Democrats name prosecutors for Donald Trump impeachment trial
Adam Schiff, the Democratic lawmaker who led the House impeachment investigation into Donald Trump, was named Wednesday to lead the prosecution at the historic Senate trial of the 45th president. Speaking hours before the articles of impeachment are ceremoniously transferred to the Senate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named seven impeachment managers to make the case […]
Donald Trump considering visit to India next month
NEW DELHI: U.S. President Donald Trump is considering visiting India next month, for what would be his first visit to the world’s largest democracy since he took office three years ago, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking to build close ties with Washington, had previously invited Trump […]
Iraq warns of ‘collapse’ if Donald Trump blocks oil cash
Iraqi officials fear economic “collapse” if Washington imposes threatened sanctions, including blocking access to a US-based account where Baghdad keeps oil revenues that feed 90 percent of the national budget. US President Donald Trump was outraged by the Iraqi parliament voting on January 5 to oust foreign forces, including some 5,200 American troops, who have […]
Saudi Aramco raises IPO to record $29.4 billion with over-allotment of shares
DUBAI: State-owned oil company Saudi Aramco said on Sunday it has exercised its “greenshoe option” to sell an additional 450 million shares, raising the size of its initial public offering (IPO) to a record $29.4 billion. Aramco initially raised a then-record $25.6 billion in its IPO in December by selling 3 billion shares at 32 […]
Donald Trump, US lawmakers battle over war powers amid Iran tensions
US President Donald Trump braced for a brawl with congressional Democrats who were set to vote Thursday to rein in his ability to take military action against Iran. The largely symbolic resolution was sure to trigger a scalding debate about presidential war powers at a time of heightened tensions with Tehran, a long-time US adversary. […]
Donald Trump pulls back from war with Iran
President Donald Trump pulled back from the brink of war with Iran on Wednesday, saying that Tehran appeared to be “standing down” after firing missiles — without causing casualties — at US troops based in Iraq. In a televised address to the nation from the White House, Trump emphasized there were “no Americans harmed” in […]
US targeting 52 Iranian sites if Tehran attacks Americans: Donald Trump
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the US is targeting 52 sites in Iran and will hit them “very fast and very hard” if the Islamic republic attacks American personnel or assets. In a tweet defending Friday’s drone strike assassination of a top Iranian general in Iraq, Trump said 52 represents the number of […]
Iranian General Soleimani contributed to terrorist plots in India: Donald Trump
NEW DELHI: Defending the killing of top Iranian commander in a US strike, President Donald Trump on Friday said “reign of terror is over” and claimed Qassem Soleimani had contributed to “terrorist plots as far away as New Delhi and London.” General Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite al-Quds force and architect of its regional […]
Imran Khan says Donald Trump asked him to mediate with Iran
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday Donald Trump had asked him to mediate with Iran to defuse tensions, though the US president later suggested it was Khan who approached him and nothing was final. Khan met Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of this week’s United Nations General […]
Trump is not above law: Democrats start impeachment inquiry of US President
By Billy House and Erik Wasson Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House is opening a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, saying he’s violated his oath of office and obligations under the Constitution. “The president must be held accountable. No one is above the law,” Pelosi said at a news conference Tuesday after a […]
Those not proud of Trump calling Modi father of the nation don’t consider themselves Indians: Jitendra Singh
NEW DELHI: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said those who do not feel proud of U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the father of India, do not consider themselves Indians. India is being respected in a way which was rare in the past, he said on the sidelines of […]
Congress accuses Narendra Modi of campaigning for Donald Trump, says it violates ‘time honoured principle’
NEW DELHI: The Congress has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of violating Indian foreign policy’s “time honoured principle” of not interfering in the domestic elections of another country by campaigning for US President Donald Trump at the HowdyModi event in Houston. In a series of tweets, Congress senior spokesperson Anand Sharma said Modi was in […]
US Democratic leader Steny Hoyer praises Nehru’s vision of secularism at ‘Howdy, Modi’
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday said he is glad that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was reminded of the contributions of Jawaharlal Nehru by an American Democratic leader at the ‘Howdy Modi’ event in Houston. US House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, while welcoming Prime Minister Modi at the event on Sunday, had invoked Mahatma […]
Border security vital to both US and India: Donald Trump says in presence of Narendra Modi
US President Donald Trump on Sunday vowed to protect innocent civilians from the threat of radical Islamic terrorism and said border security is vital to both America and India as he emphasised on bolstering further the Indo-US security relationship. Addressing a record crowd of 50,000 Indian-Americans at the ‘Howdy, Modi’ event at the packed NRG […]
Narendra Modi calls Donald Trump special person who left lasting impact everywhere
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday introduced US President Donald Trump to the Indian-Americans at the mega ‘Howdy, Modi’ event here as a very “special person” who has left a deep and lasting impact everywhere. Addressing over 50,000 Indian-Americans at the NRG stadium, Modi said it was honour and privilege for him to welcome Trump […]
No need to have trade deal with China before 2020 elections: Donald Trump
By Lalit K Jha WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said he does not feel the need to strike a trade agreement with China before the next year’s presidential elections, emphasizing that he is looking for a complete and not a “partial deal” with Beijing. The world’s two largest economies have been locked in a […]