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Indianapolis, Dec 2: US President-elect Donald Trump has warned American firms wanting to relocate abroad that they will face punishment, as he announced a deal with air conditioning manufacturer Carrier to keep jobs in the country. "Companies are not going to leave the United States any more without consequences. Not going to happen," Trump told workers at the Carrier plant in Indianapolis in his

London, Dec 1: Immigration into the UK from within the European Union (EU) has officially overtaken the rest of the world, with Romania replacing India at the top of the table in official figures released today. Romanians accounted for 10 per cent of all immigration in 2015 with 54,000 people coming to live in Britain – more than any other nationality, according to the Office of National

Washington, Dec 1: The US today supported India's move of demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes, saying that it was an "important" and "necessary" step to address corruption. "We believe, an important and necessary step to crack down on this - illegal actions or illicit actions," State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner said. "American citizens who are working and living in India, I

Islamabad, Dec 1: US President-elect Donald Trump today told Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that he is willing to play any role that Pakistan wants to find solutions to its outstanding problems. Trump made these remarks as Sharif called him to congratulate on his recent victory. "I am ready and willing to play any role that you want me to play to address and find solutions to the outstanding problems

Washington, Nov 30: US President Barack Obama has said that his wife Michelle will "never" run for president but lauded the incredible resonance she has with the American people. "Michelle will never run for office," Obama said, a day after the surprise victory of Donald Trump in the presidential elections. "She is as talented a person as I know. You can see the incredible resonance she has with

Havana, Nov 30: Cuba's leftist allies and Washington's top diplomat in Havana joined a sprawling throng of Cubans at a rally on Tuesday to commemorate Fidel Castro, the man who built a Communist state on the doorstep of the United States. Castro died on Friday at age 90, a decade after ceding control to his younger brother Raul Castro, 85. With Raul Castro at his side, the charismatic Fidel Castro

Washington, Nov 29: US President-elect Donald Trump today nominated a second Indian-American woman to a top administration position, putting her in charge of a federal agency within the health department as part of a "dream team" which he said would transform America's healthcare system. "I am pleased to nominate (Dr) Seema Verma to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

San Francisco, Nov 29: A Hijab-clad Muslim student was allegedly struck in the face with a glass bottle in broad daylight at a university campus in the US, the latest in a series of hate incidents in which headscarf-wearing women have been targeted following Donald Trump's win. The Council on American Islamic Relations has offered a reward of $ 5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and

Bogota, Nov 29: The death toll from the crash in Colombia of an airliner carrying a Brazilian football team rose to 76 today as officials said only five people survived the disaster. "We were able to rescue six people alive but one of them died on the way to the hospital," Jose Gerardo Acevedo, a police commander, told reporters. The LAMIA charter plane crashed late yesterday in a mountainous area

Budapest, Nov 29: One of Hungary's main Muslim organizations decried Monday what it said were “xenophobic” steps taken by an ultra-nationalist town mayor to preserve traditional Christian values and prevent immigration. Asothalom, close to the Serbian border, last week banned mosque construction, the use of a muezzin at prayer times and the wearing of clothes such as the niqab and the burkini. The