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Trump appoints Indian-American ex-scribe as White House deputy press secy

US President Donald Trump has appointed Indian-American former journalist Kush Desai as his Deputy Press Secretary, the White House has announced. Desai earlier served as Deputy Communications Director for the 2024 Republican National Convention and Communications Director for the Republican Party of Iowa. Desai was also the Deputy Battleground States and Pennsylvania Communications Director at the Republican National Committee. In this capacity, he played a key role in messaging and narrative building in the key battleground States in particular Pennsylvania. Trump won in all the seven battleground States. The White House announced his appointment on Friday. White House Office of Communications will be overseen by Deputy White House Chief of Staff and Cabinet Secretary Taylor Budowich. Trump had previously announced the appointments of Assistant to the President and White House Communications Director Steven Cheung and Assistant to the President and Press Secretary Karoline Leav

Trump, Vance join anti-abortion activists, celebrate 'March for Life' gains

President Donald Trump vowed to support anti-abortion-rights protesters in his second term as tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Washington on Friday for the annual March for Life. We will again stand proudly for families and for life, Trump declared in a pre-recorded video address. Protesters had come to the capital for decades to call for the repeal of Roe v. Wade, which affirmed a constitutional right to an abortion. Now, with the repeal of Roe in 2022, they are now on the inside rather than the outside. With Trump's return to the White House and Republicans in control of Congress, the activists want to build on their victories. Our country faces the return of the most pro-family, most pro-life American president of our lifetimes," Vice President JD Vance told the crowd in his in-person speech. Vance hailed Trump's previous actions on abortion, saying the president delivered on his promise of ending Roe" and appointed hundreds of anti-abortion judges. Abortion was ..

Can hire his own: Donald Trump terminates Anthony Fauci's security detail

Anthony Fauci served in government for decades and was the nation's top infectious diseases expert for 38 years, Trump had also awarded him with presidential commendations

Donald Trump deploys military force as he launches crackdown on migrants

Defense Department said at least four military planes will also be used to help carry out deportations of about 5,000 detained migrants from El Paso and San Diego

News Highlights: India will continue buying Russian crude if available at discount, says Puri

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What is birthright citizenship and why did a US judge block Trump's order?

Current laws allow almost everyone born in US to become an American citizen automatically, called 'birthright citizenship' and is based on the idea of jus soli, which means 'right of the soil' in Lati

Judge temporarily blocks Trump's exec order ending birthright citizenship

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents' immigration status. US District Judge John C. Coughenour ruled in the case brought by the states of Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon, which argue the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court case law have cemented birthright citizenship. The case is one of five lawsuits being brought by 22 states and a number of immigrants rights groups across the country. The suits include personal testimonies from attorneys general who are US citizens by birthright, and names pregnant women who are afraid their children won't become US citizens. Signed by Trump on Inauguration Day, the order is slated to take effect on February 19. It could impact hundreds of thousands of people born in the country, according to one of the lawsuits. In 2022, there were about 255,000 births of citizen children to mothers living in the coun

Bid to block Trump's cancellation of birthright citizenship in court

A federal judge in Seattle is set to hear the first arguments on Thursday in a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump's executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents' immigration status. US District Judge John Coughenour scheduled the session to consider the request from Arizona, Illinois, Oregon and Washington. The case is one of five lawsuits being brought by 22 states and a number of immigrants rights groups across the country. The suits include personal testimonies from attorneys general who are US citizens by birthright, and names pregnant women who are afraid their children won't become US citizens. The order, signed by Trump on Inauguration Day, is slated to take effect on February 19. It could impact hundreds of thousands of people born in the country, according to one of the lawsuits. In 2022, there were about 255,000 births of citizen children to mothers living in the country illegally and about

India to overcome impact from Trump's trade policies, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

While Vaishnaw did not give details of which products the govt would be open to reducing duties on, he said all discussions will happen taking into account the holistic needs of both the countries

Trump appoints agent from assassination attempt as Secret Service director

Sean Curran, an agent who famously protected Donald Trump during an attempted assassination in July 2024 has been chosen to lead the Secret Service, against agency advise

Mexico border states prepare shelters as Trump begins mass deportation

Mexico on Wednesday raised sprawling tents on the US border as it braced for US President Donald Trump to fulfil his pledge to carry out mass deportations. In an empty lot right against the border with El Paso, Texas, cranes lifted metal frames for tent shelters in Ciudad Jurez. Enrique Serrano, an official in Chihuahua state, where Ciudad Jurez is located, said the tents erected for Mexican deportees were just the initial phase of a potential larger operation, and something authorities would scale up if the number of migrants gathering on the border continued to mount. He suggested migrants from other countries expelled from the US would be relocated to Mexico City or southern regions of Mexico as they've done previously. Nogales, Mexico -- across from Nogales, Arizona -- announced that it would build shelters on soccer fields and in a gymnasium. The border cities of Matamoros and Piedras Negras have also launched similar efforts. At a border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, on Tuesd

Committed to Quad, open to return of illegal immigrants: Jaishankar in US

Initiatives spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Trump have matured, paving the way for an ambitious future US-India partnership, said EAM S Jaishankar

US' Stargate: Will India be able to tap into a $500 billion opportunity?

The announcement has generated both excitement and concern within the Indian AI community

Open to Musk or Ellison purchasing TikTok as part of JV with US govt: Trump

ByteDance Ltd. has publicly refused to sell TikTok, though prospective buyers hope the Supreme Court's ruling and the brief TikTok shutdown could push it to reconsider

Stock Market Highlights: Sensex ends 567pts up led by Infy, HDFC Bank; Broader indices fall over 1%

Stock Market Close Highlights, Jan 22: The NSE Nifty 50 index ended 131 pts higher at 23,155. Sectorally, the Nifty IT index soared over 2 per cent, while the Realty index cracked almost 5 per cent.

Centre mulls lower duties, more imports to counter Trump's tariff threats

It could also reduce some import tariffs, with officials drawing up a list of likely products, such as bourbon whiskey and farm goods like pecan nuts, they said

Bishop appeals Trump to have mercy on LGBTQ+, immigrants 'in name of God'

The bishop made the appeal to Trump a day after the US President signed executive orders reversing Biden-era protections for transgender Americans and suspending the US refugee admissions program

Trump pardons dark web marketplace 'Silk Road' creator: Who is Ross Ulbricht?

In 2011, Ulbricht launched 'Silk Road', a darknet marketplace he envisioned as a freewheeling, anonymous platform for trade, powered by cryptocurrency

Carbon markets investor kicks off $1.5 bn Amazon protection plan in Davos

The initiative is the first major campaign by Silvania, a $500 million nature and biodiversity investment vehicle, working with Conservation International and The Nature Conservancy

Donald Trump inauguration: TV viewership drops to 24 mn, lowest since 2013

The viewership for Trump's inauguration was down from that of Biden's 2021 inauguration, which reached 33.8 million, and Trump's first move into the White House, which 30.6 million viewers saw in 2017