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 US withdraws move to repeal work authorisation for H-1B spouses Jubilee News Desk US President Joe Biden has withdrawn a rule rescinding work authorisation for H4 visa holders, who are spouses of those possessing H-1B work visas. Majority of those effected were highly-skilled Indian women. The H4 visa is normally …

Kamala Harris first Indian-origin, African-American Vice-President Security at peak for the oath taking ceremony Special Desk Joe Biden 78, became the 46th president of United States of America on Wednesday as he took oath at 10.30 pm (IST) along with Kamala Harris the first Indian-origin, African-American person to be sworn …

Special Desk Spotlight is on Joe Biden, the president-elect and vice president-elect Kamala Harris as they take over the chairs. The Indian perspective is no less than the issues in the US. The high-profile team of Biden-Harris has several accomplished diplomats and personalities such as John Kerry, Vivek Murthy, Janet …

Jubilee News Desk Another Indian-American has been appointed by the United States President-elect Joe Biden to a key White House position related to economy. Sameera Fazili has been named as Deputy Director, National Economic Council at the White House. The National Economic Council coordinates the economic policy making process and …

Special Desk What led to the leak of covid-19 virus? To find an answer, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reached Chinese city of Wuhan to investigate the origin of the Covid-19. The long-awaited probe came up only after months of negotiations between the WHO and China. Ten scientists will …

Jubilee News Desk Filled with conspiracies, drama, and suspense, Tandav the new web series is promising its audience a roller coaster ride inside politics. Tandav is a story that happens in New Delhi the capital city of the world’s largest democracy. It takes you inside the closed power corridors, chaotic …

Washington. Congress has overridden President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago. In an extraordinary New Year’s Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate easily turned aside the veto, dismissing Trump’s objections to the USD 740 billion bill and …

Special Desk With a 79% efficacy against covid, Chinese authorities have given conditional approval for general public use of a vaccine developed by state-owned drug maker Sinopharm. The 79% efficacy rate was claimed in phase three trials. Several Chinese-made vaccines at a late trial stage are already in use after …

Special Desk People who will get the covid vaccine jab will be given ‘vaccine passport.’ The announcement comes from the Russian health minister Mikhail Murashko. This will come with multiple benefits for those vaccinated. He said from January 2021 all Russians who have been vaccinated will receive a so-called “vaccine …

Jubilee News Desk A Saudi Arabia based prominent women’s rights activist was sentenced nearly six years in prison. Loujain al-Hathloul has already been in pre-trial detention and has endured several stretches of solitary confinement. Rights group “Prisoners of Conscience,” which focuses on Saudi political detainees, said al-Hathloul could be released …