The front page had a banner headline saying: ‘UNPRESIDENTED. Trump hastily departs White House, ending crisis’. Another report on the page said people across world are celebrating Trump’s resignation. HIGHLIGHTS The paper was distributed free of cost in Washington DC It was a mark of protest against the Trump administration News of the fake newspaper […]
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I meet Modi, Abe too: Trump lashes out on claims of hiding details about meeting Putin
The president pushed back against a report in an interview with Fox News saying details of the meeting “(are) up for grabs”, and wondered why no one asks about his meeting with other world leaders. President Donald Trump avoided directly answering when asked whether he currently is or has ever worked for Russia after a […]
Mysore-Born Gita Gopinath Joins IMF As First Woman Chief Economist
Gita Gopinath joined last week at a time, when she believes the world is experiencing a retreat from globalisation, posing challenges to multilateral institutions. WASHINGTON: Mysore-born Gita Gopinath has joined International Monetary Fund as its chief economist, becoming the first woman to occupy the top IMF post. Ms Gopinath’s joined last week at a time, […]
Trump Considering “Steel Barrier” Instead Of Solid Mexico Border Wall
Donald Trump has already altered his long-standing pledge that Mexico would pay for the wall, claiming a new trade deal with Mexico, Canada will cover the cost. After pledging for years to construct a solid wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to combat illegal immigration, President Donald Trump appears to be backing away from that promise […]
American killed on Andaman island: ‘Please do not be angry with tribes or God if I die’
Hours before he was shot dead with arrows by an endangered tribe in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 26-year-old John Alley Chau had written a letter to his parents, asking them not to be “mad at them or at God” if he was killed. Chau was shot dead by tribesmen last week when he arrived […]
Facebook Fired Oculus Co-Founder Palmer Luckey for Supporting Trump: Report
Facebook’s firing of Oculus VR co-founder Palmer Luckey last year was reportedly on the grounds of him supporting US President Donald Trump, a media report has said. According to a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday, Luckey was asked to leave after he donated $10,000 (roughly Rs. 7,30,200) to an anti-Hillary Clinton group during the […]
Donald Trump To Send “Presidential Alert” To US Mobiles On Thursday
The messages will bear the headline “Presidential Alert”, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said in a statement this week. Phones will make a loud tone and have a special vibration, said FEMA, which will send the alert. WASHINGTON: The Trump administration will send a message to all US cellphones on Thursday to test a […]
Donald Trump’s policy on H1-B Visa, immigrant workers could harm US competitiveness, say top CEOs
New York: The Trump administration’s “inconsistent” immigration policies, including on the H1-B visa for professionals, could “disrupt” operations of American firms and inflict “substantial harm” on their competitiveness, CEOs from top US companies have warned. In a letter to US Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, members of the Business Roundtable, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, […]
US stands by remark on terrorists in Pakistan after Islamabad says correct it
On Thursday, US issued a readout stating US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had a telephonic conversation with Imran Khan wherein he also raised the issue of “terrorists operating in Pakistan” The United States of America has refused a demand by Pakistan to correct an earlier statement that contained a reference to terrorists operating in […]
In Unprecedented Move, Ex-Spymasters Condemn Trump For His “Threats”
Former CIA directors and another half dozen of America’s most senior spies have issued an unprecedented condemnation of President Donald Trump, after his decision to blacklist their colleague John Brennan. In a statement, ex-CIA bosses appointed by Republican and Democratic presidents — including Robert Gates, George Tenet, Porter Goss, Leon Panetta and David Petraeus — […]