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Topic: US President

Trump vows to pardon Jan 6 Capitol rioters

Trump said there could be “some exceptions” to his pardons if the individuals had acted 'radical' or 'crazy'. The assault had left more than 140 police injured & several dead.

US President-elect Donald Trump nominates tech company CEO Jared Issacman as NASA administrator

Taking to X, Issacman outlined his vision for the country's space exploration; emphasised on growth of space economy and the potential for people to live and work in space.

‘Enough is enough.’ US president Joe Biden does U-turn to pardon son Hunter in gun and tax cases

'I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision,' US president says in a statement released by the White House.

US President-elect picks Indian-American scientist Jay Bhattacharya to head health institute

Bhattacharya is the first Indian-American to be nominated by Trump for a high-ranking position.“Together, Jay and RFK Jr. will restore the NIH to a Gold Standard", said Trump.

Tulsi Gabbard is Trump’s director of national intelligence. What does DNI do 

Post was created in aftermath of 9/11 & covers 18 intelligence agencies. Adviser on intel matters, DNI will be tasked according to US president’s leadership style and policy priorities.

Trump & Biden discuss Ukraine, Middle East. White House assures ‘smooth transfer of power’

The 'cordial' meeting lasted two hours. Outgoing First Lady Jill Biden joined the two men, while Melania Trump 'could not attend' the meeting.

‘Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback!’ Global reaction to Trump becoming US president

From Netanyahu to Macron to Medvedev, world leaders fete Donald Trump as he becomes the 47th president of America.

Yunus seeks US help to ‘rebuild’ country in 1st Bangladesh-US meeting on UNGA sidelines in 34 yrs

In his meeting with Muhammad Yunus, Biden offered 'full support' to Bangladesh's new reform agenda. Last Bangladesh leader to meet US president on UNGA sidelines was General Ershad in 1990.

Pakistan national arrested by FBI in US for foiled plot to assassinate Trump

Asif Raza Merchant said he wanted to target individuals in US ‘hurting Pakistan and the world, [the] Muslim world’, according to court documents, adding ‘these are not just normal people’.

SubscriberWrites: Rapid political shifts: Trump's resurgence and global implications

Recent events have drastically altered global political dynamics, boosting Trump's presidential bid and raising questions about future US and global alliances.

On Camera

Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

With Cheetah & Chetak fleets ageing, Army, IAF move to fast-track purchase of 200 light helicopters

Request for Information issued by govt seeks transfer of technology. This comes as the planned acquisition of 200 Kamov light utility helicopters from Russia remains in limbo.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.