Tag: US President Donald Trump
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Indian-American federal prosecutor Bharara asked to quit
Preet Bharara, a high-profile Indian-American federal prosecutor who had an Indian diplomat arrested, has been asked to quit by US President Donald Trump's administration in a sweeping ouster of hold-overs from the previous administration. Bharara and 45 other federal prosecutors, who were appointed by former President Barack Obama, were told on Friday by Attorney General...
March 11, 2017 -
UK MPs to debate Trump’s visit
British MPs on Monday will debate US President Donald Trump's state visit to the UK, amid protests against the trip, a media report said. The debate will take place at Westminster Hall, the BBC reported. It comes after two petitions — Prevent Donald Trump from making a State Visit to the United Kingdom (1.85 million...
February 20, 2017 -
UK MPs to debate Trump’s visit
British MPs on Monday will debate US President Donald Trump's state visit to the UK, amid protests against the trip, a media report said. The debate will take place at Westminster Hall, the BBC reported. It comes after two petitions — Prevent Donald Trump from making a State Visit to the United Kingdom (1.85 million...
February 20, 2017 -
Putin, Trump may meet around G20 July summit: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will probably meet in July around the G20 summit, the Kremlin announced on Monday. "To start with, we must fix the date and time of a meeting between the two Presidents. Aides are working on this now," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a press conference. Peskov...
February 13, 2017 -
Film, music icons fearless in slamming Trump at awards season
Be it by way of jibes or by expressing concern for the future generation — celebrated names like JK Rowling, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lopez and Stephen Fry from the US film and music industry have been unabashed in slamming US President Donald Trump during the ongoing awards season this year. Several celebrities from showbiz had been...
February 13, 2017 -
Donald Trump lashes out at judges over travel ban
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at the appeals court judges weighing his travel ban and told crowd of law enforcement officials that some of the deliberations he had heard were "disgraceful". He said that the executive order couldn't "be written any plainer or better" and even "a bad high school student would...
February 8, 2017 -
US Court of Appeals to hear challenge to Trump’s ban
Three federal judges in San Francisco will on Tuesday hear oral arguments in the challenge to US President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration. The hour-long hearing, to be conducted by telephone among the judges of the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals at 6 pm will determine the immediate fate of the nationwide temporary restraining...
February 7, 2017 -
Trump signs executive order on regulations
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a new executive order mandating that for each new government regulation being enacted, two need to be revoked. The order was in line with the new President's plan to slash regulations by as much as 75 per cent, as Trump believes the expanding body of government rules was...
January 30, 2017 -
Likely to benefit from Trump’s policies: Ford Motor
Ford Motor Company has expressed optimism about new US President Donald Trump and his policies, saying it could be one of the main beneficiaries of possible tariffs on imports from Mexico. In a teleconference with financial analysts and members of the media on Thursday, the chief executive officer of the US automaker, Mark Fields, said...
January 26, 2017 -
Trump to speak with Modi tonight
US President Donald Trump will speak to Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight over phone, the has White House said. "The President speaks with Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi," the White House said as it released Trump's schedule for Tuesday. Trump is scheduled to speak with Modi over phone at 1 PM Washington DC time, which...
January 24, 2017 -
Trump speaks with Netanyahu, discusses security and stability
Seeking to forge close ties with a crucial ally, US President Donald Trump on Monday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House as they spoke over phone and discussed ways to ensure security and stability in the Middle East. The President emphasised on the importance the US places on US-Israel close military,...
January 23, 2017 -
Pope: I’ll judge Trump after we see what he does
Pope Francis has told an interviewer that he'll wait to see what US President Donald Trump does before forming his opinion. In an interview published yesterday evening by Spanish newspaper El Pais, Francis says he doesn't like "judging people early. We'll see what Trump does." Asked about populist-style political leaders emerging in the United States...
January 22, 2017