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Trump claims no retreat on citizenship question on census

Trump had said last week that he was 'very seriously' considering an executive order to try to force the question.

13 July 2019 9:25 AM IST

WRCNUs tweet read, What do you do when you find a sick, injured or orphaned wild animal, but youve \had a few too many?\ WELL, this rescuer called an UBER driver! (Photo: Twitter I @WRCNU)World
Uber? Please take this bird home: 'Drunk' man rescues little bird in...

Uber staff learned that the man had called the car as he was too intoxicated to drive.

12 July 2019 8:30 PM IST

US President Donald Trump and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AFP)World
Need to maintain strong military ties with Pakistan: US General

The statement comes ahead of Pakistan PM Imran Khan's meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House later...

12 July 2019 5:05 PM IST

A National Weather Service satellite photo showing smoke hanging over the island was posted on local media and social media sites. (Photo: Representative Image/AFP)World
Tourists, residents evacuated as wildfire spreads at Hawaii's Maui...

'We can't fight the fire tonight,' the Mayor said. 'We're not going to send any firefighters into harm's way.'

12 July 2019 4:25 PM IST

Joe Biden will be competing with 20 other candidates including heavyweights like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to win Democratic nominations. (Photo:AP)World
US needs to reach out to India, Asian nations to strengthen ties...

Laying out his foreign policy vision for America, Biden said he will focus to restore dignified leadership at home and...

12 July 2019 4:05 PM IST

Indian-origin California Attorney General Kamala Harris. (Photo: AFP)World
Kamala Harris announces USD 1 bn plan to end rape kit backlog

Rape kits are collected when a victim reports an assault and DNA or other physical evidence is collected.

12 July 2019 3:05 PM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks about a state of emergency from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC.World
Cryptocurrency is not money, value based on thin air': Donald Trump

He added that cryptocurrency, whose electronic nature makes it nearly untraceable, could facilitate illegal activity.

12 July 2019 2:46 PM IST

The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump in Osaka, Japan on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit last month was good and productive. (Photo: AFP)World
US frustrated with lack of balance in trade ties with India: USTR

It is too early in terms of the engagement with the new government to set a timeframe, but US wants to move very...

12 July 2019 1:40 PM IST

Niti Aayog has envisaged a New India by 2022 which will be free from poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism and communalism. (Photo: AP/Representational Image)World
UN lauds India for reducing multidimensional poverty

The organisation said that India has strongly improved nutrition, sanitation cooking fuel and assets.

12 July 2019 1:32 PM IST

Shocked passengers described being tossed around an Air Canada passenger jet as it hit a pocket of turbulence on its way to Australia on Thursday and was forced to make an emergency landing. (Representational Image/ ANI)World
35 injured as Air Canada Flight to Sydney makes emergency landing in...

Air Canada was arranging hotels and food for passengers in Honolulu and looking at resuming the flight, the statement...

12 July 2019 9:28 AM IST

Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Speaker of the House, and some other Democratic Party leaders have been wary of impeaching Trump. (Photo:AP)World
'Mahatma Gandhi was spiritual leader of non-violence,' says US House...

A strong proponent of India-US relationship, Pelosi said she believes in Gandhian philosophy and thinking.

12 July 2019 9:21 AM IST

UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Swiss Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter agreeing to build on an already strong relationship, according to an official statement from the British government.World
UK, Switzerland seal post-Brexit deal on security, terror

The National Crime Agency and Swiss Federal Police fedpol will work closely to tackle joint threats.

11 July 2019 3:24 PM IST

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