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The US department of health & human services has announced that they will cut all the child care payments to the state of Minnesota. “We have frozen all child care payments to the state of Minnesota. We have turned off the money spigot and we are finding the fraud,” HHS said in a statement. “You…
JAMMU: After Rajouri and Poonch, now authorities in Jammu’s Kathua district have suspended Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) for two months, citing security concerns.The preventive action has been taken under section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita as VPN services are being misused by certain individuals and groups to bypass cyber restrictions and access prohibited applications,…
NEW DELHI: The US administration for children and families (ACF) under the department of health and human services wrote to the governors of 39 states, calling on them to safeguard Social Security benefits meant for children in foster care. In letters sent on Thursday, the ACF flagged concerns alleging that state child welfare agencies are…
The US government is facing a new ‘problem’ over the H-1B visa fee, that was implemented a few months ago. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that he, along with 19 other US states, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s policy of hiking the fee on new H-1B visa petitions to an “unprecedented”…
A coalition of 20 US states, led by California, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a new $100,000 fee imposed on H-1B visas, arguing that the move is unlawful and threatens access to essential public services such as healthcare and education.The legal challenge, announced by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, targets a…
KOLKATA: Security has been stepped up in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, ahead of a controversial foundation-laying event of ‘Babri Mosque’ planned by suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir.On Saturday, Kabir told reporters, “All is well. Wait until it’s 12 noon; the reading of the Quran will begin then. After that, the foundation stone will be…
For the first time since World AIDS Day was established in 1988, the United States government will not recognise or commemorate the global event. The Trump administration has reportedly ordered federal agencies, employees and grantees to avoid publicly promoting World AIDS Day or using government funds to mark it, a dramatic break from nearly four…
File photo: US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (Picture credit: AP) The Trump administration may postpone the rollout of long-promised semiconductor tariffs, despite earlier indications that the measures would be announced soon. According to news agency Reuters, US officials have privately told government and industry stakeholders over the past few days that…
DHS secretary Kristi Noem insists process for Green Cards and H-1B visas sped up under Trump administration, but applicants must follow these three rules Kristi Noem, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said that the Trump administration has sped up the process of visa and green card approvals. Speaking at a recent interview with…
PATNA: The Patna District Administration addressed concerns on Saturday regarding a viral social media video showing ink marks on both fingers of LJP(Ram Vilas) MP Shambhavi Chaudhary after voting. The administration clarified that polling staff initially applied ink incorrectly on her right hand, and following the Presiding Officer’s intervention, ink was also applied to her…
