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Tibetan Policy and Support Act, 2020
The United States Senate has recently passed the Tibetan policy and support act of 2020. The bill was already passed in the house of representatives of the United States in January, 2020. Key features of the Act The Tibetan Policy and Support Act, 2020 is based on the Tibet Policy Act of 2002. The act ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: China-Tibet • Dalai Lama • Government of the United States • In Tibet • Tibet
3 teams from India awarded in NASAs Human Exploration Rover Challenge
NASA has awarded three teams from India as part its annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge, which invites high school and college students to build and test roving vehicles for future missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. The team from KIET Group of Institutions in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, won the ‘AIAA Neil Armstrong Best Design ..
Topics: Government of the United States • NASA • NASA people • Phagwara • Rover
US reaches H-1B Visa cap for year 2020
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has reached mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for the year 2020 in just 5 days since 1st April. This happened aftermath of getting sufficient number of petitions for the work visa among foreign, including Indian, professionals. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that facilitates the US companies to ..
Topics: E-3 visa • Government of the United States • H visa • H-1B visa • Immigration to the United States • Lawful permanent residents • Nationality • Travel visa • United States
US Attorney General to release copy of Mueller report
The Attorney General of US General William Barr has planned to issue a readacted copy of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s 400 page report over the interference of Russia in the 2016 Preseidential election. He said that he is willing to testify before the committees about the report. So far the statements made on the statements ..
Topics: Dismissal of James Comey • Foreign electoral intervention • Government of the United States • Robert Mueller • Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections • Special Counsel investigation • United States Department of Justice • United States federal executive departments • William Barr
Trump did not coordinate with Russia in 2016 : Mueller report
The Special Counsel Robert Mueller has found no evidence for Mr Trump to coordinate with Russia during his election campaign in 2016. The report has still not been put for public’s view. The Democrats point out that Mr Mueller found evidence for and against obstruction and are demanding for full report. They also insisted that ..
Topics: Climate change skepticism and denial • Contents • Current Affairs – December, 2019 • Donald Trump • Foreign electoral intervention • Government of the United States • Reactions to the Special Counsel investigation • Robert Mueller • Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections • The Apprentice