Obama criticises Trump, says 'American values' are at stake Washington, Jan 31, 2017, PTI Barack Obama today hit out at Donald Trump, warning that 'American values' are at stake as the former president voiced his support to mass protests against his successor's controversial...

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Saeed's detention a 'policy decision' in Pak's interest: Army Rawalpindi/Lahore, Jan 31, 2017 (PTI) In an unusual move, Pakistan's army today said the detention of the Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed was a "policy decision in the national interest" as the government...

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My arrest will give fresh impetus to Kashmiris struggle: Saeed Lahore, Jan 31, 2017 (PTI) A defiant JuD chief Hafiz Saeed said his detention would give a "fresh impetus" to the Kashmiris' "struggle against India" as the Mumbai attack mastermind was placed under a 90-day...

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ran warns US not to 'create new tensions' over missiles Tehran, Jan 31, 2017 (AFP) Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif today warned the United States against "creating new tensions" with Tehran over ballistic missile tests. "We hope that Iran's defence programme...

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Saeed's detention sparks protests in Pakistan Islamabad, Jan 31, 2017 (PTI) JuD chief Hafiz Saeed's detention may help ease Indo-Pak tension, media here said today even as supporters of the Mumbai attack mastermind launched protests across major cities against the government's...

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Trump replaces acting Immigration Enforcement head Washington, Jan 31, 2017, (PTI) US President Donald Trump today fired acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Daniel Ragsdale amid controversy surrounding his executive order on immigration. The Homeland...

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Bilawal warns US govt against including Pakistan in travel ban Washington, Jan 31, 2017, (PTI) Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has warned the Trump Administration against including his country in the list of travel ban nations, saying such a move...

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Trump's new executive order to clamp down on H1B visas Washington, Jan 31, 2017, (PTI) US President Donald Trump is expected to sign a new executive order aimed at strangulating work-visa programmes, including the H1B and L1 visas used by Indian IT professionals, as part...

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Trump sacks 2 top officials in rift over his immigration order Washington, Jan 31, 2017, PTI In a dramatic move, US President Donald Trump today fired two top officials, including Acting Attorney General Sally Yates who refused to enforce his controversial and executive...

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Hafiz Saeed, 4 others put under detention Lahore, Jan 31, 2017 (PTI) With the Trump administration mounting pressure, Pakistani authorities tonight put Mumbai attack mastermind and Jammat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed and four others under detention under an Anti-Terrorism...

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Hafiz Saeed put under house arrest in Lahore Lahore, Jan 30, 2017 (PTI) Jammat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of Mumbai terror attack, was tonight placed under house arrest in Lahore, his outfit said. Punjab government's Home Department has issued detention...

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Google launches fund to donate $4 mn to immigrant rights organisations San Francisco, Jan 30, 2017 (PTI) Tech giant Google has created a crisis fund that could raise up to USD 4 million for four immigrant rights organisations, including American Civil Liberties Union...

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Trump denies immigration restriction caused airport chaos Washington, Jan 30, 2017 (AP) President Donald Trump today denied his immigration order was to blame for the chaos at nation airports over the weekend, instead pointing to computer glitches, protesters and even...

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Jihadist groups hail Trump's travel ban as victory: report Washington, Jan 30, 2017, PTI Jihadist groups, including Islamic State sympathisers, have hailed the Trump administration's ban on travel to the US from seven Muslim- majority nations saying it would persuade...

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Online plea to cancel Trump's UK State Visit crosses 1 mn mark London, Jan 30, 2017, (PTI) An online petition seeking cancellation of US President Donald Trump's State Visit to the UK following his controversial immigration ban has quickly crossed the one million signature-mark...

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Trump travel ban illegal, 'mean-spirited': UN rights chief Geneva, Jan 30, 2017 (AFP) US President Donald Trump's travel ban on citizens from mainly Muslim countries is illegal and "mean-spirited", the United Nations human rights chief Zeid bin Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein said...

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72-yr-old Sufi woman found with throat slit in Bangladesh Dhaka, Jan 30, 2017 (PTI) A 72-year-old woman, believed to be a Sufi mystic, was found with her throat slit in her house in Dhaka, police said today, amid a series of systematic assaults in Bangladesh targeting...

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Hitting back at Trump's order, Starbucks to hire 10K refugees New York, Jan 30, 2017 (PTI) Global coffee giant Starbucks has said it will hire 10,000 refugees over next five years as it vowed to not "stand silent" in the face of US President Donald Trump's order to ban...

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Canada PM dubs Quebec mosque shooting a 'terrorist attack' Quebec City, Jan 30, 2017 (AFP) Six people died and eight were injured after gunmen opened fire at a Quebec City mosque, a shooting that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned today as a "terrorist attack." Police...

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