President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (August 1, 2025) said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in regions near Russia in response to threats from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. “I have ordered two Nuclear…
In an extended interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, former US Vice PresidentKamala Harris revealed the reason behind her decision not to run for any political office, including the California governorship.Harris said she chose to step away from politics because she believes the system is “broken.” After years of working inside government, she…
Updated on: Aug 01, 2025 08:23 am IST White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump has ended six conflicts, adding “it is well past time that he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize”. A White House official on Thursday called for a Nobel Peace Prize for Donald Trump, saying that the US President…
US President Donald Trump has issued a direct warning to top pharmaceutical companies, demanding they slash drug prices or face action.The letters, posted publicly on Trump’s Truth Social platform, give the companies 60 days to work with his administration to implement changes aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs.“If you refuse to step up…
Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday mocked US President Donald Trump’s claim of a deal with Pakistan to develop “massive oil reserves,” saying the Americans may be under an illusion. “Let them look,” Tharoor remarked, adding, “I wish them luck.”Trump had announced on Truth Social that the US had…
The Iranian regime continues to fuel conflict in the Middle East to fund its destabilizing activities. Today, the United States is taking action to stem the flow of revenue that the regime uses to support terrorism abroad, as well as to oppress its own people. The Department of State is imposing sanctions on 20 entities…
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.8 hit Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, following which, Tsunami waves of upto 4 metres hit the region, according to news agency Reuters.The US Geological Survey reported an earthquake at a depth of 19.3 km, which left several injured. University of Tokyo seismologist Shinichi Sakai told NHK that even distant…
The TOI correspondent from London: A 41-year-old Indian man, believed to be an Indian national, has been charged with assault and endangering the safety of an aircraft after an easyJet flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Glasgow on Sunday after he threatened to bomb the plane while shouting “Allahu Akbar”.Abhay Devdas Nayak,…
Wesley LePatner, a senior executive at global investment giant Blackstone Inc., was among four people killed in a mass shooting at a Manhattan high-rise on Monday evening. The shooting occurred at 345 Park Avenue, a corporate office tower that houses the headquarters of both Blackstone and the National Football League (NFL), among other firms. LePatner,…
Congress parliamentary party leader Sonia Gandhi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of adopting a “shameful silence” on Israel’s military action in the Palestinian territory. In her article published in Hindi newspaper Dainik Jagran, Gandhi said the Gaza conflict had “exposed one of the most serious vulnerabilities in the Global order and called on Prime…
