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Punjab removes all COVID-19 restrictions as number of cases drops
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 15 (ANI): The government of Punjab on Tuesday removed all the existing COVID-19 restrictions imposed in the state with immediate effect, as the number of COVID cases dropped in the state.
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US takes steps to ban imports from China made with Uyghur forced labour
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): The United States government is banning all imports from China made using forced labour from the Uyghur Autonomous Region, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Monday.
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Siddharth Chattopadhyaya appointed as Punjab DGP
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 17 (ANI): Punjab government has appointed Vigilance Bureau Chief Siddharth Chattopadhyaya as the new Director-General of Police replacing IPS Iqbal Preet Sahota, said a press release by the Department of Home Affairs and Justice on Friday.
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Biden declares state of emergency in Kentucky after hit by tornadoes
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 12 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) declared that an emergency exists in Kentucky after it was struck by several tornadoes.
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US to waive immigration application free for thousands of evacuated Afghan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI): The United States will exempt filing fees and streamline application processing for Afghan nationals who were paroled into the United States for humanitarian reasons on or after July 30, the Department of Homeland Security said.
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US bans disposable glove imports from Malaysia's supermax over forced labo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21(ANI/Sputnik): The United States will immediately ban the import of disposable gloves made by Supermax Corporation due to information the company uses forced labour to make its products, the Department of Homeland Security said in a press release.
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Biden administration ends mass arrest operations at worksites hiring illeg
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued an order on Tuesday to end mass arrest operations at worksites in the United States suspected of hiring illegal immigrants.
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Biden administration to issue new memo to terminate Trump-era 'Remain in M
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it will issue a new memorandum to terminate the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols program after a Texas judge ordered the federal government to reinstate the rule, which required asylum-seekin
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US court turns down Trump-era H-1B restrictions on visas for skilled forei
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], September 18 (ANI): A US federal judge on Wednesday (local time) turned down Trump-era changes to H-1B visa rules that were to deter US companies from replacing American workers with cheaper foreign labour.
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US flags 44 Afghan evacuees as potential security threats: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The US suspects that more than four dozen Afghan evacuees could pose a national security threat, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) records.
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Taliban takeover could inspire extremist violence in US: Report
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 2 (ANI): The United States security officials are reportedly concerned that far-right extremist groups in the country, inspired by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, could carry out violent attacks, local media said citing a US federal agency.
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US warns extremists may seek to exploit easing of COVID-19-related restric
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Terrorism Advisory System issued a bulletin on Friday that indicated a heightened threat environment due to the potential for violent extremists to exploit the lifting of COVID-19-related restriction
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