Los Angeles, June 2 (IANS) British actress Emily Blunt has shared that she was cringed out by the former US President Barack Obama. The actress shared that she fell “cringe-ily silent” when Barack Obama visited the ‘Disclosure Day’ set. The 43-year-old actress has recalled director Steven Spielberg, 79, describing how she and her castmates reacted when the former President of the United States visited the set of the upcoming sci-fi epic, reports ‘Female First UK’.She told Extra, “Steven …
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Washington, May 25 (IANS) The White House thinks it could take several days for the deal’s approval by Iran’s leadership, according to a report from US media.While US officials are optimistic that a deal will be signed within days, they also acknowledge it has not been finalised and could still fall apart, said the report by Axios, citing a senior US official.It is unclear whether the potential deal will lead to a lasting peace agreement that also addresses US nuclear demands, Xinhua news agency…
Washington, May 24, (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his administration’s ongoing negotiations with Iran, sharply criticising the Obama-era nuclear agreement and asserting that the current talks would prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the 2015 Iran nuclear deal negotiated under former President Barack Obama was “one of the worst deals ever made by our Country”.“It was a direct path to Iran developing a Nuclear Weapon,” the U…
Washington, May 19 (IANS) Indian American Congressman Ami Bera said the long-term strategic foundations of the US-India relationship remained intact despite recent tensions over trade, tariffs and immigration policies under President Donald Trump’s administration.Speaking at the Capitol Hill Summit 2026 organised by the US-India Friendship Council, Bera described India as a critical geopolitical and economic partner for the United States in the 21st century.“Nothing fundamentally has changed…
Washington, May 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s apparent reluctance to raise human rights concerns during his latest engagement with Chinese President Xi Jinping marks a significant departure from past American diplomacy toward China, according to a report by The Guardian.According to a report by The Guardian, Trump gave a restrained response when asked before leaving for Beijing whether he would raise the case of jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai with Xi Jinping.“I’l…
New York, April 21 (IANS) While the second round of talks between Iran and the United States hung in the balance, President Donald Trump said Monday that he was offering Tehran a better deal than the agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which he ripped up in 2018 as favouring Iran. “The deal that we are making with Iran will be far better than the JCPOA, commonly referred to as ‘The Iran Nuclear Deal’, penned by [former President] Barack Hussein Obama and Sleepy Jo…
Los Angeles, March 14 (IANS) Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg has shared details about his upcoming project. After saying last year that the western genre has “eluded (him) for decades, Steven Spielberg is finally making his addition to the genre. The filmmaker is set to helm a western film. The details of the project are currently under the wraps, reports ‘Variety’.During a keynote conversation at SXSW, moderator Sean Fennessey asked the director about whether he has plans to make a w…
Washington, March 14 (IANS) The US Senate paid tribute to Indian-American businessman and philanthropist Sunil Puri, with Senator Dick Durbin recalling his journey from a young immigrant arriving from India with little money to a civic leader who helped transform Rockford, Illinois.Durbin announced Puri’s passing on the Senate floor and described him as a powerful example of the American dream.“Mr. President, when I think about the American dream, I think about my friend Sunil Puri,” Durbi…
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) The son of Indian immigrants who once served as America’s top courtroom advocate has emerged as the face of a landmark Supreme Court judgement that overthrew President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.Neal Katyal, a former Acting Solicitor General of the United States, argued against Trump’s use of the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose what he described as “unjust, unconstitutional taxes” on imports from nearly every trading par…
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) President Donald Trump accused former president Barack Obama of disclosing “classified information” after Obama said in a recent podcast interview that aliens are “real”.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump was asked by Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy: “Barack Obama said that aliens are real. Have you seen any evidence of non-human visitors to Earth?”“Well, he gave classified information. He’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump respo…