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Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger urges President Donald Trump to reject white supremacists

"There are not two sides to bigotry and there are not two sides to hatred," Schwarzenegger said in the video that received over two million clicks within two hours of its release.

Aug 18, 2017, 13:41 PM IST

3.5 million North Koreans sign up to fight against US

North Korea has a population of 25 million, with an army of between 700,000 and 1.3 million members.

 

Aug 12, 2017, 13:00 PM IST

India a major foreign policy priority for US: Richard Rahul Verma, former US Ambassador to India

Richard Rahul Verma hoped that the US will "really pursue" the Major Defence Partner status granted to India, which is completely brand new and unique.

 

Aug 10, 2017, 08:54 AM IST

South Korea's military says prepared to act immediately against North Korean provocation

North Korea dismissed on Thursday warnings by US President Donald Trump that it would face "fire and fury" if it threatened the United States as a "load of nonsense".

Aug 10, 2017, 08:42 AM IST

Japan conducts joint air drills with US amid rising threats from North Korea

TOKYO - Japan said it had conducted joint air drills with U.S.

Aug 10, 2017, 06:40 AM IST

Pro-Trump pundit named new Republican spokeswoman

 Kayleigh McEnany, a conservative television pundit and supporter of President Donald Trump, was named the spokeswoman for the Republican Party on Monday.

Aug 08, 2017, 08:11 AM IST

US to respond by Sept 1 to Russia's expulsion of diplomats

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson broadly echoed that sentiment, saying the two countries had critical national security issues to discuss despite deep disagreements on some matters.

Aug 07, 2017, 13:59 PM IST

Russian vote meddling led to 'serious mistrust': Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

Donald Trump has played down the allegations, but the ongoing controversy cast a pall over already tense ties, which most recently saw President Vladimir Putin order the US diplomatic mission in Moscow cut 755 personnel.

Aug 07, 2017, 11:39 AM IST

US President Donald Trump to get rakhis from women of a remote Haryana village

The village, with a population of 1,800 people, lies under Punhana Tehshil, some 60 km from Gurgaon.

Aug 05, 2017, 15:00 PM IST

UN chief asks US to re-engage in 2015 Paris climate agreement

The Paris climate deal aims to prevent the Earth from heating up by 2C since the start of the industrial age.

 

Aug 05, 2017, 12:11 PM IST

Harvard University biased against Indians, Asians: US to probe complaint

To ensure diversity, elite universities set academic standards for Asian students that are higher than that for even whites to prevent high-scoring Asians dominating the universities if admissions were based solely on merit.

Aug 04, 2017, 11:06 AM IST

China unmoved as US President Donald Trump rails over North Korea

China, North Korea`s main trade partner and ally, has repeatedly countered that it does not hold the key to the crisis and rejected Donald Trump`s attempts to link the issue to the trade relationship.

Aug 03, 2017, 16:06 PM IST

US President Donald Trump endorses merit-based immigration system

If passed by the Congress and signed into law, the legislation could benefit highly-educated people and technology professionals from countries like India.

 

Aug 03, 2017, 13:28 PM IST

Christopher Wray sworn in as new FBI Director

As a former federal prosecutor and head of the Department of Justice's Criminal Division, Wray has successfully prosecuted terrorists, drug kingpins, and white-collar criminals, Sessions said.

 

Aug 03, 2017, 13:06 PM IST

Iran reiterates: New US sanctions are breach of nuclear deal

Deputy foreign minister  Abbas Araghchi says Iran has prepared a list of 16 measures Iran would take against the US action.

Aug 03, 2017, 11:56 AM IST

H-1B visas not covered in proposed US immigration reforms

Both Democratic and Republican members of Congress have railed against it and has introduced legislation to restrict the visa.

Aug 03, 2017, 09:34 AM IST

Sean Spicer still plans to leave White House, official says

Sean Spicer has since been fielding lucrative offers for his post-White House life and has found them too appealing to forsake, the official said.

Aug 02, 2017, 10:20 AM IST

US eases environment laws for Mexico border wall near San Diego

Roads, lights, cameras and sensors will be installed in addition to extra barriers, the Department of Homeland Security said.

Aug 02, 2017, 09:25 AM IST

Donald Trump's new chief of staff takes over a White House in chaos

Donald Trump hopes Kelly can bring some military order to an administration weighed down by a stalled legislative agenda, a cabal of infighting West Wing aides and a stack of investigations.

 

Jul 31, 2017, 15:04 PM IST

US says time for talk on North Korea `is over`

Donald Trump has repeatedly urged China to rein in its recalcitrant neighbor, but Beijing insists dialogue is the only practical way forward.

Jul 31, 2017, 10:58 AM IST