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  • Joe Biden to prioritise India ties to fight terror, stop China threats

    Joe Biden to prioritise India ties to fight terror, stop China threats

    World | Aug 17, 2020, 09:27 AM IST

    Joe Biden, who will be the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, will give "high priority to" strengthening India-US relations including on counter-terrorism and for ensuring China can't threaten its neighbours, according to his campaign.

  • US will collapse if Biden is elected president, says Trump

    US will collapse if Biden is elected president, says Trump

    World | Aug 17, 2020, 09:26 AM IST

    President Donald Trump has said that the US would collapse and become the world's laughing stock if the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee Joe Biden wins the November 3 presidential elections.

  • After Donald Trump's repeated hair washing complaints, US proposes to change shower rules

    After Donald Trump's repeated hair washing complaints, US proposes to change shower rules

    World | Aug 17, 2020, 09:26 AM IST

    The US government has proposed to increase the allowed water flow from a shower after Donald Trump's repeated complaints. The Department of Energy plan followed comments from Trump last month during a White House event.

  • Who is Kamala Harris — Indian-American Senator chosen by Joe Biden as running mate in 2020 elections

    Who is Kamala Harris — Indian-American Senator chosen by Joe Biden as running mate in 2020 elections

    Aug 17, 2020, 09:30 AM IST

    United States Democratic candidate Joe Biden has chosen Kamala Harris as his running mate in the US Presidential Elections 2020. This basically means that were Biden to win the forthcoming elections, Kamala Harris would become the Vice President of the United States. This is a big development since Kamala Harris would effectively become the first black woman in USA to compete not only for the VP post but on any major party presidential ticket. The announcement has been hailed by the Indian American community because of Harris’ Indian roots.

  • Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate for US Presidential Election 2020

    Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate for US Presidential Election 2020

    World | Aug 12, 2020, 06:56 AM IST

    Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump.

  • US Elections 2020: Why Trump's election delay tweet matters

    US Elections 2020: Why Trump's election delay tweet matters

    World | Aug 01, 2020, 09:13 AM IST

    President Donald Trump’s pattern is now familiar: He makes a stunning assertion, on Twitter or impromptu. The head scratching begins. Was he serious? Was he trying to distract from other negative news? Allies are left to shrug their shoulders and brush off his remarks. Some regularly claim to have not read or heard them. A public numbness sets in, to the point that even Trump’s most ardent political opponents have difficulty summoning outrage.

  • Déjà vu 2016? Russia back to stirring chaos in U.S. election

    Déjà vu 2016? Russia back to stirring chaos in U.S. election

    World | Feb 22, 2020, 06:30 AM IST

    Just weeks into this year’s election cycle, Russia already is actively interfering in the U.S. presidential campaign in hopes of reelecting President Donald Trump, and is also trying to help the candidacy of Sen. Bernie Sanders on the Democratic side, intelligence officials have concluded.

  • I asked people why they don't vote, and this is what they told me

    I asked people why they don't vote, and this is what they told me

    World | Jan 18, 2020, 12:33 PM IST

    At least 40% to 90% of American voters stay home during elections, evidence that low voter turnout for both national and local elections is a serious problem throughout the United States. With the 2020 presidential election approaching, directives for people to “get out and vote” will be firing up again. 

  • donald trump impeachment trial senate explained video

    Video: What happens in a US Senate impeachment trial? Key players and ground rules

    World | Jan 17, 2020, 06:59 AM IST

    What is impeachment? What is the process? How does a US president get impeached? What is the role of the Senate? Who presides over these proceedings? How does the sitting president justify himself? Does the President speak for himself, or do others do his bargaining? All this and more is answered in this video by the Associated Press which explains what happens in an impeachment trial.   

  • US Senate officially begins Trump impeachment trial; senators sworn oath of 'impartial justice'

    US Senate officially begins Trump impeachment trial; senators sworn oath of 'impartial justice'

    World | Jan 17, 2020, 07:02 AM IST

    The U.S. Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with quiet ceremony Thursday — senators standing at their desks to swear an oath of “impartial justice” as jurors, House prosecutors formally reciting the charges and Chief Justice John Roberts presiding.

  • After Ukraine, Trump now calls for China to probe Bidens

    After Ukraine, Trump now calls for China to probe Bidens

    World | Oct 04, 2019, 06:34 AM IST

    Trump declared at the White House, “China should start an investigation into the Bidens.” He said he hadn’t previously asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to investigate the former vice president and his son Hunter, but it’s “certainly something we could start thinking about.”

  • India has a non-partisan approach to US domestics politics:

    India has a non-partisan approach to US domestics politics: Jaishankar

    India | Oct 01, 2019, 07:36 AM IST

    Currently on a three-day trip to Washington DC, Jaishankar strongly refuted the notion that the prime minister used the phrase to endorse Trump's candidature for his 2020 re-election campaign.

  • US Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg

    US Election 2020: Is America ready for gay president? Iowa casts vote

    World | Oct 23, 2020, 06:55 PM IST

    The first answer will come in Iowa, a state where the 37-year-old South Bend, Indiana, the mayor has campaigned frequently and spent heavily. So far, Democratic voters here seem to say that Buttigieg’s sexual orientation is immaterial.

  • US Elections 2020: Democratic debate live; top contenders

    US Elections 2020: Democratic debate live; top contenders finally on same stage

    World | Sep 13, 2019, 06:14 AM IST

    Joe Biden tied himself to former President Barack Obama in the opening moments of Thursday’s presidential debate, a prime-time clash that exposed divisions over the direction of Democratic Party.

  • Sanders argued his health plan is

    Key takeaways: Should Democrats go big or get real?

    World | Jul 31, 2019, 03:30 PM IST

    Should Democrats be going big or getting real? That's the question that dominated the Democratic presidential primary debate as progressive favorites Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders fended off attacks from lesser-known moderates. The display amounted to a sometimes testy public airing of the party's anxieties about how far left is too left and how to beat President Donald Trump. Here are the key takeaways from the debate:

  • The second debate of the Democratic primary has higher

    US Elections 2020: Second Democratic debate will be some candidates’ last chance to shine

    World | Jul 30, 2019, 05:24 PM IST

    The second debate of the Democratic primary has higher stakes for a historically large field of more than 20 candidates, 10 of whom will face off each night. For several candidates, the debates will likely offer a last chance to be considered a serious contender for the party’s nomination. Tougher rules set by the Democratic National Committee are expected to winnow the race. To qualify for the next debates in September, candidates must raise money from more donors and hit higher polling thresholds — a bar more than half of the candidates are at risk of missing.

  • Who's in, who's out: Meet the Democrats running for

    Who's in, who's out: Meet the Democrats running for president

    World | Jul 09, 2019, 07:54 PM IST

    Two dozen Democrats remain in the race to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. Here is the list of all the leaders from the democratic bloc to take part in the nationally televised democratic debate.

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