New York : Silicon Valley heads have slammed US President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on refugees and many Muslims from entering the United States, fearing it could prevent them from accessing a global reservoir of talent. The sweeping immigration crackdown moved many tech bosses to criticize measures that could impactContinue Reading
Donald Trump’s executive order to close America’s borders to refugees and immigrants from some Muslim-majority countries caused chaos on Saturday, as people who had flown to the US were held at airports and elsewhere others were barred from boarding planes. As confusion reigned, a spokeswoman for the Department of HomelandContinue Reading
Pope Francis on Sunday said he would not make an opinion of Donald Trump until he first had a chance to see specific policies the new U.S. president would implement. On Friday, as Trump was taking office, Francis had urged him to be guided by ethical values, saying he mustContinue Reading
Vatican: Pope Francis sent best wishes and prayers to incoming President Donald J Trump shortly after he took the oath of office. “I offer you my cordial good wishes and the assurance of my prayers that almighty God will grant you wisdom and strength in the exercise of your highContinue Reading
Washington: A Hindu priest will be among various religious leaders who will offer prayers at the National Prayer Service of Donald Trump on Saturday, a day after he is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Narayanachar L Digalakota from the popular Sri Siva Vishnu Temple inContinue Reading
Washington: American president-elect Donald Trump plans to take the oath on the bible he was given by his mother when he graduated from Sunday Church Primary School at First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, New York in 1955, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced. He noted that his mother gave the bible toContinue Reading
Washington: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday appointed Indian-American Raj Shah as Deputy Communications Director and Research Director, a key White House position. According to a statement by the transition team, Trump filled out more of his senior White House staff, formally naming Katie Walsh Deputy Chief of Staff toContinue Reading
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has acknowledged the contribution of Indian-Americans in his electoral triumph, saying his victorious campaign did “great with the Hindus”.”We have a lot of people here tonight from the Indian community, Hindus. We did great with the Hindus,” Mr Trump said while addressing thousands of hisContinue Reading
Indian engineers could be hurt in more ways than one by US president-elect Donald Trump’s promise to bring back jobs for Americans. From the early days of his campaign, Trump’s anti-immigrant stance has included plans to cut down on work visas, known as H-1B, that allow skilled foreign workers toContinue Reading
As TIME magazine declared their Person of the Year for 2016, many Indians were disappointed. This was also partly due to confusion. On Tuesday (December 6), TIME announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the Person of the Year in the popular category, after thousands voted for the Indian PM onContinue Reading
