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India hopes for relaxed United States visa regime under Joe Biden
Even as President-elect Biden has already indicated that he plans to reverse the Trump administration's immigration policies on day one of his assuming office, whether it will include any reprieve for Indians is not clear yet. Reports suggest that the Biden administration will pave the way for citizenship in eight years for around 11 million illegal immigrants in the US.
United States: Donald Trump to leave office with lowest approval rating
The new Gallup poll published on Monday revealed that 34 per cent of Americans approved of the job Trump is doing as President, the lowest rating since he assumed office on January 20, 2017. The Gallup poll also showed that Trump's 41 per cent approval rating thoughout his four years as President was four points lower than for any of his predecessors.
Placards of PM Modi, other world leaders seen at pro-freedom rally in Sindh of Pakistan
The protesters were seen raising pro-freedom slogans and wanted the intervention of PM Narendra Modi and other world leaders for their freedom from Pakistan. The protesters said that Sindh is the home of Indus Valley Civilisation and Vedic religion, illegitimately occupied by the British Empire and was delivered by them to Pakistan in 1947.
Woman trying to 'sell Nancy Pelosi's laptop to Russians' arrested
A listing posted on the Justice Department's website on Monday said that Riley June Williams was arrested earlier in the day in Pennsylvania's Middle District, The Hill news website reported. The listing tracks arrests made in connection to the violence.
Afghanistan President, NATO chief discuss peace talks
The two sides on Monday discussed "the Afghan peace process and NATO's continued support for Afghanistan Defense and Security forces", Xinhua news agency quoted the statement issued by Ghani's office as saying.
'More people in UK hospitals than at any other time during pandemic'
Speaking at a virtual press conference at Downing Street, Hancock said on Monday that hospitals in the UK are under enormous pressure amid surging coronavirus infections with someone admitted every 30 seconds, reports Xinhua news agency.
WHO, China could have acted faster on covid 19 outbreak : Pandemic Response probe team
The panel also criticised WHO for dragging its feet at the start of the crisis, pointing out that the UN health agency had not convened its emergency committee until January 22, 2020. And the committee failed to agree to declare the novel coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) - its highest alert level - until a week later.
Donald Trump likely to issue 100 pardons: Report
Trump has privately debated with white house advisers whether to take the extraordinary step of issuing a pardon for himself but some administration officials have cautioned Trump against a self-pardon because it would make him look guilty.
Kamala Harris resigns from Senate ahead of inauguration
After she takes over as Vice President, Harris will preside over the upper chamber of Congress, Xinhua news agency. "Thus, as I leave the United States Senate, this is not goodbye. This is hello," Harris wrote in an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle issued on Monday, indicating that in her capacity as the Vice President, she will also become the President of the Senate.
Telegram blocks hundreds of public calls for violence in US
Telegram founder Pavel Durov said that the company welcomes peaceful debate and protest, but "our Terms of Service explicitly prohibit distributing public calls to violence". While the US represents less than 2 per cent of Telegram's user base, the company said it has been watching the situation closely.
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