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Trump Jr's business trip to India cost US taxpayers nearly $100K: Report

Trump Jr's business trip to India cost US taxpayers nearly $100K: Report

Rediff.com16 Nov 2018

In February this year, Donald J Trump Jr, 40, had travelled to four Indian cities, New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Kolkata, to promote the high-rise luxurious condos being build by the Trump Organization, of which US president Donald Trump is the sole owner.

US lifts Covid curbs on fully-vaccinated travellers from Nov 8

US lifts Covid curbs on fully-vaccinated travellers from Nov 8

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

The US will lift all restrictions for fully vaccinated international travellers, including from India, from November 8 but they will have to show proof of a negative coronavirus test before boarding a flight to the country, the White House has announced.

Anil Ambani, ex-CBI chief among Pegasus 'targets'

Anil Ambani, ex-CBI chief among Pegasus 'targets'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

The government and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have dismissed the Pegasus Project reports as concocted and evidence-less.

23 killed in arson attack at Mexico bar

23 killed in arson attack at Mexico bar

Rediff.com29 Aug 2019

The fire broke out at the El Caballo Blanco bar after being deliberately set by unknown assailants.

Biden administration comes under pressure to ship Covid vaccine to India

Biden administration comes under pressure to ship Covid vaccine to India

Rediff.com24 Apr 2021

The Joe Biden administration has come under intense pressure from various quarters, including the powerful US Chambers of Commerce, lawmakers and eminent Indian-Americans, to ship AstraZeneca and other Covid-19 vaccines along with several life-saving medical supplies to India, which is witnessing a deadly surge in coronavirus cases.

Can Jeff Bezos invent a new future for newspapers?

Can Jeff Bezos invent a new future for newspapers?

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

By buying The Washington Post in his personal capacity, the Amazon founder and internet pioneer may just be looking to save an American institution.

Trump ignored 12 of CIA's warnings on COVID-19

Trump ignored 12 of CIA's warnings on COVID-19

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

Current and former US intelligence officials told The Washington Post that Trump, in the month of January and February, had repeatedly ignored warnings conveyed in issues of the US president's Daily Brief, a sensitive report that is produced before dawn each day and designed to call the president's attention to the most significant global developments and security threats.

Trump acquitted by US Senate in 2nd impeachment trial

Trump acquitted by US Senate in 2nd impeachment trial

Rediff.com14 Feb 2021

Following four days of the impeachment trial, the 100-member Senate voted to impeach Trump by 57-43 votes, 10 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed for conviction.

Relationship based on coercion not consent: Gogoi on MJ Akbar

Relationship based on coercion not consent: Gogoi on MJ Akbar

Rediff.com3 Nov 2018

The chief business editor of National Public Radio said she would continue to speak her truth so that other women, who have been sexually assaulted by him, know it is okay for them to come forward and speak their truth too.

Khashoggi murder happened 'under my watch', says MBS

Khashoggi murder happened 'under my watch', says MBS

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

Salman's comments will appear in a PBS documentary on the killing of Khashoggi last year as a result of a 'rogue operation' in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

'Trump is unfit to be president': American dailies slam Republican nominee

'Trump is unfit to be president': American dailies slam Republican nominee

Rediff.com26 Sep 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump should not be elected as the next United States president as he is "unfit" for the post and makes "crude generalisations" about nations and religions, Washington Post and New York Times said in their editorials.

UNSC calls for immediate release of Myanmar leaders

UNSC calls for immediate release of Myanmar leaders

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday expressed deep concern over the declaration of the state of emergency in Myanmar by the military and called for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political leaders arbitrarily detained by the military.

Coronavirus created in a lab, not natural: Gadkari

Coronavirus created in a lab, not natural: Gadkari

Rediff.com14 May 2020

This is the first time that the Indian government has made a comment on the origin of the deadly contagion.

Quad summit went very well, says US President Biden

Quad summit went very well, says US President Biden

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

Biden on Friday opened the first Quad Leaders' Summit held virtually and attended by Prime Minister Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

'Immunity will get us through Covid'

'Immunity will get us through Covid'

Rediff.com24 Sep 2021

'Vaccination is the only safe way to get immunity.'

Defiant Trump insists he will 'win' Prez election

Defiant Trump insists he will 'win' Prez election

Rediff.com11 Nov 2020

He has refused to concede the election, while the mainstream US media has declared 77-year-old Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as the winner, who is now the President-elect.

The desi who may lead Biden's Covid task force

The desi who may lead Biden's Covid task force

Rediff.com8 Nov 2020

Murthy, 43, who originally hails from Karnataka, was appointed America's 19th Surgeon General by then president Barack Obama in 2014.

How foreign media covered India's Moon-landing bid

How foreign media covered India's Moon-landing bid

Rediff.com7 Sep 2019

The New York Times, The Washington Post, The BBC and The Guardian, among many other leading foreign media outlets, all carried stories on Chandrayaan-2, India's landmark moon mission.

Trump has not done anything to be impeached: Nikki Haley

Trump has not done anything to be impeached: Nikki Haley

Rediff.com11 Nov 2019

Haley, in her forthcoming memoir, has claimed that former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and former White House chief of staff John Kelly attempted to recruit her to undermine President Trump in an effort to "save the country," according to The Washington Post.

Debris of China's disintegrating rocket falls into Indian Ocean

Debris of China's disintegrating rocket falls into Indian Ocean

Rediff.com9 May 2021

The debris from China's disintegrating Long March rocket entered the Earth's atmosphere on Sunday and reportedly fell into the Indian Ocean area close to the Maldives, the country's space agency said, ending an anxious week as people and the governments wondered where and when the space junk would fall.

Biden nominates Desi lawyer to head office of personnel management

Biden nominates Desi lawyer to head office of personnel management

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

United States President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American lawyer and rights activist Kiran Ahuja to head the Office of Personnel Management, a federal agency that manages America's more than two million civil servants.

US On Diplomacy Road With Taliban?

US On Diplomacy Road With Taliban?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2021

There is growing acceptance of the idea in the international community that engaging the Taliban government is a far better approach than ostracising it, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Trump is 'menace', must be removed as Prez: US Media

Trump is 'menace', must be removed as Prez: US Media

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

"President Trump and his Republican enablers in Congress incited a violent attack Wednesday against the government they lead and the nation they profess to love. This cannot be allowed to stand."

Laser focus on Afghanistan, says Biden, warns Taliban not to hinder US forces

Laser focus on Afghanistan, says Biden, warns Taliban not to hinder US forces

Rediff.com21 Aug 2021

The United States is going to retain a laser focus on its counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said on Friday, and warned the Taliban of a forceful response to any attack on American forces or disruption of its operations at the Kabul airport.

After Apple, Amazon too hits $1 trillion in stock market value

After Apple, Amazon too hits $1 trillion in stock market value

Rediff.com4 Sep 2018

Amazon, in recent years, has emerged as a disruptive force in shopping, attracting millions of customers across the globe - the US and India in particular - to shop online.

COVID-19: 5 points about the second wave

COVID-19: 5 points about the second wave

Rediff.com20 May 2021

What do we know about India's devastating second wave, and can we assign responsibility for it?

India, US a vital check on China's ambitions: WSJ

India, US a vital check on China's ambitions: WSJ

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

Describing it as a "spectacle in Houston", the Wall Street Journal said Trump is hoping to pick up a larger share of this growing voters bloc in 2020 than he did in 2016. Trump understands the benefit of associating with Indian Americans, whose contributions are crucial to the prosperity of both nations in the 21st century, it added.

Modi, Biden, Morrison, Suga write op-ed on Quad

Modi, Biden, Morrison, Suga write op-ed on Quad

Rediff.com14 Mar 2021

In the opinion piece after the summit, the leaders said the cooperation, known as "the Quad," was born in crisis. It became a diplomatic dialogue in 2007 and was reborn in 2017.

New York Times tops Trump's 'Fake News' awards

New York Times tops Trump's 'Fake News' awards

Rediff.com18 Jan 2018

Among other recipient of the US President's unique award were ABC News, CNN, Time and The Washington Post.

Amazon's Bezos beats Bill Gates to become world's richest

Amazon's Bezos beats Bill Gates to become world's richest

Rediff.com28 Jul 2017

Bezos achieved the feat after a 1 per cent pop in the shares of Amazon.com, which accounts for a vast majority of Bezos' wealth.

Soldier kills 20 in Thailand mall siege, shot dead

Soldier kills 20 in Thailand mall siege, shot dead

Rediff.com9 Feb 2020

The alleged shooter, who carried an assault rifle, was a sergeant in the Thai military. He was clad in camouflage and a helmet during the rampage. The gunman wrote on his Facebook page earlier in the day that 'Death is inevitable for everyone'.

'India might not have a third wave'

'India might not have a third wave'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

'Between its natural immunity with Delta, in so many populations, and then getting on top of the vaccination (situation), I do not think India is going to have another bad wave.'

Man stabs mom, sister to death near Paris; IS claims attack

Man stabs mom, sister to death near Paris; IS claims attack

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

The Islamic State's Amaq news agency claimed that the attacker was one of the 'fighters for the Islamic State'.

Confident about fairness, integrity of Indian elections: US

Confident about fairness, integrity of Indian elections: US

Rediff.com23 May 2019

Unlike other countries, the US does not send its election observers to India because of the strong independent credentials of the Election Commission of India.

Trump slams Hillary over Russia dossier, says it's a 'disgrace'

Trump slams Hillary over Russia dossier, says it's a 'disgrace'

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

Trump also attacks Russia uranium deal, calling it 'modern-day Watergate'.

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO; Andy Jassy named successor

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO; Andy Jassy named successor

Rediff.com3 Feb 2021

Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon as an online bookseller nearly three decades ago, will step down as the CEO of the $1.7 trillion global retail giant in the third quarter of 2021 with Andy Jassy being named his successor.

5 INSPIRING lessons from Kamala Harris

5 INSPIRING lessons from Kamala Harris

Rediff.com10 Nov 2020

Musings on love, life and everything in between.

Saudi prince approved killing of Khashoggi: US report

Saudi prince approved killing of Khashoggi: US report

Rediff.com27 Feb 2021

Fifty-nine-year-old Khashoggi, a dissident Saudi journalist who lived in the US as a legal permanent resident and wrote for the Washington Post, was critical of the prince's policies and was killed in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in the Turkish city on October 2, 2018.

Biden closes in on magical number of 270

Biden closes in on magical number of 270

Rediff.com6 Nov 2020

Biden -- who bagged 253 seats as against Trump's 213 -- appeared to be nearing the magical figure of 270 of the 538 electoral college votes.

'Kushner wanted secret communications channel with Russia'

'Kushner wanted secret communications channel with Russia'

Rediff.com27 May 2017

Kushner, in a meeting with the Russian envoy to the US Sergey Kislyak, discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between the then transition team and the Kremlin using Russian diplomatic facilities in the US, The Washington Post reported.