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Haley defends Trump travel ban, says it is meant to keep the country safe
Rediff.com30 Mar 2017Haley said that she believes that legal immigration is the "fabric" of America, pointing out that she is the "proud daughter" of Indian immigrants.
'We have to be realistic': Nikki Haley on nuclear ban
Rediff.com28 Mar 2017"Bad actors" cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons at the cost of those trying to maintain peace and safety, United States envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said.
Man shouts 'go back to Lebanon' to Sikh-American girl on NY subway
Rediff.com25 Mar 2017Rajpreet Heir was taking the subway train when the white man shouted at her saying, "Do you even know what a Marine looks like? Do you know what they have to see? What they do for this country? Because of people like you."
Indian techie, 6-yr-old son were found dead in a 'pool of blood'
Rediff.com25 Mar 2017The gruesome killings of an Indian IT professional and her six-year-old son in a New Jersey town has sent shock waves in the neighbourhood with the motive behind the murders still unknown.
India, the third-largest Asian economy, ranked 131 on Human Development Index: UN
Rediff.com22 Mar 2017However, 63 per cent Indians were "satisfied" with their standard of living
India offers to give up veto 'for now' for UN Security Council seat
Rediff.com9 Mar 2017India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said they were open to innovative ideas and willing to not exercise veto as permanent members of a reformed Security Council until a decision on it has been taken.
Sikh shot in US by man yelling 'go back to your own country'
Rediff.com5 Mar 2017The victim, identified as 39-year-old Deep Rai, was working on his vehicle outside his home in Kent, Washington when the unidentified man shot him in the arm.
NYT slams Trump's silence on Kansas shooting
Rediff.com28 Feb 2017By keeping mum on the killing of an Indian engineer in Kansas, President Donald Trump has "stoked" hate crime in America, NYT said in its editorial.
Uber lets go of senior VP over sexual harassment plaint at Google
Rediff.com28 Feb 2017Amit Singhal had joined Uber in January as senior vice president of engineering after working for 15 years at Google, where he oversaw the internet giant's search efforts.
In New York, protesters take to the streets to say 'I Am Muslim Too'
Rediff.com20 Feb 2017'We will fight hatred with love, we will fight bigotry with inclusivity. And today I am a Muslim too.' New Yorkers by the thousand, representing myriad backgrounds and faiths, converged on Times Square, to let Muslims know their fellow Americans stood by them.
Note ban hit Pepsi in OND q, says Nooyi
Rediff.com17 Feb 2017"On demonetisation, across the board for pretty much all of industry, and CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) in particular because it hit the individual retailer significantly, demonetisation had a significant impact on our India business in Q4," Nooyi said during an earnings call for Pepsi's fourth quarter that ended on December 2016.
Nooyi rues lingering effects of demonetisation on PepsiCo business
Rediff.com17 Feb 2017Stating that implementation of the demonetisation policy had its "share of challenges", Nooyi hoped that things will return to normal by the second quarter.
Panagariya blames bank officials for note ban going awry
Rediff.com8 Feb 2017"Demonetisation sends a very, very strong signal that the days when the central government was complacent are over. If you misbehave, it will be seen that you pay for it," Panagariya said.
'Refugees welcome here': Protesters rally across US
Rediff.com30 Jan 2017Protesters gathered outside the White House and raised slogans like 'This is what America looks like!', 'The people united, will never be divided' and 'No hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here,' as they waved the American flag and held placards, opposing Trump's order to block any visitors for 90 days from seven designated countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
PHOTOS: US President Trump, wife Melania have a 'ball' of a time
Rediff.com21 Jan 2017US President Donald Trump triumphantly greeted supporters at the first of the three inaugural balls, joining his First Lady on stage to tell them: 'We did it."
'I outworked anybody who ever ran for office': Trump at inaugural dinner
Rediff.com20 Jan 2017Even before assuming the United States President's office, Donald Trump has boasted about his election victory, his re-election prospects, re-prided himself for picking a "great" Cabinet and showered confidence on the capabilities of his son-in-law to broker peace in the volatile Middle East.
Trump calls for unity at opening concert as inaugural festivities begin
Rediff.com20 Jan 2017Joined by his wife and incoming First Lady Melania Trump, daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, his sons and their families, Trump enjoyed the nearly two-and-a-half hour concert.
India still the 'fastest growing', UNpegs growth at 7.7% in FY17
Rediff.com17 Jan 2017The report cautioned that low capacity utilisation and stressed balance sheets of banks and businesses will prevent a strong investment revival in the short term.
Trump insists Mexico will pay for border wall. Mexico says 'no way'
Rediff.com12 Jan 2017Trump on Thursday said that pending negotiations with the Mexican government, his administration would immediately move ahead with its plan to construct a wall along the southern border to keep out illegal migrants and Mexico would reimburse it.
In 1st presser, Trump calls Russia dossier 'phony stuff'
Rediff.com12 Jan 2017He, however, acknowledged that Russia and some other countries were behind the hacking of Democratic Party computers.