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Fire breaks out at a south Kolkata market, no casualties reported | Taliban govt appoints Afghan student Ikramuddin Kamil as envoy in Mumbai | 'Executive can't become judge and demolish house of accused': Supreme Court on bulldozer justice | TMC leader shot dead as violence mars bypolls in Bengal's North 24 Parganas | Jharkhand in first phase of assembly elections today; Priyanka Gandhi Vadra faces bypoll contest from Wayanad | Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over sexual abuse scandal involving Church of England | Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead DOGE, announces Donald Trump | Ryanair flight en route to Manchester makes emergency landing at London airport after passenger dies midair | Manipur: 3 children, 3 women missing following Jiribam encounter which killed 10 suspected Kuki militants | Kerala IAS officer N Prashanth aka 'Collector Bro' suspended for calling senior bureaucrat 'psychopath'

Xi Jingping's term limit 'up to Beijing', says Donald Trump

Feb 27, 2018, at 04:25 pm

Washington, Feb 27 (IBNS): China on Sunday announced that it is mulling to abolish the Presidential term limit to facilitate Xi Jingping to remain in power for life, thus giving his growing cult a boost.

Donald Trump backs his theory of 'armed teachers' to prevent shootings in school

Feb 23, 2018, at 12:33 am

Washington, Feb 22 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Thursday backed his own proposed theory of 'armed teachers' in order to prevent shootings in schools.

Florida shooting: Trump says armed teachers could prevent attacks

Feb 22, 2018, at 04:41 pm

Washington, Feb 22 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has said that arming teachers could prevent gun-attacks like the one which took place in Florida recently, killing at least 17 people.

US President Donald Trump backs Mitt Romney's bid for the US Senate from Utah

Feb 20, 2018, at 03:01 pm

Washington, Dec 20 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed Mitt Romney's bid for the US Senate from Utah.

Donald Trump visits hospital to meet shooting victims

Feb 17, 2018, at 02:40 pm

Florida, Feb 17 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump visited Broward Health North Hospital on Friday to meet several victims of the Florida school shooting incident are being treated.

Canadian businesses lose their competitive advantage over U.S. peers

Feb 16, 2018, at 01:14 am

Washington, Feb 15 (IBNS):  Analysts from Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) highlighted in their recent weekly report that U.S. president Donald Trump's tax reform package has caused Canadian businesses to lose their competitive advantage to their U.S. peers, media reports said.

Canada does not treat us right: Trump complains about new tax

Feb 14, 2018, at 12:11 am

Ottawa, Feb 13 (IBNS): Complaining about the new international tax imposed by Canada, US President Donald Trump has said the neighbouring country does not treat them right, media reports said.

US Department of Justice files denaturalization complaint against diversity visa recipient who transferred non-profit funds to specially designated global terrorist

Feb 09, 2018, at 01:58 pm

Washington, Feb 9 (IBNS): The US Department of Justice today filed a complaint to revoke the naturalization of a Sudan native—who entered the United States on an F-1 student visa and gained lawful permanent resident status through the diversity visa lottery program—for violating and conspiring to violate sanctions imposed against Iraq under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), as well as obstructing Internal Revenue laws.

US President Donald Trump announces delegation to attend Winter Olympics

Feb 02, 2018, at 01:59 pm

Washington, Fe 2 (IBNS): President Donald J. Trump has announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Korea to attend the Opening Ceremony and events of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games beginning Friday, Feb 9, 2018.

US won't pull out of NAFTA, Canada PM Trudeau feels

Jan 31, 2018, at 11:26 pm

Ottawa, Jan 31 (IBNS): After reports of a successful sixth round of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he doesn't feel US President Donald Trump will pull out of the trade pact, media reports said.

US President Donald Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open

Jan 31, 2018, at 02:50 pm

Washington, Jan 31 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump, delivering his first State of the Union address, said he has signed an executive order on Tuesday that will keep the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba operational for indefinite period of time.

Death toll in Kabul ambulance blast touches 103

Jan 29, 2018, at 12:54 am

Kabul, Jan 28 (IBNS): The death toll in the Kabul ambulance suicide blast has touched 103, media reports said on Sunday.

Trump lashes out at Democrats on border safety, DACA

Jan 28, 2018, at 05:18 pm

Washington, Jan 28 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at his political opponents on border safety and DACA issues.

Kabul blast: Death toll rises to 95; Trump condemns attack

Jan 28, 2018, at 04:07 pm

Kabul, Jan 28 (IBNS): The death toll in the Kabul ambulance bomb attack has risen to 95, reports said.

Rumours of affair with Trump highly offensive, says Nikki Haley

Jan 27, 2018, at 04:16 pm

Washington, Jan 27 (IBNS): United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has slammed rumours of her affair with Donald Trump as 'highly offensive' and 'disgusting'.

Trump tweets about inclusivity, celebrates 'big win'

Jan 23, 2018, at 04:33 pm

Washington, Jan 23 (IBNS): Donald Trump on Monday tweeted about inclusivity, while celebrating his 'big win' after US Senators voted for a temporary funding bill, ending the federal shutdown.

Is US pull out of NAFTA matter of time? Canada prepares with plan B

Jan 22, 2018, at 07:19 pm

Ottawa, Jan 22 (IBNS): The pull out of the US from the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is just a matter of time as Canada is preparing itself for a second plan, CTV News said.

Shutdown leaves US federal employees worried about their jobs

Jan 22, 2018, at 06:39 pm

Atlanta, Jan 22 (IBNS): The US Federal government shutdown which started Friday midnight -- as a result of disagreements between the Republicans and Democrats over immigration and budgetary issues -- has caused great uncertainty to hundreds of federal employees regarding their jobs, media reports said.

Shutdown is a nice present of Democrats on first anniversary: US President Donald Trump

Jan 21, 2018, at 01:39 am

Washington, Jan 20 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump attacked the Democrats over the government shutdown and said it was a 'nice presented' gifted to him on first anniversary in power.

Senate fails to pass new budget, House shutdown begins in US

Jan 20, 2018, at 09:14 pm

Washington, Jan 20 (IBNS): As the Senate failed to agree on a new budget, the US government on Saturday commenced the move of shutting down many of its services.

Senate fails to agree on new budget, US approaching federal shutdown

Jan 20, 2018, at 04:54 pm

Washington, Jan 20 (IBNS): The United States of America is approaching a federal shutdown, owing to disagreements between the Republicans and Democrats.

Donald Trump, Theresa May to meet in Davos

Jan 20, 2018, at 01:32 pm

London, Jan 20 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Theresa May are set to meet at the upcoming World Economic Forum in Davos, media reports said.

US President Donald Trump signs bill renewing foreign surveillance programme

Jan 20, 2018, at 01:10 pm

Washington, Jan 20 (IBNS): In another major move, US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he signed into law a bill which aims to renew the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance program.

Donald Trump announces 'fake news' awards

Jan 18, 2018, at 04:24 pm

Washington, Jan 18 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump had earlier promised that he'll announce the winners of 'fake news' and on Wednesday he did just that.

Donald Trump's overall health is excellent: Doctor

Jan 17, 2018, at 02:57 pm

Washington, Jan 17 (IBNS): Presidential physician Dr. Ronny Jackson has said that US President Donald Trump's "overall health is excellent"

Donald Trump, Xi Jinping discuss developments on the Korean Peninsula

Jan 17, 2018, at 02:21 pm

Washington, Jan 17 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping recently discussed the developments on the Korean Peninsula.

Is Trump giving up on the undocumented young people deal?

Jan 16, 2018, at 04:59 pm

Washington, Jan 16 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump said on Monday that without trust, he'll not be able to finalise the DACA deal, which has prompted commentators to think if he's giving up on 2012 program that was formed through executive order by former President Barack Obama, giving legal protection to minors who came to the US illegally, from immediate deportation.

Happy with US' Pakistan stance, Afghans award Trump 'Medal of Bravery'

Jan 15, 2018, at 06:17 pm

Kabul, Jan 15 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has been awarded the 'Medal of Bravery' by a group of Afghan men for his stance against Pakistan.

As 'shithole' remark snowballs, Trump says 'I'm not racist'

Jan 15, 2018, at 05:43 pm

Washington, Jan 15 (IBNS): In a first, Donald Trump has publicly told reporters that he's the least racist person they are likely to have interviewed.

North Korea targets South Korea leader Moon Jae-in for praising US roles in inter-Korean talks

Jan 15, 2018, at 02:37 pm

Pyongyang, Jan 15 (IBNS): North Korea has slammed South Korean President Moon Jae-in as he recently praised US President Donald Trump for his roles in opening up inter-Korean talks.