’
Former CM and Congress rebel Shankarsinh Vaghela announced support for ‘Jan Vikalp’ which he claimed would act as the third front against both the BJP and the Congress in the coming elections to the Gujarat Assembly. Vaghela said Jan Vikalp would work as an “alternative force” to gamer public anger against the ruling BJP and “ineffective” Congress.
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