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Trump: India incredible, lot of progress made in ties WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has described the US’ relationship with India now as “extraordinary” and said a lot of progress was made in bilateral ties during his maiden official visit to the “incredible country” where America is going to do a lot of business. His remarks came even as his likely Democratic Party rival in the November presidential polls, Bernie Sanders, criticised the US President for what he claimed was a “failure of leadership” on the issue of human rights in the light of the Delhi riots. Trump told reporters, “He (Prime Minister Modi) is a great gentleman, a great leader. It’s an incredible country. We were treated very, very well and we really enjoyed it. A lot of tremendous progress was made in terms of relationship - our relationship with India is extraordinary right now,” Trump said. “We are going to be doing a lot of business with India, they are sending billions and billions of dollars now to the United States.” Trump’s daughter Ivanka noted that the President announced that the US International Development Finance Corporation will open an office in India. She thanked Modi for “your warm hospitality as we visited your
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beautiful country and celebrated the strength, spirit and unity of the US and India!” She added: “Throughout our visit we saw monumental achievements of human creativity & proof of the infinite capacity of the human heart!” First Lady Melania Trump tweeted two pictures of her with Trump facing the Taj Mahal. “One of the Seven Wonders of the World, the breathtaking Taj Mahal!” she said. I may never again be excited over a crowd Addressing a rally in South Carolina, Trump said that he would “never be excited about a crowd again” after his visit to India where he addressed a rally of over 1,00,000 people. During his maiden visit to India on February 24-25, Trump and first lady Melania Trump were given a rousing welcome in the presence of the massive crowd at the Motera stadium in
Ahmedabad. Trump recalled the ‘Namaste Trump’ event at the stadium and said, “In India, I hate to say this to you, they actually have a 1,29,000-seat stadium. Did you see it? The place was packed, and they did better than most.” Trump went on to say: “They gave me credit for 1,00,000. That was not bad. It’s 129 (thousand)... The stadium holds 100 (thousand).” Then he spoke about the venue: “They had a field that’s about three times...it’s cricket. It’s the biggest stadium. And they had 129.” Trump said he shared the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is a “great guy” and is “loved by the people of India.” Trump said: “We had an amazing thing. And I went in, and here’s the problem. This is a big crowd and normally, I like talking about my crowd because I get the crowds like nobody.”
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DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has banned foreign pilgrims from entering the kingdom to visit Islam’s holiest sites over the new coronavirus, potentially disrupting the plans of millions of faithful ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and as the annual hajj pilgrimage looms. The decision showed the growing worry across the Mideast about the virus as Iran confirmed that infected cases in the country spiked by over 100, to 254 now. A total of 26 people have died so far, it said. That pushes the region’s overall cases to above 350. Iran’s death toll is highest outside of China, where the outbreak began. Saudi Arabia’s barring of pilgrims from Mecca, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba that the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims pray toward five times a day, and also the holy city of Medina, appeared unprecedented in modern history. The kingdom's ruling family stakes their legitimacy in overseeing and protecting the sites. Authorities also suspended entry to travelers from
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nations affected by the new virus who hold tourist visas for the kingdom. It appeared Saudi officials worried about the risk of pilgrims spreading the virus as they had in Iran. The virus’ epicenter in the Islamic Republic is the holy Shia city of Qom, where the faithful in reverence reach out to kiss and touch a famous shrine. That shrine and others have remained open, despite Iran’s civilian government calling for them to be closed. There have been no confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Saudi Arabia amid the outbreak. News of the cancellation shocked the Muslim
world, as many save their entire lives for a chance to see the Kaaba and walk along the path of the Prophet Muhammad and visit his tomb in Medina. Hundreds of faithful deplaned in Pakistan as the ban came into effect, while Indonesia and Turkey had to turn away thousands of pilgrims set to fly. Authorities at Cairo’s international airport said the Saudi decision created “intense confusion” and “extreme anger” among thousands of passengers waiting for flights. Security officials needed to call in reinforcements to control the crowd as news of the ban broke, said the officials.
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