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Trump, Modi speak over phone; express satisfaction over GES
Washington: President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed satisfaction over the recently concluded Global Entrepreneurship Summit co-hosted by the US and India this week in Hyderabad, the White House said today.…
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Trump denies reports of firing of Tillerson
Washington: US President Donald Trump today rejected as "fake news" the media reports of ouster of his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson but acknowledged his disagreements with his top diplomat.
For the past two days, US media has been…
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India re-elected to Int’l Maritime Organisation Council
London: India has been re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation under a category that represents nations with the largest interests in international sea borne trade.
India was re-elected to the council under…
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12 killed, 32 injured in terrorist attack in Pakistan
Peshawar: Burqa-clad Taliban militants today stormed an agriculture training institute in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar and opened indiscriminate fire, killing at least 12 people, half of them students, before being shot dead by…
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Tillerson’s future as top American diplomat in doubt
Washington: Rex Tillerson's political future appeared to hang by a thread, with President Donald Trump refusing to rule out his imminent departure as secretary of state.
Amid reports of a plan to replace the former oil man with CIA…
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Pak govt weak; recent protests have emboldened extremists: US
Washington: The US feels that the civilian government in Pakistan is "weak" and the Army's role in ending the recent protests by hardline religious parties in the country has "emboldened" the extremists, a senior Trump administration…
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Seoul: N Korea”s new missile could reach Washington
Seoul: Two days after North Korea test- launched its most powerful missile to date, a clearer picture is emerging of Pyongyang's impressive technological achievement -- and what still remains before it can legitimately threaten the…
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Trump donates third-quarter salary for combating opioid epidemic
Washington: In a noble gesture, US President Donald Trump on Friday donated his third-quarter salary to the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) to help fight the opioid epidemic.
Trump's annual salary is USD 400,000. So,…
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US sends supersonic bombers over South Korea
Washington: US bombers overflew the Korean peninsula Thursday as part of an exercise with Japanese and South Korean warplanes, the US Air Force said, days before President Donald Trump arrives in the region for a trip set to be dominated by…
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Trump nominates Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chief
Washington: President Donald Trump has tapped Jerome "Jay" Powell to lead the US central bank, bypassing Janet Yellen for a second term despite praising her excellent management of the world's largest economy over the past four years.
If…
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