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
US President Donald Trump pressuring Republicans to vote again on healthcare bill
Republican congressional leaders have not made any comments after Donald Trump`s messages on the weekend, but on Friday they expressed their intention to put the healthcare matter on the back burner and focus on other pending initiatives, including tax reform.
Jul 31, 2017, 09:52 AM IST
Moscow to cut 755 US diplomatic personnel in Russia
Moscow will reduce diplomatic staff of the US in Russia by 755 people in order to equal the number of Russian diplomatic personnel in the US, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.
Jul 31, 2017, 07:57 AM IST
Donald Trump's White House advisor slams media for divorce story
Anthony Scaramucci has been in the news as former White House Secretary Sean Spicer resigned post his appointment.
Jul 30, 2017, 11:57 AM IST
Hypothetically speaking, US Admiral says ready for nuclear strike on China if Trump so ordered
Admiral Scott Swift was speaking at the Australian National University in Canberra when he was asked whether he would be prepared to launch a nuclear attack on China if ordered to do so by Trump.
Jul 28, 2017, 17:34 PM IST