Faux pas: Trump blames Canada for destroying WH
Washington: US President Donald Trump erroneously blamed Canada for the burning of the White House in the War of 1812 during a recent telephonic talk with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to a media report. “Didn’t you guys burn down the White House?” Trump reportedly asked Trudeau when the US President called the latter to discuss the administration’s tariffs in Canadian steel and aluminium imports, CNN reported. PTI
Over 3/4th on US Green Card waiting list are Indians
Washington: Indians account for more than three-fourths of those highly-skilled professionals waiting in queue to obtain legal permanent residence status in the US, popularly known as Green Card, according to latest figures. As of May 2018, there were 395,025 foreign nationals waiting for Green Card under the employment-based preference category. Of these 306,601 were Indians, according to the latest figures released by US Citizenship and Immigration Services . pti
Kamila’s reimagining of ‘Antigone’ fetches her prize
London: British-Pakistani writer Kamila Shamsie has been named the winner of this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel “Home Fire”, which is a contemporary reimagining of Sophocles’ “Antigone”. Chair of judges Sarah Sands presented the author with the prize money of £30,000 and the “Bessie”, a limited edition bronze figurine. The book is billed as a contemporary reimagining of Antigone and tells a fiercely compelling story of loyalties torn apart when love and politics collide. PTI
