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But Trumps arrival in the White House a year ago, and his regular denunciations of the deal with Iran and the country in general, cooled their ardour. (Photo: File)

Trump shocked, disturbed with domestic abuse allegations against...

Kellyanne Conway, a senior advisor to Trump, said president pushed the two staffers out the moment he saw credible...

12 Feb 2018 10:33 AM IST

Brave' Pak activist Asma Jahangir dies of cardiac attack

In 2007, she was arrested by the government of then-military ruler Pervez Musharraf.

12 Feb 2018 3:17 AM IST

Guterres stressed that all concerned in Syria and in the region must abide by international law. (Photo: AFP)

UN chief calls for immediate de-escalation in Syria after Israel raids

Israel targeted what it said were Iranian positions inside Syria after one of its warplanes was hit by Syrian air...

11 Feb 2018 3:54 PM IST

President Donald Trumps plan for a merit-based immigration system will - among other things - end chain migration and diversity lottery visa. (Photo: File)

Lives being shattered by abuse allegations that may well be false:...

Trump, himself the target of numerous harassment claims, remarked after White House speechwriter David Sorensen resigned...

11 Feb 2018 10:07 AM IST

The 17-year-old texted her dad asking about whether he would be okay if she removed her hijab and he replied positively. (Photo: AFP)

UK minister backs right to ban hijab in schools

The minister threw his support behind schools that want to impose a ban on wearing of hijab or religious fasting by very...

10 Feb 2018 6:25 PM IST

President Donald Trump is taking his message directly to his ardent supporters. (Photo: AP)

Russian man duped US spies of USD 100,000 for Trump's compromising...

The Russian's first delivery turned out to be hacking tools the Shadow Brokers had already released.

10 Feb 2018 3:52 PM IST

Chicagos metropolitan area was blanketed with its heaviest snowfall since at least late 2016 as the storm put an icy grip on much of Wisconsin, northern Illinois and Michigan. (Photo: AP)

2 dead as snowstorm sweeps US Midwest, heads to New York

Wind chill temperatures were expected to drop below 0 Farenheit (minus 18 C) and over 1600 flights were cancelled.

10 Feb 2018 9:21 AM IST

Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

US initiative to end green card backlog

The White House said Trump favoured a merit-based immigration system, which attracts the best and the brightest from...

10 Feb 2018 3:19 AM IST

Time to end the visa lottery. Congress must secure the immigration system and protect Americans, Trump tweeted. (Photo: AFP)

Ending merit-based immigration will end green card backlog: US

Indian-Americans are highly skilled and come to the US mainly on H-1B work visas are the worst sufferers of the current...

9 Feb 2018 5:28 PM IST

Congress had missed a midnight deadline when a conservative senator refused to allow an early vote on the compromise bill, but now a signature by Trump, who supports the deal, will reopen government offices. (Photo: AFP)

Federal spending bill passed in Senate, sent to Trump to end shutdown

The House voted 240 to 186 in support of a bipartisan package that extends government funding until March 23.

9 Feb 2018 4:27 PM IST

The police said that the shooting appeared to be a case of personal enmity over a property dispute.

Indian-American killed, another injured in shootings at US stores

The suspect, Lamar Rashad Nicholson, 28, was arrested on multiple charges, including murder and aggravated robbery.

9 Feb 2018 12:51 PM IST

Second US govt shutdown in 3 weeks, spending plan falls flat in senate

Second US govt shutdown in 3 weeks, spending plan falls flat in senate

The upper chamber of Congress will launch a new effort to pass the bill to extend government funding on Friday.

9 Feb 2018 11:28 AM IST