The first Hindu elected to Congress, Tulsi Gabbard, crossed her Democratic party line to meet Republican-elect Donald Trump on Monday to discuss Syria, terrorism and national security matters and warn of the risk of a nuclear confrontation with Russia amid speculation that he may be checking out the war veteran for a position in his […]
President-elect Donald Trumps wife Melania will stay in New York city while their 10-year old son Barron finishes his school year, sources said. Melania Trump, who over the course of the campaign has repeatedly talked of how close she is with her and the mogul’s only son together, will remain at Trump Tower with Barron […]
US President Barack Obama said that reality will force his successor to the White House, Donald Trump, to adjust his approaches on many issues he defended during his campaign. Obama, during his press conference at the end of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, advised the world to “take a wait and see […]
British officials are planning to invite Donald Trump to meet the Queen as the government deploys its “secret weapon” to cement close ties with the new American President-elect. Plans to roll out the red carpet for Trump with a state visit in the summer of 2017 are being drawn up at the highest levels in […]
US President-elect Donald Trump’s soon-to-be Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus, said the incoming White House counsel will be tasked with making sure that there were no conflicts of interest with the real estate mogul’s business empire. In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Priebus said Americans should not be concerned with potential pay-to-play schemes in […]
The demonetisation of high value Indian currency that has caused chaos “was poorly thought out and executed”, the New York Times said on Friday. Saying the decision to scrap the old Rs 500 and 1,000 notes had thrown the economy into turmoil, the Times said the Narendra Modi government did not appreciate the extent of […]
US President-elect Donald Trump met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the first foreign head of government he spoke face to face since he won the November 8 election. A spokesperson said that the meeting began on Thursday evening at 4.55 p.m., at New York’s Trump Tower, Efe news reported. Although initial reports were that Vice […]
US Vice President-elect Mike Pence met with House Speaker Paul Ryan and Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. According to Ryan’s office after the meeting held on Thursday, the two conservative politicians had a “productive” meeting on the transition activities of the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, Efe news reported. Discussed at the meeting, which […]
Nearly 200 nations on Friday reaffirmed their political commitment to a global climate deal that is ‘irreversible’ at the ongoing UN climate talks that were mostly overshadowed by US President-elect Donald Trump’s comments to cut off funding to climate change programmes. “We call for the highest political commitment to combat climate change, as a matter […]
The man who vandalised US President-elect Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been charged with felony, officials said. James Lambert Otis, 52, made headlines on October 26 after video of him taking a pick-axe to the star went viral, the Los Angeles Daily News reported. The District Attorney’s Office on Thursday […]