Middle East

Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it

Iran MP offers USD 3 mn ‘to anyone who kills Trump’: report

11:55 pm January 21, 2020

Tehran: An Iranian lawmaker on Tuesday offered a USD 3-million reward to “anyone who kills” US President Donald Trump to avenge the assassination of a top general, semi-official news agency ISNA reported. Ahmad Hamzeh, a little-known member of the Majlis, made the offer on behalf of the people of Kerman, the hometown and final resting place of […]

Rupee settles 3 paise down at 71.11 against US dollar

8:40 pm January 20, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee slipped 3 paise to close at 71.11 against the US dollar on Monday, tracking a steady rise in crude oil prices and weakness in domestic equities. Forex traders said the drop in the rupee was largely due to a spurt in crude oil prices following rising tensions in the Middle East and […]

Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

House Dems to outline case for removing Trump from office

12:37 am January 19, 2020

Washington: House Democrats were preparing to outline their case for removing President Donald Trump from office in a legal brief due Saturday, as opposing sides in the impeachment case look ahead to the opening of the historic trial in the Senate. Trump on Friday appointed several nationally known lawyers to the team that will defend […]

Anti-Trump protests have shrunk. What’s it mean for 2020?

7:55 pm January 18, 2020

Chicago: Days after President Donald Trump killed an Iranian general and said he was sending more soldiers to the Middle East, about 100 protesters stood on a pedestrian bridge over Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive with an illuminated sign that read “No War in Iran.” Some 200 people marched in the bitter cold near Boston, while […]

Rupee extends gains by 8 paise to 70.86 against US dollar

5:47 pm January 13, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee rose 8 paise to settle at 70.86 against the US dollar on Monday as investor sentiment strengthened amid positive global cues and gains in domestic equity market. This is the fifth straight session of gains for the domestic currency, during which it has appreciated by 106 paise. At the interbank foreign exchange […]