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‘Fake news’, screams Trump over Kushner’s Russian links
29 May 2017
`Whenever you see the words 'sources say' in the fake news media, and they don't mention names,’ Trump wrote, `it is very possible that those sources don't exist but are made up by fake news writers. #FakeNews is the enemy!’
Google co-founder Sergey Brin building huge $150-mn blimp
27 May 2017
According to the sources Brin planned to use the blimp for humanitarian food and supplies to remote places across the world
Kushner had undisclosed contacts with Russian envoy: report
27 May 2017
Kushner is also reported to have discussed with Russian ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak the idea of creating a back channel between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that could have bypassed diplomats and intelligence agencies
Kushner had undisclosed contacts with Russian envoy: report
27 May 2017
Kushner is also reported to have discussed with Russian ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak the idea of creating a back channel between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that could have bypassed diplomats and intelligence agencies
Punjab `supercop’ KPS Gill passes away
26 May 2017
KPSGill has been credited with bringing an end to the Khalistan movement which let lose the bloodiest insurgency in the history of the state, after he assumed charge of law and order in Punjab in 1984
Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka's salary down 67% in 2016-17
25 May 2017
The cash component of Sikka's salary fell to Rs16.01 crore in 2016-17 from Rs48.73 crore in the previous year, while his total compensation stood 7 per cent lower at 45.41 crore
Ford Motor appoints Jim Hackett as CEO
23 May 2017
Sweden drops charges against WikiLeaks’ Assange
20 May 2017
The dropping of charges by Sweden does not exactly make Assange a free man, as he still faces immediate arrest if he steps out of the Ecuadorean embassy premises
Iran re-elects reformist President Rouhani by big margin
20 May 2017
Rouhani’s victory underlines the Iranian people’s desire for more freedom at home and less isolation abroad – but his powers remain limited as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei holds ultimate sway
ICJ stays Pak decision to execute Kulbhushan Jadhav
18 May 2017
Asserting its jurisdiction in the Jhadav case, ICJ president Ronny Abraham said Jadhav's arrest remained disputed and that Pakistan should have given India consular access to its national
Environment minister Anil Madhav Dave is no more
18 May 2017
Polite, soft spoken and a man of few words, Dave was a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) man and an environmentalist at heart and in mind
Will Trump be impeached? Ladbroke’s goes odds-on at 4-5
18 May 2017
With the Trump administration staggering from controversy to controversy, punters on both sides of the Atlantic are ramping up wagers over whether Donald Trump will serve out a full term as US president