Qatar Airways said on Thursday it will offer free laptops to business class passengers flying to the United States, in an effort to provide a unique solution to the recently imposed US ban on electronic devices. In a statement, the Doha-based carrier said it would begin offering a “laptop loan[Read More…]
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Putin denies interfering in US election
Coffee shop loyalty card shows hole-punch through Trump’s head
Ivanka Trump takes unpaid job at the White House
Trump signs executive order to rollback Obama’s climate change policies
US President Donald Trump signed another controversial executive order to radically change Barack Obama’s climate policies, ceding American leadership in the international campaign to combat global warming. Trump signed the order at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), keeping his campaign promise to revive the coal industry. In the new executive[Read More…]
Fearless girl statue to remain on Wall Street
US: Drop in Indian applications after hate crimes
‘I tend to be right’ says President Donald Trump
Trump nominates Indian-American to top judicial post
North Korea says ready for war with US
Infosys decides not to apply for H-1B visa for junior staff
Senate questions Trump’s adviser in Russia investigation
The Senate investigation committee has asked one of Donald Trump’s longtime advisors to produce any documents that could be related to its investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. Advisor Roger Stone says that he is glad to have an opportunity where he gets to publicly testify before the[Read More…]
US ‘must be paid more’ to defend Germany: Trump
Soon after the first meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President Donald Trump on Saturday, President Trump says that Germany owes “vast sums of money” to NATO and the U.S. According to Trump’s tweets, US”must be paid more” for providing defense, echoing his stance that European allies need to[Read More…]
Trump refuses to shake hand with Angela Merkel
US President Donald Trump has apparently refused to shake German chancellor Angela Merkel’s hand during a joint appearance at the White House. In a video, reporters asked Trump and Merkel to shake hands at the end of the photo op, as is customary during meetings between foreign leaders. Hearing the[Read More…]
Germany increases film funding by 55%
The German government on Wednesday approved a 55% increase in film funding to €150 million ($161 million) in a bold move to grow the local and international film business in Germany. According to reports, Culture secretary Monika Grütters confirmed on Thursday morning during the announcement of the nominations for this[Read More…]
Application for H-1B to be accepted from April 3
Trump administration releases ‘America-First’ budget proposal
Trump administration on Thursday released a preliminary 2018 budget proposal, which details many of the changes the US President wants to make to the federal government’s spending. To pay for an increase in defence spending, the ‘America First’ budget proposes dramatic cuts to many federal agencies including Environmental Protection Agency,[Read More…]
Hawaii federal judge blocks Trump’s new travel ban
A federal judge in Hawaii has placed a nationwide hold on the key aspects of US President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban after hearing arguments that the executive order discriminates on the basis of nationality. The executive order was put on hold just hours before the new restrictions were to[Read More…]
Five Republican-nominated judges support travel ban
Trump’s lawyer demands apology from Snoop Dogg
US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen says rapper Snoop Dogg should apologise for his latest music video in which he parodies an assassination of Trump. In the video, a character named Ronald Clump gets shot with a prank gun. With his long, bright red tie and orange makeup,[Read More…]
Snoop Dogg’s latest music video features Clown-in-Chief Ronald Klump, parodying Trump
American rapper Snoop Dogg’s latest politically charged music video discusses police brutality, travel ban and all other issue ‘Trumpland’ is facing now. In the video, a character named Ronald Clump gets shot with a prank gun. With his long, bright red tie and orange makeup, Ronald Clump is a stand-in[Read More…]
Trump and Palestinian President to hold first talks
Starbucks popularity declines after CEO’s refugee remarks
Starbucks’s customers seem to be offended by Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz’s declaration, promising to employ thousands of refugees, post President Donald Trump’s first executive order that temporarily banned travel from seven mostly-Muslim nations. Schultz in a letter to employees said the promise of the American Dream was “being called into[Read More…]
Hawaii sues to block Trump’s unconstitutional travel ban
US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies had faced a pair of new challenges on Wednesday. The attorney general of Hawaii alleged that Donald Trump had violated the Constitution with his redrawn executive order banning travel from six predominantly Muslim countries and had requested immediate court intervention to halt the order.[Read More…]
Trump’s revised travel order applies to people from 6 Muslim-majority nations seeking new visas
President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban will temporarily halt entry to the United States for people from six Muslim-majority nations who are seeking new visas, allowing those with current visas to travel freely. As per reports, Trump was to sign the new executive order on Monday. The directive aims to[Read More…]