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Trump emphasized his belief in a binary understanding of gender, declaring, ’God created two genders: male and female,’ and vowed to defeat what he referred to as the ’toxic poison of gender ideology.’ (Image source: GettyImages/AFP)

Donald Trump vows immediate ban on transgender rights upon taking office

Reiterating that there are only two genders, Trump said he will put an end to "transgender lunacy" on day one of his presidency. He further pledged to reform women's sports, target drug cartels as terror outfits and restore US control over key international interests.

US House passes bill

US House passes emergency bill to avert govt shutdown, Senate nod awaited

The revised bill excludes President-elect Donald Trump's controversial proposal to abolish the debt ceiling, which would have helped the incoming president enact his agenda. The demand, rejected by his own party members, failed to garner support in the House.

Tahawwur Rana

Extradite 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana to India, US govt urges its Supreme Court

Rana, currently lodged in a jail in Los Angeles, faces charges for his role in the Mumbai attacks and is known to be associated with Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

US President-elect Donald Trump (Source: Reuters)

US staring at shutdown as Donald Trump demands debt ceiling removal

Lawmakers in the US Congress are scrambling to avert a government shutdown after President-elect Trump called for getting rid of the limit the US can borrow to pay for expenses like salaries, social security and national defense.

US

Major H-1B visa reforms set to fill jobs faster in US; Indians likely to benefit most

In recent years, Indians have cornered a lion's share of H-1B visas and, to their added advantage, the new norms, which take effect on Jan 17, will also benefit Indian students on F-1 visas in the US, allowing for easier transition to jobs.

Trump

Donald Trump gives tit-for-tat warning to India for levying high tariff on American goods

“Reciprocal. If they tax us, we tax them the same amount. They tax us. We tax them. And they tax us. Almost in all cases, they're taxing us, and we haven't been taxing them,” President-elect Trump said while noting if India charges a 100% tariff on US goods, the US will do the same in return.

Iran

Massive global outrage forces Iran to hit pause button on contentious ‘hijab and chastity law’

The law, supposed to take effect on Dec 13, proposed stricter penalties for women and girls who failed to fully cover their hair, forearms and lower legs, including fines and longer prison sentences of up to 15 years.