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

Trump to join Modi in Houston to address 50K Indian-Americans, says White House

2:14 pm September 16, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Houston’s mega “Howdy, Modi!” event on September 22, the White House said on Sunday. Reflecting on the new bonhomie in the India-US ties under the Trump administration, this is for the first time in recent history that the leaders of the two largest […]

Trump to have dinner with Otto Warmbier’s parents

11:02 pm September 14, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump planned to have dinner Saturday with the parents of an American college student who died in 2017 shortly after being freed from captivity in North Korea. An administration official said Trump was to host the parents of Otto Warmbier, who was convicted of trying to steal a propaganda poster while in […]

Trump backs a Netanyahu priority ahead of Israeli election

10:45 pm September 14, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump is lending support to embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of a critical election Tuesday by appearing to publicly back one of his key priorities. Trump tweeted Saturday that he spoke with Netanyahu to discuss the possibility of moving forward with a formal mutual defense treaty between the two nations. […]

China says to exempt 'some' US soybean, pork from tariffs

China to lift punitive tariffs on US soybeans, pork

10:07 pm September 14, 2019

Beijing: China will lift punitive tariffs imposed on US soybeans and pork in a trade war with Washington, a state news agency said Friday, adding to conciliatory gestures by the two sides ahead of negotiations. China will suspend tariff hikes on soybeans, pork and some other farm goods, the Xinhua News Agency said, citing the […]

US fines Japan Airlines USD 300,000 over long flight delays

2:19 pm September 14, 2019

Washington: The US government is fining Japan Airlines USD 300,000 for delays that trapped passengers on two grounded planes for hours. Under an agreement with the Transportation Department, the airline gets credit for USD 60,000 spent compensating passengers, and USD 120,000 will be waived if the airline avoids similar incidents for one year. The department […]