World economy
Pak puts 26/11 culprit Hafiz Saeed, 37 others on exit control list
02 Feb 2017
Pakistan’s interior ministry has included the names of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, and 37 others who are affiliated with JuD or Lashkar-e-Taiba, on the Exit Control List
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos backs legal challenge to Trump’s visa ban
01 Feb 2017
Joining the growing opposition to Trump’s anti-Muslim immigration policy from Silicon Valley to carmaker Ford, Jeff Bezos said Amazon is backing a Washington State government lawsuit against Trump’s order
Trump signs order to cut two federal regulations for every new one
31 Jan 2017
An executive order president Trump signed yesterday makes regulators more circumspect before they propose a new rule
Obama breaks silence early, urges citizens to protest visa ban
31 Jan 2017
President Barak Obama issued a statement encouraging Americans to publicly protest President Donald Trump's move to ban citizens from certain countries, as well as refugees from across the globe from entering the United States
After Trump ban, Starbucks to hire 10,000 refugees globally
30 Jan 2017
Starbucks chairman and chief executive Howard Schultzsaid the refugees it hires would be fleeing war, persecution and discrimination in the 75 countries where the company operates
Donald Trump’s immigration ban halted by court for a week
30 Jan 2017
The ruling comes as US airports braced for fresh protests against Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban
Trump bars refugees, visitors from 7 nations in terror fight
28 Jan 2017
President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant stance feeds on American fears about Islamic State militants and the possible threat that the flood of migrants into Europe from war-torn Syria could be a `Trojan horse’
Modi may visit US this year as Trump calls, swaps invites
25 Jan 2017
During the US election campaign, when Trump often used negative rhetoric against foreign nations, he was largely positive about India, saying it was the only other nation besides Israel that he wanted to strengthen ties with
No Brexit sans parliament nod, rules UK Supreme Court
25 Jan 2017
In what is seen as a setback for the Theresa May government, the UK’s top court ruled that there can be no Brexit without parliament’s approval. And while the government prepares to bring a bill in parliament, the 'Remain' camp will not make its passage easy