After Filibuster’s Death, a Somber Senate Seeks a Path Forward
April 6, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The conventional Washington wisdom dictates that the end of the judicial filibuster is also the end of life as it is currently known in the Senate.
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, after a Republican caucus meeting on Tuesday.
Steve Bannon: Kushner Is a ‘Cuck’
April 6, 2017
Donald Trump’s chief strategist Stephen Bannon has called the president’s senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner a “cuck” and a “globalist” during a time of high tension between the two top aides, several Trump administration officials told The Daily Beast.
Bannon and Kushner
Forget the tough talk – Trump is planning a warm welcome...
April 4, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the campaign trail, US president Donald Trump promised to declare China a currency manipulator on “day one,” feed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a McDonald’s hamburger when he hosted him, and punish the country for “stealing” US jobs.
21-Year-Old Kashmiri Pilot Could Become First Indian Girl To Fly MIG-29
April 4, 2017
Jammu: Ayesha Aziz of Kashmir realised her dream of becoming a pilot when she got her commercial licence last week. Now, the 21-year-old plans to fly a MIG-29 fighter jet at Russia's Sokul airbase. If she succeeds, she will become the youngest Indian girl to pilot the aircraft beyond the speed of sound.
Trump donates first quarter salary to National Park Service
April 3, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump, who made a fortune in real estate before running for political office, has decided to donate his first-quarter salary of $78,333 to the National Park Service, the White House announced on Monday.
U.S. President Trump holds news conference at the White House in Washington
Trump talks healthcare with Republican critic on golf course
April 2, 2107
STERLING, Va. – President Donald Trump golfed with a vocal Republican critic of his healthcare push on Sunday, as he insisted efforts to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law were not dead.
Net Neutrality Is Trump’s Next Target, Administration Says
April 1, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration said on Thursday that its next move to roll back the regulation of broadband internet service companies would be to jettison the Obama administration’s net neutrality rules, which were intended to safeguard free expression online.
Saina Nehwal is not a special player that I have to...
March 31, 2017
PV Sindhu said Friday’s blockbuster India Open superseries contest against former world No. 1 Saina Nehwal was “just another match."
Airline Laptop ban: Qatar Airways to loan laptops during flights
March 31, 2017
Qatar Airways Banners shows laptop loan service by Qatar Airways The airliner is the latest to try to work around the ban.
Devices subject to cabin baggage ban
Qatar Airways has said it is offering a laptop loan service to US-bound passengers to overcome a US ban on electronic devices on some flights.
INDIA: From office cab to passport application: How GST may make...
March 30, 2017
In what could be called the most significant economic reform in India's taxation history, the Lok Sabha on late Wednesday evening passed the Goods and Services Tax or GST bill, ending decade-long uncertainty over its roll-out.
