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US Immigration Reform Bill Will Cut Green Card Wait For Indians
Democrats introduced on Thursday a comprehensive immigration reform bill that wants to allow more permanent immigrant status or green cards for professional Indians, who have the longest wait for immigration, and cut their wait times. ....
Vinod Kapri On His Docu-film '1232 KMs' About Migrant Workers' Plight
National Award-winning filmmaker Vinod Kapri's new documentary "1232 Kms" is garnering praise for the depth with which it chronicles the ordeal of migrant workers during the nationwide lockdown last year. ....
Peltzman Effect: Why Covid Cases Are Soaring After Jabs
An increasing number of people, including doctors, are testing positive from the Covid-19 infections even after taking both doses of vaccinated. The reason could be an increase in the risk-taking behaviour, prompted by the rollout of vaccines against the deadly virus, better understood as the "Peltzman Effect". ....
30% Health Workers In Lucknow Are Covid Positive
More than 30 per cent of the health workers in Lucknow have tested positive for Covid. ....
1,15,000 Healthcare Workers Died Due To Covid: WHO Chief
Nearly 1,15,000 health and care workers have died due to Covid since the pandemic began last year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, hailing their sacrifice and asserting the need to protect and invest in healthcare workforce as a matter of urgency. ....
'BJP's Decision Cause Each Assam Tea Worker To Lose Rs 2,70,000 In 5 Years'
Opposition Congress claimed that due to the recent decision of the BJP government in Assam, each tea worker would lose Rs 2,70,000 in five years. ....
Renault Nissan Workers To Boycott Work Till Covid Measures Are Taken
The workers union at the Franco-Japanese joint venture plant Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Ltd has decided not to report for duty on Monday till Covid-19 safety measures are put in place. ....
Delhi has been under strict lockdown due to an unprecedented surge in Covid cases since April 19. While the metro services were completely suspended on May 10. Now, as Covid cases and daily positivity rate continues to decline, the Delhi administration has started a phase-wise unlocking exercise. In the process for the second consecutive week, after permitting for construction and manufacturing/ factories since May 31, DDMA in its order issued on Saturday has allowed opening markets and malls in Delhi on an alternate day (odd-even basis), wh....
1 In 3 Public Health Workers Pose Symptoms Of PTSD, Depression: CDC
More than 30 per cent public health workers have reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), because of the prolonged demand for responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ....
Chinese City Launches Nucleic Acid Testing After New Covid Cases
Nanjing, capital of China's Jiangsu province, launched an all-inclusive nucleic acid testing campaign after 17 airport workers tested positive for Covid-19. ....
