Castaic, Calif: More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but fire officials said a rapid ground and air assault was giving them the upper hand. The Hughes Fire broke out in the late morning and within six hours…
Washington: Upbeat about the future of the India-US ties, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said clearly there is an interest in the new Trump Administration in taking this relationship forward. “Special Envoy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is naturally treated very well,” Jaishankar told a group of Indian reporters when asked about the…
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his team is discussing imposing a 10 percent tariff on China starting February 1 based on the fact that the latter is sending fentanyl to Mexico and Canada. “We’re talking about a tariff of 10 percent on China based on the fact that they’re sending fentanyl to…
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he likes both sides of the argument on H-1B foreign guest workers’ visa, noting that he likes “very competent people” coming into the country and that he has used the program. “I like both sides of the argument, but I also like very competent people coming into…
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is ready to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin anytime, but at the same time warned that he would likely impose sanctions on Russia if the latter does not come to the negotiations table on the issue of Ukraine. “It sounds likely,” Trump told reporters when…
Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday attended the maiden Quad ministerial of the new Trump administration along with his counterparts from Australia, Japan and the United States, besides holding meetings with newly-appointed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. Quad is a grouping of four countries aimed at…
Washington: Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday his critics needed “better dirty tricks” after a row erupted over a gesture he made at an inauguration event for US President Donald Trump that some likened to a Nazi salute. The X, SpaceX and Tesla chief appeared on stage at the Capital One Arena in Washington,…
New York: In a move that has drawn widespread attention and sparked heated debate, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order recognizing only two genders-male and female-on his first day back in office. The controversial order, branded by Trump’s team as a “common sense” decision, will end all federal funding and…
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that extended the operations of TikTok, the Chinese-controlled video short-sharing platform, by 75 days, during which he plans to pursue a resolution that protects national security while saving a platform used by 170 million Americans. “I am instructing the attorney general not to take…
New York: President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address featured similar themes to his first: a sweeping indictment of the country he inherited and grand promises to fix its problems. Eight years ago, Trump described “American carnage” and promised to end it immediately. On Monday, he declared that the country’s “decline” will end immediately, ushering in…
