TOI correspondent from Washington: President-elect Donald Trump threw his weight behind Elon Musk and his support for H-1B visas even as the hot-button issue continued to roil the MAGA-sphere over the weekend, boiling over into anti-Indian invective. American nativists raged against big tech and Indian guest workers for purportedly exploiting the H-1B system to displace…
US President-elect Donald Trump submitted a brief on Friday requesting the Supreme Court to delay a law that would ban TikTok if its Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell it before his January 20 inauguration.“In light of the novelty and difficulty of this case, the court should consider staying the statutory deadline to grant…
Trump floats NHL legend Wayne Gretzky as Canadian prime minister amid Trudeau turmoil US President-elect Donald Trump sparked a holiday uproar on Truth Social by suggesting Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky should run for Prime Minister—or “Governor” of Canada, as Trump quipped. Reviving his long-running joke about Canada becoming the 51st US state, Trump’s remarks…
World Bank chief economist Indermit Gill believes there are several things going for India – from the demographics to geopolitics and from a large domestic market to low debt levels in the private sector. He tells TOI in an interview that India should seek to push its potential growth from 6% to 8% by focusing…
The appointment of Sriram Krishnan as a Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence in the White House has ignited a heated debate among political factions, particularly in the Trump-supporting Make America Great Again (MAGA) base. The uproar, which combines critiques of Krishnan’s policies, broader immigration reform, and allegations of betrayal of conservative ideals, underscores the…
Bill Clinton (Picture credit: Reuters) Former US President Bill Clinton was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington on Monday afternoon for tests and observation due to a fever, according to his spokesperson.Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, Angel Urena, released a statement on social media platform X, saying the 78-year-old was hospitalised “afternoon for…
Krishnan has been vocal about expanding the H-1B visa program and removing country cap quotas for Green Cards. US President-elect Donald Trump‘s recent appointment of Sriram Krishnan as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has sparked intense debate online. While Krishnan brings a wealth of…
Katie Miller is also the wife of Stephen Miller, Trump’s incoming deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser. In a significant move to shape his incoming administration, President-elect Donald Trump has named Katie Miller to an advisory board tasked with slashing government regulations and trimming federal agencies. But who is Katie Miller, and why…
Trump praised Musk, a significant donor to his campaign. At AmericaFest 2024 in Phoenix, President-elect Donald Trump addressed swirling rumors about ceding his presidency to tech billionaire Elon Musk. Speaking to a lively crowd, Trump dismissed the claims with his trademark candor, joking, “I’m safe, you know why? He wasn’t born in this country.” The…
File photo: US President-elect Donald Trump (Picture credit: Reuters) The most powerful leaders in the tech industry are trying out a new playbook to engage Donald Trump, who has been historically opposed to their dominance: in-person dining.A steady stream of some of the biggest names in technology — Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google co-founder…
