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  Trump hosts second iftar dinner at White House

  World | May 14, 2019 11:29 IST

  Trump's speech emphasised world peace. "We thank god that America is a place founded on beliefs that citizens of all faiths can live together in safety and live together in freedom."

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  F-21 will give India 'significant edge' with greater standoff capability: Lockheed

  India | April 17, 2019 17:31 IST

  Lockheed Martin during the Aero India show in Bengaluru in February unveiled the F-21 multi-role fighter jet for India, to be produced locally.

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  US officials made fake FB profiles to nab Indians

  India | April 12, 2019 18:51 IST

  The Facebook profiles were allegedly created by the ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) division, the Guardian reported on Thursday.

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  NASA says cooperation with ISRO remains intact

  Science | April 06, 2019 12:43 IST

  In a letter to ISRO Chairman K Sivan, NASA Administrator James Bridenstine said: "based on the guidance received from the White House", he looks forward to continuing to work with ISRO on a host of issues including human space flights.

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  US complicating resolution by taking Azhar issue to UNSC: China

  India | April 03, 2019 15:43 IST

  After China put a hold on a French proposal to list Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the Council, the US on March 27 circulated a draft resolution to the powerful 15-nation Council to blacklist Azhar and subject him to a travel ban, an assets freeze and an arms embargo.

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  'Trump's accusations irresponsible', reacts China on allegations of Beijing being unhelpful in disarming N Korea

  World | August 25, 2018 22:44 IST

  In a statement, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said Trump's allegation was not based on facts and was "irresponsible".

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  US President Trump calls some illegal immigrants as 'animals', says meritorious people should only enter America

  World | May 17, 2018 13:39 IST

  US President Donald Trump said he wanted people to come into the United States legally and on merit basis.

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  Never been so close to getting rid of North Korean nukes, says Trump

  World | May 01, 2018 8:49 IST

  President Trump added that he is considering holding his summit with Kim Jong-Un at the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) with South Korea rather than in a third-party country because of the potential to have a great 'celebration'.

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  White House releases photographs of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un meeting Mike Pompeo

  World | April 27, 2018 19:51 IST

  Hours after Mike Pompeo swore in as the 70th US Secretary of State, White House releases photographs of his clandestine meeting with North Korean supremo Kim Jong-Un.

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  Former CIA chief Mike Pompeo sworn in as US Secretary of State

  World | April 27, 2018 19:47 IST

  Former CIA director Mike Pompeo has been sworn in as the 70th US Secretary of State after the Senate voted to confirm him, 57-42.

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  Massive drop in H-1B approvals for Indian IT companies in 2015-17

  India | April 25, 2018 13:53 IST

  The top-seven Indian based companies received only 8,468 approved H-1B visa petitions in the financial year 2017, a decline of 43 percent for these companies since the financial year 2015.    

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  China retaliate with tariffs on 128 American products, spares big-ticket items

  World | March 23, 2018 20:07 IST

  US should “pause on the brink of a precipice” and make prudent decisions so as not to put bilateral trade relations in jeopardy, the Chinese Commerce Ministry warned.

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  Ailing Parrikar will fly to US tonight for further medical treatment

  India | March 06, 2018 21:22 IST

  Parrikar was hospitalised in Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital on Monday for the next course of his treatment. However, now the doctors have advised to move him to US.

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  China downplays US Navy official's 'disruptive force' comment

  World | January 19, 2018 21:37 IST

  A day after the US, India, Japan and Australia expressed concerns over China's increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region and other international waters, Beijing said it was pursuing the "path of peaceful development".

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  US presses to relocate embassy to Jerusalem by 2019

  World | January 19, 2018 19:22 IST

  To expedite the move, the US will not build a new structure, but will instead convert an existing consular building in the Arnona neighbourhood of West Jerusalem into the new US mission, the New York Times reported citing officials.

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  US trying to derail detente on Korean peninsula, says North Korea

  World | January 13, 2018 20:43 IST

  The US has also made it public it is deploying aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in Japan and the USS Carl Vinson in the waters off the Korean Peninsula, besides extra fighters and other strategic assets to South Korea.

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  Iran calls fresh US sanctions illegal, hostile

  World | January 13, 2018 16:31 IST

  The US Treasury on Friday announced sanctions on 14 Iranian individuals and entities, including the head of Iran's judiciary, Sadeq Larijani, for human rights abuses and supporting Tehran's ballistic missile programme.

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  US asks Pakistan to take concrete steps for eliminating terror networks without any distinction

  World | January 09, 2018 21:08 IST

  The Trump administration last week suspended nearly USD 2 billion in security assistance to Pakistan for its failure to take decisive action against terror groups like the Taliban and the Haqqani Network.

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  US may stop spouses of H-1B visa holders from working

  World | December 16, 2017 14:35 IST

  Since 2015, the spouses of H-1B, or high-skilled, visa holders waiting for green cards have been eligible to work in the US on H-4 dependent visas, under a rule introduced by the previous Obama administration.

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  US congratulates Dalveer Bhandari on re-election to ICJ, but 'opposes' expansion of UNSC veto

  World | November 22, 2017 14:28 IST

  India's Dalveer Bhandari was on Tuesday re-elected to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with more than two-thirds of the UN members backing him.