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Look forward to working alongside Trump to serve American people: Vance

JD Vance on Monday took oath as the 50th Vice President of the United States at the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington

Look forward to working alongside Trump to serve American people: Vance
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 11:51 AM IST

Donald Trump's inauguration: What a front-row seat for Jaishankar means

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended the inauguration of US President Donald Trump in Washington DC on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Special Envoy

Donald Trump's inauguration: What a front-row seat for Jaishankar means
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 10:22 AM IST

Migrants stranded as thousands of US entry appointments cancelled by Trump

They came from Haiti, Venezuela and around the world, pulling small rolling suitcases crammed with clothing and stuffed animals to occupy their children. They clutched cellphones showing that after months of waiting they had appointments finally to legally enter the United States. Now outside a series of north Mexico border crossings where mazes of concrete barriers and thick fencing eventually spill into the United States, hope and excitement evaporated into despair and disbelief moments after President Donald Trump took office. US Customs and Border Protection announced Monday that the CBP One app that worked as recently as that morning would no longer be used to admit migrants after facilitating entry for nearly 1 million people since January 2023. Tens of thousands of appointments that were scheduled into February were canceled, applicants were told. That was it. There was no way to appeal, and no one to talk to. In Tijuana, where 400 people were admitted daily on the app at

Migrants stranded as thousands of US entry appointments cancelled by Trump
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 9:58 AM IST

Trump inauguration highlights: Encounters, awkward moments among rivals

A president's inaugural address is typically a choreographed spectacle. A makeshift grandstand is erected next to the Capitol, hundreds of thousands of people line the National Mall and the images and words of the day endure for generations. This time was different. Forced inside to the Capitol Rotunda by frigid temperatures, Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term as president in an intimate setting for a man who has always favored the largest one possible. The day's pomp and unusual circumstances made for a lot of close-up encounters between political combatants, some awkward, some not. It also made for a pecking-order configuration for attendees top-level guests in the Rotunda and several hundred other VIPs watching from another room at the Capitol, as well as thousands of Trump supporters at a local arena outside the grounds of Congress. Associated Press reporters, photographers and videographers were in all those rooms, as part of a pool arrangement typically used to cove

Trump inauguration highlights: Encounters, awkward moments among rivals
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 9:35 AM IST

Trump temporarily halts leasing and permitting for wind energy projects

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday temporarily halting offshore wind lease sales in federal waters and pausing the issuance of approvals, permits and loans for both onshore and offshore wind projects. The interior secretary will review wind leasing and permitting practices for federal waters and lands. The assessment will consider the environmental impact of wind projects on wildlife, the economic costs associated with the intermittent generation of electricity and the effect of subsidies on the viability of the wind industry, the order states. Trump wants to increase drilling for oil and gas and has been hostile to renewable energy, particularly offshore wind. Trump's pick for interior secretary, Doug Burgum, was asked during his confirmation hearing whether he would commit to continuing with offshore wind leases that have been issued. Burgum said projects that make sense and are already in law will continue. Wind power currently provides about 10% of the ...

Trump temporarily halts leasing and permitting for wind energy projects
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 9:17 AM IST

A look at false and misleading claims Trump made at inaugural event

In his first address after being sworn in on Monday, President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading statements that he made during his campaign. They included claims about immigration, the economy, electric vehicles and the Panama Canal. In remarks later at the Capitol's Emancipation Hall, he issued a number of other false claims, including one that distorts pardons made by President Joe Biden as he left office. Here's a look at the facts. Biden did not pardon 33 murderers CLAIM: Trump, at Emancipation Hall, said Biden pardoned what is it, 33 murderers, absolute murderers, the worst murderers. You know, when you get the death sentence in the United States, you have to be bad. THE FACTS: Biden announced on December 23 that he was commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment. A commutation does not exonerate the person. In making the announcement, Biden said: These commutations are consistent wit

A look at false and misleading claims Trump made at inaugural event
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 8:02 AM IST

Rubio confirmed as secy of state, becomes 1st member of Trump's Cabinet

Marco Rubio, the US Senator from Florida, was on Monday unanimously confirmed as the Secretary of State, making him the first member of the Cabinet of President Donald Trump to be confirmed. Rubio, 53, as a Senator last year had introduced a bill in the Congress that proposed to treat India at par with its allies such as Japan, Israel, Korea, and NATO allies regarding technology transfers and support India in its response to growing threats to its territorial integrity. The bill also sought to bar Pakistan from receiving security assistance if it is found to have sponsored terrorism against India. All the existing 99 senators voted in favour of Rubio, including Rubio himself. There is currently one vacancy in the Senate after Vice President J D Vance resigned as the US Senator from Ohio. A US Senator from Florida since January 3, 2011, Rubio is considered as a hawkish US Senator with regard to China. He is banned from entering China, which sanctioned him twice in 2020. The top ...

Rubio confirmed as secy of state, becomes 1st member of Trump's Cabinet
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 8:00 AM IST

Wave of Trump-demanded departures hits leadership at State Department

A large number of senior career diplomats who served in politically appointed top leadership positions at the State Department have left their posts at the demand of the incoming Trump administration, which plans to install its own people in those positions, according to current and outgoing US officials. Personnel changes in the senior ranks of the department, like those at all federal agencies, are not uncommon after a presidential election, and career officials serving in those roles are required, just as non-career political appointees, to submit letters of resignation before an incoming administration takes office. In the past, some of those resignations have not been accepted, allowing career officials to remain in their posts at least temporarily until the new president can nominate his team. That offers some degree of continuity in the day-to-day running of the bureaucracy. Among the career officials to be reassigned are acting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

Wave of Trump-demanded departures hits leadership at State Department
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 7:06 AM IST

Donald John Trump sworn-in as 47th President of US at Capitol Rotunda

Trump's return to the White House is marked by his promise to push the limits of executive power, deport millions of immigrants, and to transform the role of America on the world stage

Donald John Trump sworn-in as 47th President of US at Capitol Rotunda
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 12:05 AM IST

Bitcoin rises to fresh record, over $109K ahead of Trump inauguration in US

Token's rise came after Trump and his wife Melania unveiled memecoins over the weekend, with Trump's rapidly reaching a market capitalization of more than $15 billion before declining sharply

Bitcoin rises to fresh record, over $109K ahead of Trump inauguration in US
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 12:02 AM IST

Inauguration 2025: Trump's picks for his cabinet and other top posts

More hearings for other nominees are scheduled for this week

Inauguration 2025: Trump's picks for his cabinet and other top posts
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 5:41 PM IST

Trump Media's loyal believers bet on stock surge as presidency begins

Some of the 39,000-member $DJT stock group on Truth Social gathered in Washington, D.C., over the weekend to pass out company swag and then watch Trump take office for the second time on Monday

Trump Media's loyal believers bet on stock surge as presidency begins
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 5:28 PM IST

Donald Trump's inauguration day: Venue, attendees, all that we can expect

Donald Trump will take the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, at 12 p.m. EST (1700 GMT)

Donald Trump's inauguration day: Venue, attendees, all that we can expect
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 4:08 PM IST

Stars avoided Trump's first inauguration, eight years later it's different

Carrie Underwood might not be Beyonc or Garth Brooks in the celebrity superstar ecosystem. But the singer's participation in President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration is nevertheless a sign of the changing tides, where mainstream entertainers, from Nelly to The Village People are more publicly and more enthusiastically associating with the new administration. Eight years ago, Trump reportedly struggled to enlist stars to be part of the swearing-in and the various glitzy balls that follow. The concurrent protest marches around the nation had more famous entertainers than the swearing-in, which stood in stark contrast to someone like Barack Obama, whose second inaugural ceremony had performances from Beyonce, James Taylor and Kelly Clarkson and a series of starry onlookers. There were always some celebrity Trump supporters, like Kid Rock, Hulk Hogan, Jon Voight, Rosanne Barr, Mike Tyson, Sylvester Stallone and Dennis Rodman, to name a few. But Trump's victory this time around was ...

Stars avoided Trump's first inauguration, eight years later it's different
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 2:24 PM IST

Trump's foreign policy: End Ukraine war, buy Greenland, 'change' Nato ties

In recent weeks, he has also threatened to seize the Panama Canal and slap Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs if they do not clamp down on the flow of drugs and migrants into US

Trump's foreign policy: End Ukraine war, buy Greenland, 'change' Nato ties
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 1:28 PM IST

Donald Trump's return adds to Western firms' dilemma to exit from Russia

Russia tightened its exit terms in October to encourage businesses to stay, demanding discounts of at least 60 per cent on exit transactions and a 35 per cent 'voluntary contribution'

Donald Trump's return adds to Western firms' dilemma to exit from Russia
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 1:11 PM IST

China is hopeful, but on edge as Trump returns to the White House

In recent months, he has said he would add tariffs of at least 10 per cent on top of what is already imposed on Chinese goods, a move that would hurt China at a time when its economy is struggling

China is hopeful, but on edge as Trump returns to the White House
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 12:58 PM IST

Donald Trump 2.0 presidency: What it means for stocks, H1-B visa, bitcoin

Here's how leading brokerages have interpreted Donald Trump's latest statements, and what his presidency could mean for trade tariffs, markets, crypto, H1-B immigration visa and other asset classes

Donald Trump 2.0 presidency: What it means for stocks, H1-B visa, bitcoin
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 11:49 AM IST

US firms in Europe fear worsening relations as Trump set to take office

The survey, carried out among 58 US-controlled members between Jan. 6 and 14, showed that 84 per cent ranked tariffs and trade policy as a top priority for transatlantic cooperation

US firms in Europe fear worsening relations as Trump set to take office
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 11:36 AM IST

Today we begin making America great again: US President-elect Donald Trump

Trump emphasised the importance of the upcoming day, noting that the journey to this point had not been easy, but they had overcome every challenge together

Today we begin making America great again: US President-elect Donald Trump
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 11:15 AM IST