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Trump to extend pause on immigration visas in interest of American workers
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 23 (ANI): US President Donald Trump will prolong a ban on US employment permits to year-end and broaden it to include H1-B visas used widely in the tech industry to ensure American workers take first priority as the nation starts recovering from the economic effec
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COVID-19: Saudi Arabia to hold 'very limited' Hajj
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 23 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has announced that it will hold a "very limited" Hajj this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, with people already living in the kingdom allowed to take part in the pilgrimage that begins in late July, Al Jazeera reported.
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D.K. Shivakumar calls for voluntary lockdown at Karnataka's Kanakapura
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 23 (ANI): Karnataka Congress leader and Kanakapura MLA DK Shivakumar said on Monday that in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, people of his assembly constituency have taken a unanimous decision of remaining under voluntary lockdown until July 1.
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Golden Globes 2021 postponed by nearly two months
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 22 (ANI): As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 Golden Globes will take place on February 28, about eight weeks before the 93rd Academy Awards.
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Jaishankar talks to Saudi FM, says supply chains maintained even during CO
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New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud and acknowledged that supply chains between the two countries have been maintained even during coronavirus pandemic.
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EnsoLogic - An emerging startup creating success story amidst COVID-19 pan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): While the entire market witnessed a steep fall because of pandemic and the lockdown, an emerging startup 'EnsoLogic' is creating success stories even in this time.
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69 more COVID-19 cases in Nagaland, state count reaches 280
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Kohima (Nagaland) [India], June 22 (ANI): 69 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Nagaland on Monday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 280.
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Trump faces criticism over "slow down" COVID-19 testing remark
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 22 (ANI): Donald Trump's remark, during his first Presidential campaign in Tulsa, Oklahoma amid the coronavirus pandemic, that he had asked officials to "slow the testing down" has sparked criticism from experts and his own staffers.
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193 athletes offered grants from Athlete Welfare Fund
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Quai Antoine [Monaco], June 21 (ANI): World Athletics and the International Athletics Foundation (IAF) on Sunday announced that 193 athletes from 58 member federations will be offered one-time grants of USD 3000 through an Athlete Welfare Fund declared in April to support professional athlet
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Indian Embassy in China celebrates International Yoga Day maintaining soci
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Beijing [China], June 21 (ANI): The Indian Embassy in China celebrated the 6th International Yoga Day while maintaining social distancing and other safety norms in view of coronavirus pandemic.
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Trump blames 'thugs' outside his campaign rally for low turnout
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Oklahoma [USA], June 21 (ANI): At Donald Trump's first Presidential campaign rally amid the coronavirus pandemic, which was smaller than initially expected and failed to pull a massive crowd, the US President criticized "thugs" outside his campaign rally and said that these protesters kept
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Shannon Gabriel 'hungry' to return to field after recovering from ankle in
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Manchester [UK], June 20 (ANI): West Indies pacer Shannon Gabriel is excited to return to the field after recovering from an ankle injury against England in the three-match Test series.
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