Donald Trump: News

15 Nov 2018

White House

Trump nominates Neomi Rao to replace Kavanaugh on DC circuit

US President Donald Trump has sent to the Senate the nomination of prominent Indian-American, Neomi Rao, to replace Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the powerful DC Circuit Court of Appeals.

14 Nov 2018

Diwali

Wish Hindus on Ramadan: Trump's Diwali-wish excludes Hindus, starts trollfest

For someone who resides in White House, and is unarguably one of the most powerful people on earth, Donald Trump really loves giving fodder to his critics.

14 Nov 2018

California

Firefighters battle blazes on two fronts in California, 50 dead

Thousands of firefighters battled blazes in northern and southern California yesterday as body recovery teams searched the remains of houses and charred cars for victims of the deadliest wildfire in the history of the US state.

14 Nov 2018

South Carolina

Last year, over 8,400 hate crimes were reported in US

Over 8,400 hate crime incidents, including 24 against Sikhs, 15 against Hindus, and over 300 against Muslims, were reported in the US in 2017, according to an FBI report.

14 Nov 2018

Diwali

Trump tweets about Diwali celebrations, forgets to mention 'Hindus'

US President Donald Trump celebrated Diwali at a White House ceremony but surprisingly omitted the word 'Hindus', the largest community in the world that celebrates the festival of lights, in his tweets, drawing severe criticism from netizens.

14 Nov 2018

Emmanuel Macron

Trump criticizes Macron over European defense remarks, again

Donald Trump yesterday launched another attack against Emmanuel Macron over the French President's call for a European army, a proposal the US leader earlier had dubbed "insulting."

13 Nov 2018

White House

CNN sues Trump, others for banning WH correspondent Jim Acosta

CNN is filing a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump and several White House officials over the ban on its Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta.

12 Nov 2018

Paris

Nationalism betrays patriotism: Macron lectures Trump in Paris

At the World War I Armistice Day commemoration in Paris on Sunday, just as the world watched global leaders pay their respects to the fallen, France President Emmanuel Macron renounced US President Donald Trump's idea of nationalism.

11 Nov 2018

California

#FuryOfNature: California wildfire destroys 'Westworld' set, celebrity homes

The state of California is fighting wildfires that have been raging for the past couple of days.

10 Nov 2018

Xi Jinping

China, US sparring continues over South China Sea

Asserting there is no problem of freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, Beijing said no country should use any excuse to engage in militarization there.

10 Nov 2018

North Korea

China announces it is ready for trade talks with US

A top Chinese diplomat yesterday, while addressing a press conference in Washington, said China has kept its door open for trade talks with the US, as the two top global economies are locked in a trade war.

10 Nov 2018

White House

Trump demands 'respect' from journalists; might restrict access

US President Donald Trump's feud with the American press seems to be taking a turn for the worse.

10 Nov 2018

Emmanuel Macron

French President Macron's call for European Army 'very insulting': Trump

US President Donald Trump today said the suggestion of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Europe should build its own army was "very insulting," asserting that Europe should first pay its "fair share" to NATO.

10 Nov 2018

Barack Obama

In memoir, Michelle Obama speaks about IVF, pregnancy and marriage

Former First Lady Michelle Obama's memoir 'Becoming' delves deep into her years in the White House, her marriage with Barack, her disdain for President Donald Trump, miscarriage and giving birth to daughters Sasha and Malia through IVF.

09 Nov 2018

H-1B Visa

Trump wants H-1B visas in highly-skilled jobs, not outsourcing roles

The Donald Trump administration wants to make changes in the existing H-1B visa provisions so that it attracts highly skilled foreign workers, as opposed to what it has now evolved into as an "outsourcing" role, the White House yesterday.

09 Nov 2018

Narendra Modi

US Vice President Pence to meet PM Modi next week

US Vice President Mike Pence would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his four-nation trip next week.

08 Nov 2018

South Korea

Granted temporary exemptions to those seeking help: Trump on Iran-sanctions

President Donald Trump yesterday said he gave temporary exemptions to India and seven other major importers of Iranian oil as they sought US' "help" and he didn't want to drive oil prices "up to $ 100 a barrel or $150 a barrel".

08 Nov 2018

White House

Post tiff with Trump, press credentials of CNN reporter suspended

In an unprecedented move, the White House has suspended the press credentials of a CNN journalist terming his behavior as "disgusting and outrageous", hours after he engaged in a heated argument with President Donald Trump in a press-meet.

08 Nov 2018

Diwali

Diwali a special opportunity to reflect on Indo-US friendship: Trump

Greeting people on the occasion of Diwali, US President Donald Trump said the festival of lights is a special opportunity to reflect on the bond of friendship between India and US.

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired by Trump

On Wednesday, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions was removed by US President Donald Trump in the aftermath of the US mid-term elections.

07 Nov 2018

Taylor Swift

#USMidterms: Candidate, endorsed by Taylor Swift, loses to Trump ally

Former Gov. Phil Bredesen lost the crucial US Senate seat of Tennessee to Republican Marsha Blackburn despite being endorsed by pop star Taylor Swift.

07 Nov 2018

Russia News

US eyes more Russia sanctions over Britain nerve attack

The United States has said that it was preparing fresh sanctions against Moscow over the attempted assassination of a former spy in Britain after a previous round sowed chaos on Russian markets.

07 Nov 2018

Elections

#USMidtermElections: Democrats take House, Republicans keep Senate

In what comes as a blow for Trump's presidency, the Democrats are racing ahead to take control of the House of Representatives.

07 Nov 2018

Michigan

#USMidtermElections: History made as first Muslim-woman elected to Congress

Marking a historic win, Democrat Rashida Tlaib won Michigan's 13th Congressional District on Tuesday (local time) making her the first Muslim woman to be elected to the US House of Representatives.

06 Nov 2018

White House

US mid-term elections explained: Could Trump get impeached?

In less than 24 hours, American voters will take to the polls to vote in the crucial US mid-term elections that could make or break Donald Trump's presidency.

06 Nov 2018

Iran

China to continue Iran trade despite new US sanctions

China yesterday denounced the new US sanctions targeting Iran's oil and financial sectors as "long-arm jurisdiction" and vowed to continue its bilateral trade with the Islamic republic.

05 Nov 2018

Hollywood

Alec Baldwin denies punching man, SNL makes fun of incident

Alec Baldwin is most notable for parodying Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live which airs on NBC.

04 Nov 2018

HBO

#GameOfThrones: HBO asks Trump not to quote show for politics

'Game of Thrones', the HBO show, has transcended into a global cultural phenomenon. As a result, it is often quoted for relatable pop-culture references.

04 Nov 2018

Iran

Sanctions will hit Iran in big way from Nov-5: Trump

The US sanctions will hit Iran in a big way from November 5, President Donald Trump has said, asserting that the "toughest-ever" punitive measures have been put in place for a "corrupt regime" in Tehran.

01 Nov 2018

India

Enough petroleum supply for countries to cut Iran oil-import: Trump

President Donald Trump said yesterday that he had determined there was sufficient supply of petroleum and petroleum products for countries to "significantly" reduce their purchase of crude oil from Iran, which is going to face US sanctions from November 5.

01 Nov 2018

Barack Obama

US envoy: Trump declined R-Day invite because of 'scheduling issue'

US Ambassador to India, Kenneth Juster, recently said President Donald Trump's inability to participate as the chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations next year was a "purely scheduling issue".

31 Oct 2018

White House

Trump to end birthright citizenship of babies of non-citizens, immigrants

US President Donald Trump is intensifying his immigration rhetoric heading into the midterm elections, declaring he wants to order the end of the constitutional right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born in the US.

30 Oct 2018

India

Trump won't attend India's 70th Republic Day parade. Here's why

US President Donald Trump will be unable to participate as Chief Guest of India's Republic Day 2019 celebrations due to scheduling constraints, White House confirmed.

30 Oct 2018

Barack Obama

Michael Moore shares footage of mail-bomb suspect at Trump's rally

Michael Moore is an American director with films like 'Fahrenheit 9/11' that explored how the Bush government exploited media to justify middle-eastern invasions.

29 Oct 2018

Barack Obama

Trump might not be chief guest for Republic Day 2019

US President Donald Trump is unlikely to accept India's invitation to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations, sources said yesterday.

28 Oct 2018

Israel

Pittsburg Shooting: Who is Robert Bowers who reportedly killed 11

At least 11 people have been killed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after a gunman open fired at Tree of Life synagogue on Saturday.

27 Oct 2018

India

US won't allow Iran to develop world's deadliest weapons: Trump

US President Donald Trump has said all sanctions against Iran lifted by the 2015 nuclear deal will be back in "full force" from November 5 and promised more in the future to prevent Iran from developing the world's deadliest weapons.

27 Oct 2018

Barack Obama

Mail-bomb suspect Sayoc worked as male stripper, had criminal past

The arrest of 56-year-old Cesar Altieri Sayoc Jr., the man suspected of having sent mail bombs to several Trump critics including Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama, has raised more questions than it has answered.

27 Oct 2018

Florida

US: Man, suspected of sending bombs to Trump's critics, arrested

A 56-year-old, identified as Cesar Sayoc Jr., was arrested in Florida on Friday morning in connection to bombs sent to President of United States Donald Trump's critics earlier this week.

26 Oct 2018

Security

Believe it or not, Trump uses only 'one' official iPhone

The White House Thursday dismissed The New York Times report that US President Donald Trump has three cell-phones, saying he has only one official government iPhone, the security of which follows industry best practices.