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East Wing of White House bulldozed to make way for Trump's USD 250 million ballroom project | In pic
World | Oct 22, 2025, 12:58 PM ISTHeavy machinery began demolishing a section of the White House’s East Wing on Monday, clearing space for President Donald Trump’s ambitious $250 million ballroom project. The partial teardown, involving the historic building once home to the First Lady’s office, has sparked criticism.
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Donald Trump administration sets stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs in new memo
World | Feb 27, 2025, 06:21 AM ISTThe General Services Administration, which handles federal real estate, told employees on Monday that a reduction in force was underway and they would “everything in our power to make your departure fair and dignified.”
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Federal holiday pressures US companies to give Juneteenth off
World | Jun 19, 2021, 09:35 AM ISTHundreds of top companies had already pledged last year to observe Juneteenth in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and the national reckoning on racism that followed.
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Brazil federal prosecutor challenges World Cup law
Football | Jul 11, 2013, 07:22 AM ISTRio De Janeiro, Jul 11: Brazil's federal prosecutor has challenged the constitutionality of the so-called World Cup law which was signed last year by Brazil President Dilma Rousseff.The law gives FIFA, the world governing body
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US Files Suit Against Signal Intl For 'Abusing' Indian Workers
World | Apr 21, 2011, 03:26 PM ISTWashington, Apr 21: US federal authorities have filed a lawsuit against a marine services company based in Alabama for alleged demeaning treatment of 500 Indian employees, who were forced to live in “substandard” accommodations and