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US: Judge orders federal agencies to "immediately" reinstate fired probati
Updated : 1 year ago IST
In a preliminary injunction issued from the bench on Thursday, US District Judge William Alsup directed the departments of Veterans Affairs, Energy, Interior, Agriculture, Defence and Treasury to rehire the affected employees. The Judge said that he might extend the order to other federal ag
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Musk, his son 'X' join Donald Trump in Oval Office as DOGE executive order
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Elon Musk, accompanied by his four-year-old son X, appeared in the Oval Office alongside President Donald Trump. In the Oval Office, President Trump signed an executive order instructing federal agencies to collaborate with the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
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Trump signs executive order ending diversity discrimination in federal gov
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
US President Trump signed an executive order on January 21, 2025, aimed at ending race- and sex-based preferences in federal agencies and the private sector. The order revokes previous diversity and inclusion policies, calling for a merit-based approach to opportunities and ensuring complian
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US: President Biden passes USD 1.2 trillion bill averting shutdown
Updated : 2 years ago IST
US President Joe Biden signed USD 1.2 trillion legislation into law on Saturday, averting the looming shutdown and completing the funding of federal agencies through the fiscal year, which ends September 30, CNN reported.
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BRS to raise "misuse" of Central agencies in parliament: Sources
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"The party will also ask like-minded parties to join them in their protest," sources informed.
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White House gives federal agencies 30 days to enforce TikTok ban
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The memo adds that within 90 days, agencies must address any use of the app by IT vendors through contracts and within 120 days agencies will include a new prohibition on TikTok in all new solicitations.
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US Senator requests hearing on national security concerns about TikTok
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Sullivan expressed concern about the availability of US user data from TikTok to China-based employees of parent company ByteDance. Although federal agencies and some state governments have taken steps to restrict TikTok on official devices, more needs to be done to address concerns about th
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Arvind Sawant alleges federal agencies are being used to target MVA leader
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant on Thursday heaped praises on Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar calling him the "best leader" in the country and saying that he is well aware that the federal agencies are being used by the BJP-led ruling governme
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US warns firms operating in Xinjiang at 'high risk' of violating forced la
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): US State Department and five other federal agencies issued an updated advisory on Tuesday, warning that businesses with supply chains and investments in China's Xinjiang region pose a "high risk" of violating US laws on forced labour.
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Pak SC says federal agencies going against LHC in Shehbaz Sharif's case is
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 25 (ANI): Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday noted that federal agencies had worked against the Lahore High Court (LHC) orders by preventing opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif to go abroad, which prima facie amounts to contempt of court.
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Biden declares major disaster in Texas, asks federal agencies to assist st
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday (local time) declared a major disaster in Texas and asked federal agencies to help the state and local efforts in the areas hit by a winter storm last week.
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Biden says cyberattack constitutes grave risk to US security, was careful
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said the recent massive cyberattack on US companies and federal agencies represents a grave threat to national security and was well planned and carried out.
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