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Trump warns Norway he won't forget Nobel Peace Prize snub, slams decision

Trump called the decision an 'indelible stain' on Norway after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African judge and human rights lawyer Navi Pillay

Trump names Katie Zacharia as White House press secy, replacing Leavitt

US President Donald Trump announced Friday that Katie Zacharia, a communications adviser for his media company, will succeed Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary. Trump revealed his selection of Zacharia on his Truth Social platform, where he often makes political and official announcements. Zacharia is a conservative commentator for Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates the social media site. In naming Zacharia, Trump described her as "a loyal and brilliant supporter, right from the beginning." Zacharia briefly worked as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year and has been a commentator for Fox News and Newsmax. Trump said Zacharia had been involved in his presidential campaigns, notably in swing states. A request for comment left with Zacharia was not immediately answered. A LinkedIn profile noted that she earned a law degree from Pepperdine University. Leavitt announced her departure Aug. 12 and left the position Aug. 27. Sh

US lifts Russian diesel sanctions until Apr 7, 2027, after Trump-Putin call

The US on Friday lifted sanctions on the sale of Russian diesel till April 7 next year. The announcement by the US Department of Treasury came minutes after US President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and struck a deal to supply diesel to the American and global markets. "...all transactions prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations that are related to the sale, delivery, offloading, or importation, including importation into the United States, of diesel fuel of Russian Federation origin are authorised through 12:01 am eastern daylight time, April 7, 2027," the Treasury Department said. Earlier, Trump said Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel, followed by 500,000 tons in November, and one million tons immediately thereafter. Russia will then deliver another 3 million tons of diesel based on the condition of Russia's refineries, Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Diesel prices have surged arou

Trump says US will not attack Iran before November midterm elections

Trump says US-Iran discussions are productive and rules out an attack on Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, while the US blockade of Iranian ports remains in effect.

TCS says US PERM suspension won't affect plans, targets 15,000 new hires

The company said its US workforce strategy centres on hiring local employees, including through campus recruitment; it aims to hire 15,000 people in the US over five years

Trump honours Microsoft's CEO after Vance drops H-1B visa hammer on company

President Donald Trump celebrated tech billionaires such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday, only to get upstaged hours earlier when Vice President JD Vance announced that Microsoft was being suspended from a programme that allows companies to apply for green cards for skilled foreign workers with H-1B visas. The crackdown on Microsoft came under Vance's purview as the head of a fraud task force, but the targeting revealed the tension between the companies powering US economic growth and the administration's efforts to reduce immigration that it says has come at the expense of American workers. "Our message to Microsoft is: You're a great American company, but you've got to hire great American workers," Vance told a news conference. He said the company had abused the visa system. "You cannot lay off American workers and then replace them with foreign indentured servants." Vance said Microsoft last year fired 6,000 US workers but also obtained 6,300 H-1B visas and almost 3,00

Trump honours Elon Musk with National Medal of Science at White House

Trump, before presenting the award, described Musk as 'an industrial titan, a brilliant engineer, and one of the greatest technology founders to ever live'

Immigration and skilled talent mobility are distinct issues: Nasscom

The IT industry body says Indian technology firms have reduced their dependence on H-1B visas and expanded local hiring in the US amid fresh restrictions on the PERM programme

Cognizant, Infy, Tata among IT firms suspended for US green card programme

US Labour Department suspends Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini, Microsoft and Adobe from the permanent labour certification programme.

Trump's retreat: US forces pull back from Gulf, Britain amid Iran war

A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences

US to invest over $100 million on STEM programmes amid AI race with China

The initiative will fund fellowships for US citizens pursuing PhDs in science and engineering, while the NSF's Young Scholars programme will return with $30 million in government funding

US prepares military for possible new Iran strikes, Trump yet to decide

The Pentagon has instructed US Central Command to prepare for possible renewed strikes on Iran, with potential targets including energy, infrastructure and nuclear facilities

Trump says Iran war will end 'very quickly', oil prices will tumble

Trump said the US had taken away Iran's nuclear power and predicted a swift end to the war, while Tehran rejected his claims over the Iranian oil minister's resignation

Trump makes fresh Nobel Peace Prize pitch, says he has 'settled eight wars'

US President Donald Trump has made a fresh bid for the Nobel Peace Prize, claiming that he had settled eight wars and "done stuff that nobody else has ever done". Trump made the remarks at the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon, ahead of the announcement of the coveted award on Friday by the Norwegian Peace Committee. "I've done stuff that nobody else has ever done. I'm not bragging, I'm just telling you the facts. No president has probably ever settled any wars. I settled eight wars," Trump told reporters here. The US President said it would be a great discredit to the Nobel Committee not to honour him. "They have a reputation for maybe not giving it to people like me. But, whether I get it or not, I have done far more. And I think it would be a great discredit to them. And I'm not saying that out of scorn, I'm saying that when you settle eight wars, and nobody's never," Trump said. The US President said his peacemaking efforts were continuing and indicated that he was on course

Nobody knows who is running Iran, says Trump as war enters eighth month

Iran's foreign ​ministry spokesman said on Sunday Washington knows very well who their counterpart is in Iran and how the decision-making system in Iran works

An elusive US deal

India must remain focused on its long-term interests

Trump eases restrictions on use of dyed diesel in bid to cut fuel costs

Trump signed an order allowing wider use of tax-exempt red diesel on roads through year-end, seeking to ease fuel costs for farmers, truckers and workers ahead of the midterm elections

Trump says his super PAC will pay for taxpayer-funded ads glorifying him

President Donald Trump said Monday that he will stop using taxpayer funds for television advertisements glorifying himself that sparked a major backlash, and instead tap his super PAC to cover costs going forward. In a post on his social media site, Trump defended the ads, which cost at least USD 1.5 million in federal funds and have drawn intense criticism. Trump said they were "positive promotion for our Great USA." "This is a rather standard thing to do," the president wrote, while blaming intense criticism for using taxpayer funds on the ads on the "Radical Left." But the president added that he'd "decided to do the Patriotic Ads, among others, and pay for them myself, and with money I raised for MAGA, Inc." That is Trump's political war chest, which had amassed more than USD 400 million by the end of July. Trump has begun to tap it to boost Republican candidates around the country ahead of midterm elections. Trump provided no details on reimbursing taxpayers for ads that alrea

Trade negotiations with US have reached a 'plateau': FM Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says further concessions for either side 'very difficult'