An online petition has been established in order to prolong the grace period for H-1B visa holders.

In the wake of major layoffs, two Indian-American organizations have launched an online petition pushing President Joe Biden to increase the grace period for H-1B visa holders from two months to a year. In the face of major layoffs in the American computer sector that have left a big number of In...

50,000 people sign a petition to ban cruises and control polluting ships in Marseille

An online petition to keep polluting cruise ships out of Marseille has received more than 50,000 signatures.

The cruise port in the French city, which receives about 2 million visitors annually, is one of the busiest in all of Europe.

But as air pollution grows, many locals ha...

AMAZON GOES TO COURT IN INDIA REGARDING RETAIL DISPUTE

HIGHLIGHTS

• Amazon‘s Indian partner wants to sell its retail assets in India to Reliance Industries.
• Amazon has filed an appeal in an Indian court against this decision.

In an Indian court, Amazon.com Inc. has filed an appeal in...

TESLA CRASH LEAVES MUCH TO ANSWER- CAR MALFUNCTION OR SIMPLY DRIVERS CARELESSNESS

• South Korean police are scrutinizing a Tesla crash that killed one person and injured two others last week, to see if malfunctions in the vehicle could have played a role.
• The Yongsan Police Station said Sunday that the vehicle has been take in custody of the National Forensic ...

NAGOYA MAYOR SUBMITS PETITION FOR RESIGNATION OF GOVERNOR HIDEAKI OMURA

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• Nagoya mayor submits petition for resignation of Governor Hideaki Omura.
• The resolution is over a controversial art exhibit that took place in 2019.
• Mayor Kawamura mentioned that Omura is unfit to serve as the governor.<...

JEE, NEET 2020 EXAMS: SIX STATES FILE REVIEW PETITION IN SC

Highlights

• On August 17, the Supreme Court had rejected the plea to postpone JEE Main and NEET 2020 Exams

• States of Maharashtra, West Bengal, Punjab and Rajasthan are among the six states to file review petition

Six state governments have knocked the do...

PARENTS FILE PETITION IN SC AGAINST CBSE's DECISION TO HOLD CLASS XII EXAMS IN JULY

The decision made by CBSE to hold remaining papers of the class XII board exam in the month of July has been challenged by the parents as they have filed a petition against them in the Supreme Court of India. Parents filing petition have stated that conducting exams means exposing their children ...

SC: INDIA WILL BE CALLED INDIA AND NOT BHARAT

Highlights

• CJI S.A. Bobde said India is already called Bharat in the Constitution hence the existing name can’t be changed

• Advocate Ashwin Vaish stated that the existing name India is derived from Greek word ‘Indica’

• The petitio...

SAN DIEGO INITIATES TO BAN GAS CAR SALES

Highlights:

• Breathe Free America has started a ballot petition to ban the sales of new gas vehicles.
• The initiative will also add a tax of 2.5% on any gas vehicles over $50k.
• San Diego is the largest market of Electric Vehicles (EVs).
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SBS MUSIC CONCERT CANCELLED AMID SPREAD OF COVID-19

Highlights –

• SBS cancels Daegu music concert
• K-pop fans submit petition for cancellation of the concert
• BTS, NCT 127, ZICO, etc. were scheduled to appear

According to reports, South Korean broadcasting channel SBS h...