‘About justice, not revenge’: Donald Trump slams James Comey following indictment, backs justice department; claims he ‘lied a lot’

US President Donald Trump defended his justice department and criticized James Comey on Friday, hours after the former FBI director was indicted for making false statements and obstruction in connection with his 2020 senate judiciary committee testimony.When asked whether the indictment was driven by justice or revenge, Trump said, “it’s about justice, not revenge. It’s […]

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Who is Lindsey Halligan? Donald Trump’s former lawyer and Erika Kirk ally, now prosecuting James Comey

Newly appointed US attorney Lindsey Halligan announced on Thursday that former FBI director James Comey has been indicted on obstruction and perjury charges over his 2020 Senate testimony.Halligan described the indictment as a question of accountability, calling it “a breach of public trust at an extraordinary level” and stressing that “no one is above the […]

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Why Donald Trump is unlikely to win the Nobel Peace Prize this year | World News

Medical dramas are a dime a dozen on American TV, but few ever touched the sheer genius of House MD. You had Hugh Laurie, a quintessential British humourist, playing a misanthropic American doctor based on Sherlock Holmes — inception-level wall-breaking, because Arthur Conan Doyle modelled Holmes on a doctor. Like Holmes, House wrestles with substance […]

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H-1B visas | How to survive the blow

The weekend brought thunder from across the Atlantic, shaking India’s IT industry to its core. The US—its biggest market, accounting for more than half of $224 billion (Rs 19.9 lakh crore) in tech exports—moved to shut the door on foreign software engineers with a prohibitive H-1B visa fee hike. Announced on September 19 by US […]

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‘Averted catastrophe’: Pakistan PM hails Trump as ‘man of peace; all that unfolded in their meeting

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday hailed US President Donald Trump as the “man of peace” and thanked him for “facilitating the ceasefire between Pakistan and India.” He said that his “bold, courageous, and decisive” actions averted a “major catastrophe” in South Asia.This comes just days after the deputy prime minister said that India […]

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Donald Trump takes dig at Ilhan Omar: ‘I asked Somali president to take her back, he refused’ | World News

President Donald Trump on Thursday made a pointed remark about Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar during a press briefing in the Oval Office. Referring to the Minnesota congresswoman’s recent criticism of the late Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder who was tragically assassinated on September 10, Trump said he suggested to Somali President Hassan Sheikh […]

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Airspace violation: Norad scrambles jets to intercept Russian bombers near Alaska; claims activity ‘occurs regularly’

Representative photo (AP) The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) scrambled fighter jets on Wednesday to intercept four Russian military aircraft detected near Alaska, the US-Canadian defense organization said Thursday.Norad tracked two Tu-95 long-range strategic bombers and two Su-35 advanced fighter jets operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). In response, the command […]

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Odd flight path: Israeli PM Netanyahu’s plane skirts Europe, takes long Atlantic route; here’s why

Plane flight path (as per Flight Radar 24) Israeli PM Netanyahu’s aircraft followed an unconventional path to New York on Thursday, avoiding several European nations while heading to the UN General Assembly.Despite French authorities confirming permission for Israeli aircraft access, as confirmed by a French diplomatic source to AFP, tracking information revealed Netanyahu’s aircraft opted […]

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Is London the ‘Sharia capital’? Decoding Donald Trump’s UN broadside | World News

Donald Trump’s UN attack on London and Sadiq Khan revived an old charge — that Britain’s capital is sliding into “sharia law.” The claim is false as a matter of law, but it draws force from genuine controversies in London: religious councils that disadvantage women, free speech curtailed in the name of public order, and […]

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Trump’s H-1B visa fee hike impact: Germany, UK, Canada roll out red carpet for India’s tech talent; pitch ‘predictable’ rules

The increased fees for new H-1B visas in the United States are showing consequences, leading organisations to explore alternative visa categories. (AI image) US President Donald Trump’s steep H-1B visa fee hike to $100,000 has left Indian techies shocked, but countries like Germany, UK and Canada are capitalizing on the opportunity to pitch their countries […]

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