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- World
Hundreds of immigrants deported by Trump admin despite judge’s order
Washington: The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan…
- World
Judge orders Trump admin to pay nearly $2 bn in USAID & State Dept
Washington: A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion owed to partners of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, thawing…
- World
Federal workers face second Musk deadline to explain their work last week
Washington: Federal employees face a midnight deadline to comply with Elon Musk’s second demand for reports on their recent accomplishments, a request that has become a flashpoint within the government workforce. Musk…
- World
21 federal tech staffers resign rather than help Musk, DOGE slash size of govt
Washington: More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public…
- World
Federal workers sue over Elon Musk’s ‘Explain or be Fired’ ultimatum
Washington: Attorneys for federal workers said Monday in a lawsuit that billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk had violated the law with his weekend demand that employees explain their accomplishments or risk being…
- World
Trump’s birthright citizenship order gets put on hold by 2nd federal judge
Greenbelt: A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second temporary pause on President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the US to someone in the…
- World
Fed hold rates steady, says job market is ‘solid’
Washington: The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a sign of a more cautious approach as the Fed seeks…
- Middle East
UAE issues federal law to bolster arts sector
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has introduced a federal decree-law aimed at empowering the nation’s arts sector, a local news agency. The law establishes a comprehensive framework for regulating non-profit arts institutions…
- Hyderabad
Gold rates in Hyderabad dip from near all-time high
Hyderabad: The gold rates in Hyderabad that hit near all-time highs declined yesterday and today. On July 17, the prices of the yellow metal hit the Rs 75,000 mark. From that point,…
- World
Nepal set for federal, provincial polls on Sunday
Kathmandu: Nepal is all set to go to the polls on Sunday which will elect a total 825 representatives to the federal and provincial assemblies for a second time after the Himalayan…
- World
Trump administration interfered with federal response to Covid-19
Washington: A US Congressional panel released a new report detailing efforts by the Trump administration to politicise federal response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis accused…
