Washington: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she believes that God wanted President Donald Trump to win the 2016 election, the media reported. “I think God calls all of us to fill different roles at different times and I think that he wanted Donald Trump to become President,[Read More…]
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Modi, Trump agree to further boost India-US ties
New Delhi, Days after US President Donald Trump’s jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over India’s role in ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan, the two leaders agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations in the year ahead. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday, Modi[Read More…]
Trump defends Syria pullout, says US can’t be world’s policeman
Washington, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed his decision to withdraw US troops from Syria and said that his country cannot be the world’s policeman in a surprise visit to troops deployed in Iraq. Trump made his remarks to reporters after arriving with first lady Melania Trump about 7:16[Read More…]
Former US president Barack Obama dons Santa hat to cheer sick kids
Washington ,Former US President Barack Obama paid a surprise visit to the Children’s National Medical Center here, bringing with him a sack of presents for the young patients. The 44th President was given a rock star’s entrance as he entered the hospital, with his swagger giving way to dance moves as[Read More…]
Trump discussed Moscow tower later than previously known: Lawyer
Washington, Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani has suggested that the US President had spoken with his former attorney Michael Cohen past January 2016 about a Trump Tower in Moscow. In an interview on Sunday, Giuliani referred to Trump’s written responses to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, saying the conversations about the[Read More…]
Trump names Mulvaney as acting White House chief of staff
Washington, US President Donald Trump on Friday named budget director Mick Mulvaney as acting chief of staff, a week after he announced John Kelly’s scheduled departure. “I am pleased to announce that Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management & Budget, will be named Acting White House Chief of[Read More…]
Washington AG vows to sue federal government over baby citizenship right
San Francisco: Attorney General (AG) Bob Ferguson of Washington state has vowed to sue US President Donald Trump’s administration if Trump enforces a plan to revoke birthright citizenship of babies born to some non-citizens. Ferguson said in a statement that he would bring a lawsuit against Trump if he follows[Read More…]
I wanted Trump to win US election: Vladimir Putin
Helsinki: US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin started their first bilateral meeting here on Monday and they are expected to discuss a wide range of issues. Putin told the media that the two leaders had kept in regular touch over the telephone and in meetings in[Read More…]
Trump’s approval rating highest in 11 months: Poll
Washington: US President Donald Trump’s approval rating has rebounded to its highest level since the 100-day mark of his presidency, even as his approval ratings for handling major issues remain largely negative, according to a new CNN poll. Overall, 42 per cent approve of the way Trump is handling the presidency,[Read More…]
Ex-Playboy model claims having affair with Trump
New York: A former Playboy model claimed that she had an affair with Donald Trump in 2006 and has also described the US President’s alleged system for concealing affairs, a media report said. The New Yorker in the report on Friday said that Trump met Karen McDougal in June 2006[Read More…]
Another woman accuses ex-US President of sexual misconduct
After three women revealed incidents of sexual misconduct involving the former US President, George HW Bus, one more woman has come forward alleging that Bush had touched her inappropriately. On Friday, Amanda Staples posted a photo on Instagram of her with the 93-year-old former leader taken in 2006 when she[Read More…]
Village in India to send over 1000 rakhis to Donald Trump
The women and children of this remote village symbolically named by an NGO after US President Donald Trump will send him 1,001 rakhis on the Hindu festival that celebrates the brother-sister bond. The residents of Marora village in the backwards Mewat region represents the “wish of the people that ties[Read More…]
President Trump had said ‘very gracious things’ about me, says PM Modi
After being welcomed by US President, Donald Trump at White House on Monday, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, said that the US President had said “very gracious things” about him on a visit to India in 2014. “Even before he (Trump) ran for the US Presidency, when he came to India[Read More…]
Another Appeals Court in US blocks Trump’s travel ban
A federal appeals court has upheld a decision, blocking US President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban once again. A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals deals the administration another defeat, as the Supreme Court has considered a separate case on the issue. The judges said that[Read More…]
PM Modi to hold his first meeting with US President Donald Trump
An official announcement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding his first meeting with US President Donald Trump when he visits Washington on June 25-26 was made by the Foreign Ministry on Monday. He will hold talks with the US President on the second day of his visit, a statement by the[Read More…]
US to host Prime Minister Modi later this month
The US State Department has notified that the USA is looking forward to host Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this month. “We look forward to having the (Indian) Prime Minister here in Washington – I believe it’s later this month,” State Department Spokesperson, Heather Nauert, said at a news conference[Read More…]
Trump nominates Christopher Wray for FBI Director
On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said that he would like to nominate the name of former Justice Department official, Christopher Wray, for the post of FBI Director. Wray has worked under the ousted FBI Director James Comey for two years when the latter was the deputy attorney general. Chris[Read More…]
Trump pulls US out of Paris climate deal
In a move honouring his campaign promise, US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. “I promised I would exit or renegotiate any deal which fails to serve America’s interests,” the president declared in an address in the White House[Read More…]
Middle east countries should combat Islamic extremism: Trump
While speaking at the Riyadh Summit, US President Donald Trump said India was among the nations that have been victims of violent terrorism attacks. Referring to the various terror incidents that took place in the US, Trump said that Europe, countries of Africa and South America, India, Russia, and China[Read More…]
Trump’s little moment caught on camera in Saudi Arabia
In his first overseas trip as President of the United States, Donald Trump was welcomed warmly by the royal family in Saudi Arabia. He was even awarded the country’s top civilian honour, ‘The Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud Medal’, at the Royal Court Palace on Saturday. However, a brief moment[Read More…]
I’m the most unfairly treated politician: Donald Trump
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump claimed that no other politician has been treated more unfairly than him by the media. He has been criticised for his orders a number of times, but believes that he will not let the critics come on his way. “Look at the way I’ve[Read More…]
Chelsea Manning walks out of prison, 7 years after giving secrets to WikiLeaks
Seven years after arrest, Chelsea Manning walked out of a U.S. military prison on Wednesday. She was arrested for passing secrets to WikiLeaks in the largest breach of detailed data in U.S. history. Manning who is 29, was released from the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, at about[Read More…]
US President Donald Trump to speak with PM Modi today
Four days after being sworn in as the Commander in Chief of the United States, the US President Donald Trump will talk to Prime Minister Narendra Modi later on Tuesday. A press statement from the White House shows the new US President will have a talk with with PM Modi[Read More…]
US President Trump misspells honour in latest Tweet
Donald Trump has misspelled ‘honour’ in one of his first tweets as US President, evoking both amused and critical responses. Trump, an avid Twitter user, may have become the leader of the free world but moving to the White House does not seem to have helped his spelling. “I am[Read More…]