US President Donald Trump

Hong Kong steps up response to mystery disease from China

Hong Kong leader hopes peaceful rally presages ‘return to calm’

2:40 pm August 20, 2019

Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said she hoped “calm” will prevail after a massive weekend march passed without clashes between police and demonstrators, but again refused to give ground to protester demands. Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the heart of the city on Sunday in a show of […]

Sensex rises over 100 pts on positive global cues

11:40 am August 20, 2019

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 100 points in early trade on Tuesday led by gains in IT stocks amid positive cues from global markets. The 30-share was trading 100.23 points or 0.27 per cent higher at 37,502.72 at 0930 hours; and the broader Nifty too rose 16.15 points or 0.15 per cent […]

Irrespective of the winner of presidential polls, India-US relationship to remain strong

In call with Modi, Trump seeks reduction in India-Pak tension

11:46 pm August 19, 2019

Washington : US President Donald Trump in a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sought reduction of tension between India and Pakistan, the White House said. During the talks, which lasted for 30 minutes, the two leaders discussed regional developments and the ways to “strengthen US-India economic ties through increased trade”, it […]

China lost 20 lakhs jobs in short period of time: Trump

10:57 pm August 19, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has claimed that China has lost more than 20 lakhs jobs in a very short period of time, due to his tough policies, including imposing additional import tariffs. Chinese economy, he said, is doing “very, very” poorly. “China is eating the tariffs because of monetary manipulation. And also, they’re pouring […]

US gives Huawei 90 day reprieve on ban: Ross

10:53 pm August 19, 2019

Washington: The United States gave Huawei a 90-day reprieve Monday on a ban against buying US technology, but added nearly four dozen subsidiaries of the Chinese telecoms giant to the prohibition. “As we continue to urge consumers to transition away from Huawei’s products, we recognise that more time is necessary to prevent any disruption,” Commerce […]