US Presidential election

Donald Trump says he does not fault son for meeting Russian lawyer

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not fault his son Donald Trump Jr for meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential election campaign and that he was unaware of the meeting until a few days ago.

Jul 13, 2017, 09:59 AM IST

Donald Trump didn't know about son's Russian lawyer meeting

Donald Trump Jr told Fox News that his meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya at Trump Tower in June last year was "just a nothing", but in retrospect, he would have done things differently.

Jul 12, 2017, 15:01 PM IST

Russia causing cyber mayhem, should face retaliation: Ex-UK spy chief

Russia denies allegations from governments and intelligence services that it is behind a growing number of cyber attacks on commercial and political targets around the world, including the hackings of recent US and French presidential election campaigns.

Jul 10, 2017, 16:11 PM IST

Relations with US will improve, says Vladimir Putin after meeting Trump

Putin also said again that Moscow never interfered in US presidential election in November 2016.

 

Jul 09, 2017, 08:44 AM IST

US, Russia, Jordan reach ceasefire deal for southwest Syria

The ceasefire will go into effect on Sunday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Jordan's Petra news agency said.

Jul 08, 2017, 13:21 PM IST

Russia didn't meddle in US election, Putin tells Trump

An official from the White House, however, later indicated that the President (Trump) had not in fact accepted assurances from Putin that Russia did not meddle in the 2016 election.

 

Jul 08, 2017, 08:52 AM IST

Did not record conversations with former FBI Director James Comey: Donald Trump

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said he did not make and does not possess any tapes of his conversations with former FBI Director James Comey, laying to rest speculation that arose after he tweeted last month that Comey better hope there were no tapes.

Jun 22, 2017, 23:08 PM IST

Trump's policies could have adverse impact on business: Wipro

IT major Wipro Ltd has listed US President Donald Trump's policies as a risk factor that could impact its business, citing promotion of "greater restrictions on free trade" among key worrying points.

Jun 09, 2017, 15:11 PM IST

US hackers could have framed Russia in election hack: Vladimir Putin to NBC

American hackers could have planted false evidence that Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election, President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying by NBC News on Saturday.

Jun 03, 2017, 15:07 PM IST

United State to draft proposals to settle expelled Russian diplomats issue

A Russian spokesperson has said Washington will prepare proposals to solve the situation around the recent expulsion of Russian diplomats soon.

May 13, 2017, 20:23 PM IST

Melania Trump's Twitter account likes post mocking her marriage with Donald Trump

Left-wing blogger Andy Ostroy penned the original tweet, alluding to President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico.

May 03, 2017, 19:18 PM IST

US probe of Russian election interference expands into Cyprus

A lawmaker probing Russian efforts to influence last year`s US presidential election said on Friday he had traveled to Cyprus to investigate money laundering operations there that could have been utilized by the Kremlin.

Apr 15, 2017, 09:00 AM IST

Vladimir Putin directed cyber campaign to help Donald Trump: US intel report

Russia denies the US government`s allegations of hacking during the election campaign.

Jan 07, 2017, 09:05 AM IST

US presidential election: Donald Trump thanks Indian-Americans for role in his historic victory

The event in Florida, which has a sizeable Indian-American population, was attended by a large number of community members, Trump has acknowledged the contribution of Indian-Americans and Hindus in his historic electoral victory.

Dec 17, 2016, 15:27 PM IST

White House says `no evidence` of voter fraud, despite Donald Trump’s claim

Donald Trump claimed that "millions of people" voted illegally in the November election.

Nov 29, 2016, 00:08 AM IST

80% Americans believe media was biased in 2016 US elections: Poll

Amid endless disputes about media bias in the 2016 US presidential election, 80 per cent Americans believe the media was biased towards one of the candidates, according to a recent poll.

Nov 17, 2016, 20:23 PM IST

Google, Facebook take aim at 'fake' news

Google and Facebook has moved to cut off advertising revenue to fake news sites, after a wave of criticism over the role misinformation played in the US presidential election.

Nov 17, 2016, 02:19 AM IST

Pakistan reaches out to US President-elect through aide

Islamabad: Pakistan has approached United States President-elect Donald Trump through one of his close aides, Sajid Tarar, seeking to develop an `understanding` with the new regime.

Nov 14, 2016, 11:01 AM IST

Racially charged incidents continue at US universities

A student at the University of Oklahoma has been temporarily suspended and police are investigating a threat against a Muslim student near the University of Michigan amid racially charged outbursts at schools and universities across the country following Donald Trump's presidential election.

Nov 13, 2016, 03:25 AM IST

The Trump effect: Mexico beat USA, winning captain says victory was best chance to change the sad story

Former Barcelona defender Marquez played in the first of those losses and had talked before the game about the Mexicans having a great chance to end the jinx in Ohio.

Nov 12, 2016, 22:01 PM IST