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Amazon’s warehouses in India vandalized

Disgruntled regionalist political party MNS behind the attack, police say. Two cases of vandalism at Amazon warehouses at Mumbai and Pune have been reported on Friday, Workers allegedly belonging to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) marched into the e-commerce giant’s...

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New book aims to shatter prejudices around human-dog relationships

The Adventures of Lori the Husky is a two-part dog adventure saga where five daycare puppies decide to defy all conventions and chase after their most cherished dreams. Most “dog literature,” including dog movies and dog books, tends to revolve...

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Amazon Wholesale India revenue plunges 70%

Amazon Wholesale faces huge decline due to change in India’s FDI regulations. Amazon India’s wholesale branch which is the business-to-business (b2b) arm of the American e-commerce company, saw a decline of 70% in its revenue at Rs. 33,880 million ($460.51...

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Lawmakers urge Biden to speed up EAD

Indian American legislators are among 60 lawmakers who have written to urge the impending Biden administration to renew the H4 Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Reps (Dem) Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois, Ami Bera and Ro Khanna of...

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Republicans nix Pelosi, Trump agreement on increased Covid relief check

US President asks Congress to raise Covid check amount to $2,000, but House Republicans do not arrive at a consensus, effectively rejecting the proposal for the increase. Our Bureau WASHINGTON: On Thursday, Republicans in the House of Representatives effectively rejected...

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US finance corp to invest $54 mn in India’s infra fund

The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is in its final round of fundraising for development projects. Our Bureau US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced Monday that it will invest $54 million in equity for India’s National Investment and...

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Reddy appointed Biden’s director of speechwriting

Our Bureau WASHINGTON: President-Elect Joe Biden’s tryst with diversity continued on Tuesday as he picked two more people from ethnic minority communities among five people he appointed to various White House functions. Among six staff members that were named, Vinay...