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PM Modi to interact with CMs on Thursday over COVID situation, vaccination drive

Humanity will overcome pandemic, says PM as he hails ministries for helping people in lockdown

3:48 pm April 18, 2020

New Delhi: Humanity will surely overcome the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he hailed the efforts put in by various ministries to help people during the lockdown, and in the fight against COVID-19. “The world is fighting COVID-19 together. Humanity will surely overcome this pandemic,” Modi wrote on Twitter while […]

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

Trump suspends travel from Europe to US for 30 days amid coronavirus outbreak

3:42 pm March 12, 2020

Washington: In an unprecedented move, President Donald Trump announced the US will suspend all passenger travel from Europe, except the UK, on Friday for the next 30 days to stop the spread of coronavirus pandemic that has claimed over 4,500 lives, including 37 in America, and sent global markets into a tailspin. In a televised […]

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

Trump says he’s open to trial witnesses — but backtracks

11:39 pm January 22, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he is open to new witnesses at his impeachment trial, a major demand by Democratic prosecutors, but he immediately backtracked, suggesting it could never happen despite what he said was his willingness. Separately, Trump’s lawyers let a deadline pass without filing a motion to outright dismiss the […]

Tulsa arena hosts thousands for Trump rally amid virus fears

Trump wants ‘significant’ drop in Taliban violence for Afghan talks

10:25 pm January 22, 2020

Davos: US President Donald Trump told Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said he wants to see a “significant” drop in violence by Taliban guerrillas before “meaningful” negotiations can happen. At the meeting of the two presidents in Davos, Switzerland, “President Trump reiterated the need for a significant and lasting reduction in violence by the […]

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

President Donald Trump says he’s open to witnesses as trial rules are set

8:47 pm January 22, 2020

WASHINGTON: The US Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two days but solidly rejecting for now Democratic demands for more witnesses to expose what they deem Trump’s “trifecta” of offenses. Trump himself said Wednesday he wants top aides to testify, but qualified that […]