Biden to Announce New Steps to Rein in COVID’s Spread

Sept. 9, 2021 — President Joe Biden will announce more stringent vaccination mandates for federal workers and contractors tonight, according to CNN. The new rules are expected to be part of a larger plan to fight COVID-19 in the United States. The president is scheduled to unveil his latest strategies for the pandemic from … Read more

Employers may have to mandatorily enroll unorganised workers on e-Shram

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The government is likely to issue an advisory mandating employers to enrol all unorganised workers employed with them on the e-Shram portal. It would also hold registration camps at industrial and construction sites as it aims to enrol more and more unorganised workers on the portal. Over 2.7 million unorganised workers have registered on the … Read more

The Hidden Costs of School Shootings

She can’t recall if she had nightmares, she says. Rather, she had a vivid image that she knows wasn’t a true memory, “but it’s like a representation of how I felt.” In reality, the choir kids had been sitting cross-legged on top of each other to stay away from the office door. “But in … Read more

Walmart to scrap quarterly bonuses as it raises wages

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Walmart Inc said on Thursday it was phasing out its decades-old quarterly bonuses for store workers as it implements hourly wage raises for employees. The U.S. retailer would scrap the benefit at the end of its fiscal year on Jan. 31, and roll it into associates’ base pay. “The overwhelming majority of our associates say … Read more

Cuba begins vaccinating children as young as two for Covid-19

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While other countries have said they will eventually vaccinate children, Cuba is believed to be the first to give Covid-19 vaccines to toddlers. In September, it declared that its homegrown vaccines were safe to give to young children. Throughout the pandemic, most in-person classes have been suspended on the island. Instead of going to school, … Read more

Milkweed Butterflies Are More Murderous Than They Look

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Butterflies seem gentle as they flutter from plant to plant. But some may be more murderous than you imagine. Naturalists recently witnessed several species of milkweed butterfly harassing, subduing and subsequently feeding on milkweed caterpillars, presumably to get their fill of toxic alkaloids inside the larvae. This behavior was described in an article published Wednesday … Read more

RedmiBook 15 Pro Review

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Xiaomi is pushing further into the Indian laptop market with a new set of mainstream RedmiBook and premium Mi Notebook offerings, all built around current-gen hardware and priced to take on mainstream PC brands. Today, we’re reviewing the RedmiBook 15 Pro which is aimed at those who want a comfortable machine for everyday communication, office … Read more

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat launches mobile app on ‘National’ thinkers

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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday launched a mobile app developed to make more accessible works of “national” thinkers. The RSS leader undertook a day-long tour of the Bihar capital, his first in past several months, during which he met functionaries of the organization besides launching the app. A release by the RSS … Read more