Dina Powell McCormick is Meta’s newly appointed President and Vice Chair, a role that puts her at the centre of the company’s push into artificial intelligence and global infrastructure.She reports directly to chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and will help guide Meta’s strategy, especially its work with governments and large investors. Zuckerberg said she will focus […]
Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh’s special assistant to the chief adviser for the health ministry, Sayedur Rahman, has resigned, becoming the second senior official to exit the Muhammad Yunus-led interim govt within a week. […]
US President Donald Trump has praised Indian-origin tech expert Sriram Krishnan for his role in shaping the White House’s artificial intelligence strategy and strengthening the US position against China. The remarks were made during a brief exchange at the White House Christmas Party. The clip has since circulated widely online.The praise followed the rollout of […]
Former DOGE adviser James Fishback pushed back against Vivek Ramaswamy’s comments on Ohio’s industrial future, using the moment to reiterate his call to end the “H-1B scam”.Fishback was responding to an X post from Ramaswamy, the Indian-origin candidate endorsed by Trump and now running for Governor of Ohio. Vivek appeared to be simply promoting his […]
The United States has detained a well-known Indian-origin scholar on charges of unlawfully retaining national defence information. According to the affidavit filed by US authorities, more than 1,000 pages of classified documents were found at Tellis’s home in Virginia after investigations.A federal court in Virginia ordered the arrest of Tellis, who has worked as a […]
AOC mocks Stephen Miller, says he looks like he’s 4’10” and he’s angry about that. Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unleashed a rant on her Instagram urging her followers to laugh at “insecure MAGA men”. On the government shutdown, AOC said the ball is in the Senate’s court now. “Point is, is that they are scrapping and […]
Dr James Dobson (Pic credit: X/@DrJamesDobsonFT) Dr James Dobson, founder of the conservative Christian ministry ‘Focus on the Family’ and an influential US evangelical leader died on Thursday, at the age of 89. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1936, Dobson was an influential voice in American politics. Trained as a child psychologist, he launched a […]
Former DOGE adviser writes to Tesla Board against Elon Musk after he launches ‘America Party’. Former DOGE adviser James Fishback wrote to the Tesla Board urging them to ask Elon Musk to clarify his political ambitions. Fishback said his investment firm Azoria Partners will defer the listing of its Azoria Texla Convexity exchange-traded fund after […]
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the replacement of national security adviser Mike Waltz, stating that he would be nominated as the next ambassador to the United Nations.In the first major cabinet reshuffle, just over 100 days into his new term, following a string of controversies and internal tensions the President named secretary of […]
President Trump is ousting his national security adviser, Michael Waltz, and another senior member of the White House’s foreign policy team, the first significant personnel overhaul of top aides in his second term, according to people familiar with the situation. Mr. Waltz had been on thin ice since he organized a group chat on the […]
