Barack Obama

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump made lasting impact on federal courts

2:24 pm December 26, 2020

Washington: On this, even President Donald Trump‘s most fevered critics agree: he has left a deep imprint on the federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come. He used the promise of conservative judicial appointments to win over Republican skeptics as a candidate. Then as president, he relied on outside conservative […]

US expels Russian diplomats, imposes sanctions for hacking

Russia conducts drills of its strategic nuclear forces

11:58 pm December 9, 2020

Moscow: The Russian military on Wednesday conducted sweeping drills of its strategic nuclear forces that featured several practice missile launches. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that the maneuvers included the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Karelia nuclear submarine in the Barents Sea. As part of the drills, a ground-based intercontinental ballistic […]

Rahul emphasises power of local languages

Rahul Gandhi’s consistency is issue, says Sharad Pawar

11:46 pm December 3, 2020

Pune: Commenting on Rahul Gandhi‘s credentials as national leader, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that he seems to lack “consistency” to some extent. Pawar, an ally of the Congress, however, took exception to Barack Obama’s unflattering comments on the Congress leader. Pawar was being interviewed by Lokmat Media chairman and former MP Vijay Darda. When asked if the country was ready to accept […]

Douglas Stuart’s ‘Shuggie Bain’ wins 2020 Booker Prize, India-origin Avni Doshi misses out

11:53 am November 20, 2020

London: New York-based Scottish writer Douglas Stuart has won the prestigious 50,000-pound Booker Prize for his autobiographical debut novel ‘Shuggie Bain’, a coming of age tale of love and alcoholism set in 1980s Glasgow and “destined to be a classic”, beating Indian-origin author Avni Doshi’s ‘Burnt Sugar’. Stuart, 44, dedicated the book to his mother, who died of alcoholism when he was 16-years-old. […]

Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

Trump putting democracy to the test after his loss to Biden

8:54 pm November 14, 2020

Washington: Winston Churchill was not known for leaving his thoughts unspoken. One of them was this: “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried.” President Donald Trump, who has professed admiration for, if not deep knowledge of, the British prime minister, is putting […]