Politics

Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson On Revised Trump Travel Ban: USA Will Be As Safe As It Can Be

Rex Tillerson announced President Trumps executive order, a revised form of his original travel ban. The ban originally included seven majority-Muslim countries, but the new version only lists six. Iraq has been dropped.

Mar 7, 2017

Jeff Sessions On Revised Trump Travel Ban: Terrorists Are Trying To Enter Through Refugee Program

Attorney General Jeff Sessions helped introduce President Trumps revised travel ban, and stated that a majority a people convicted for terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 were foreign-born. The six countries in the ban, Sessions said, either harbored terrorists or lost territory to terrorist groups.

Mar 7, 2017

Protests planned in US after Donald Trump signs new travel ban

Amnesty International USA and ACLU have condemned Donald Trump administration's new ban and have once again called it a "Muslim ban."

Mar 7, 2017

French elections 2017: François Fillon says I am not autistic

François Fillon, the candidate of Les Républicains for the French presidential election kept repeating I am not autistic on TV trying to answer why he was still running for president amidst the corruption suspicions surrounding him.

Mar 6, 2017

Gayatri Prajapati gang-rape case: Close aide of absconding Samajwadi Party minister surrenders before Lucknow Police

Head Constable Chandrapal, who surrendered before the Lucknow Police, is one of the seven accused of gang-raping a woman in 2014.

Mar 6, 2017

SP leader Abu Azmi mocks filmmaker Karan Johar opting for surrogacy to become a father

Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi said Karan Johar should have either married or adopted a kid.

Mar 6, 2017

Boris Johnson: Russia is up to all sorts of no good

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has been invited to Russia to speak with his counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in an attempt to resolve significant differences over conflicts in Syria and Ukraine. Speaking in Brussels on 6 March Johnson said he will confront Russia on a number of topics inlcuding the Ukraine and Russian cyber warfare. If the trip goes ahead Johnson it will be the first official visit to Russia by a UK minister since 2011.

Mar 6, 2017

Punjab election results 2017: Where to check details online

The SAD-BJP alliance has been in power in Punjab for 10 years; AAP and Congress aggressively campaigned and the results will be interesting.

Mar 6, 2017

Jayalalithaa death controversy: Tamil Nadu government makes Amma's medical records public

While at Apollo, Jayalalithaa interacted with family and government officials on some important issues, including Cauvery row, the state government said in a press release.

Mar 6, 2017

What is Wiretapping? Why Donald Trump's allegations against Barack Obama are widely described as baseless

While Trump's claims have been widely described by many as baseless, some may even be wondering what wiretapping is in the first place.

Mar 6, 2017

Protesters call for Jeff Sessions to resign for lying under oath about contacting Russia

A hundred or more protesters gathered outside the U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington on Thursday (2 March) and called for the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.The protesters, who appeared to be organized by Democratic advocacy groups, chanted slogans such as Jeff Sessions has got to go. The people have a right to know.

Mar 6, 2017

Protesters call for Jeff Sessions to resign for lying under oath about contacting Russia

A hundred or more protesters gathered outside the U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington on Thursday (2 March) and called for the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.The protesters, who appeared to be organized by Democratic advocacy groups, chanted slogans such as Jeff Sessions has got to go. The people have a right to know.

Mar 6, 2017

Republicans ask Trump for proof of wiretaps

After President Donald Trump accused Former President Barack Obama of wiretapping his phone lines, some Republicans are asking Trump to provide evidence of the claims.

Mar 6, 2017

Republicans ask Trump for proof of wiretaps

After President Donald Trump accused Former President Barack Obama of wiretapping his phone lines, some Republicans are asking Trump to provide evidence of the claims.

Mar 6, 2017

Former US National Intelligence boss James Clapper denies Donald Trump wiretapping by Barack Obama allegations

James Clapper, the former director of US National Intelligence, has rebutted claims that Barack Obama ordered the wiretapping of Donald Trump while the former president was still in office. On 4 March, US President Donald Trump sent a series of Tweets accusing his predecessor, but offering no evidence in support of his claims. Critics of Trump have said he is trying to deflect attention away from the controversy around his administration’s links to Russia. Republicans have asked to see the evidence for the claims.

Mar 6, 2017