Topic: Donald Trump
Trump sues Facebook, Twitter, Google over social media bans
Trump filed three lawsuits that seek court orders to restore his social media accounts, along with punitive damages, to ensure other users can’t be banned or flagged by tech giants.
Biden administration reverses Trump-era policy on rejecting H1-B, other visa applications
A 2018 policy allowed immigration officers to reject visa applications, including the H1-B, instead of first issuing a notice of intent to deny visa to applicants.
Donald Trump calls on nations to demand reparations from China due to Covid pandemic
Trump added that he had a great relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping until the 'China virus', and that China doesn't care much about current US President Joe Biden.
Covid flip-flops, ‘friendship’ with top Chinese scientist — what Anthony Fauci emails reveal
Washington Post, Buzzfeed News and CNN accessed over 3,000 pages of emails, between January and June 2020. Documents show how the top US expert handled the pandemic.
Pakistan looks to ‘reset ties’ with US as last American troops prepare to exit Afghanistan
Once an ally of the US as it set out to rout the al-Qaeda in the wake of 9/11, Pakistan fell out of favour with Washington over time due to its stand and actions on terrorism.
‘Hunger Games’ salute for Myanmar, and the global Covid response ship finally sets sail
The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.
Joe Biden’s first contact with China runs into Communist Party’s propaganda war
Chinese propaganda after talks with US officials in Alaska has given Joe Biden another reason to continue Donald Trump's China policies.
US senators urge President Biden to repeal Trump-era ban on H-1B, other foreign work visas
Trump had instituted Proclamation 10052 in June 2020, halting the processing of non-immigrant H-1B, L-1, H-2B & J-1 visas, based on alleged potential risk to the US labour market.
Trump ‘gutted’ immigration system, takes time to rebuild, says Homeland Security Secretary
The Trump govt hardened immigration rules on those allowed to seek asylum in the US and advocated a merit-based immigration system to protect US workers.
Donald Trump and wife Melania took Covid vaccine in secret, says adviser
This comes after the former president said everyone should get vaccinated against Covid-19 at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Between British colonisers and Indian immigrants, how Zimbabwe’s cricket culture grew
Cricket was played as a colonial inheritance, and then as a legacy of Indian identity, before it became a way to find place in nationalist Zimbabwean sporting culture.
Electric scooters are becoming a rage and Bengaluru’s Ather has quietly raced ahead
Nearly three years since it launched its first scooter in 2018, Ather Energy’s revenues have increased from Rs 11.7 crore in FY19 to Rs 48.8 crore in FY20.
Defence
What is essential defence services Bill and how it will impact ordnance factories and others
Strike proposed by employees’ federations of ordnance factories from 26 July, against Modi govt decision to corporatise them, perhaps triggered introduction of the Bill.
Like them or not, Taliban are a reality. India can deal with them if BJP resets its politics
Befriending the Taliban is possible, and pragmatic. It’s just that it calls for a big reset in the BJP’s domestic politics — a formula that goes beyond polarisation.