Us Election Result 2020
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Indian-American Vivek Murthy to co-chair President-elect Joe Biden's COVID task force
World | Nov 09, 2020, 08:32 PM ISTRebuilding America's coronavirus response from amidst the wreckage of the Donald Trump administration's slash and burn strategy over the last nine months is right up there on US President-elect Joe Biden and deputy Kamala Harris' to-do list.
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Coast to coast, Americans celebrate Biden victory | IN PICS
World | Nov 08, 2020, 06:26 PM ISTHorns blared. People cheered, danced, set off firecrackers, and banged on pot lids. Some even jumped into a fountain as many parts of the United States burst into celebration at Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race.
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Biden recites deceased son's favourite Catholic hymn in victory speech
World | Nov 08, 2020, 04:31 PM ISTUS President-elect Joe Biden concluded his victory speech by reciting his deceased son Beau's favourite popular Catholic hymn "On Eagles' Wings", hoping that the carol will give comfort to many Americans grieving the loss of their loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Donald Trump becomes 11th sitting US president to lose re-election bid
World | Nov 08, 2020, 03:28 PM ISTPresident Donald Trump’s reelection defeat has made him the 11th sitting president in US history to lose the White House in a general election campaign.
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Dalai Lama greets Joe Biden, says climate change indeed pressing
India | Nov 08, 2020, 03:15 PM ISTTibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday congratulated Joe Biden on his election as the next President of the US, saying climate change is indeed pressing.
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In Pics: Celebration erupts across America as Joe Biden elected US President
World | Nov 08, 2020, 02:59 PM ISTNews that media organizations were declaring Biden the winner spread instantaneously through Republican President Donald Trump’s longtime hometown. People who didn’t immediately see an alert on their phone or TV learned the news from the yells coming from the streets and neighbors’ windows.
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Joe Biden to be 46th US President — How Donald Trump reacted
World | Nov 07, 2020, 11:57 PM ISTDemocratic Joe Biden on Saturday defeated Donald Trump in the US Presidential Election 2020 after winning the state of Pennsylvania which has 20 electoral votes. But Donald Trump refused to accept his defeat saying this election is far from over.
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Kamala Harris makes history, first Black woman elected as vice president of United States
World | Nov 07, 2020, 11:22 PM ISTKamala Harris made history Saturday as the first Black woman elected as vice president of the United States, shattering barriers that have kept men — almost all of them white — entrenched at the highest levels of American politics for more than two centuries.
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Joe Biden clinches US Election cliffhanger to defeat Donald Trump
World | Nov 07, 2020, 11:00 PM ISTThe Associated Press on Saturday declared Joe Biden the winner of a grueling campaign for the American presidency. He will lead a polarized nation through a historic collision of health, economic and social crises.
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We're going to win this race for White House: Joe Biden
World | Nov 07, 2020, 09:14 PM ISTJoe Biden was inching towards a historic electoral victory over Republican President Donald Trump on Saturday, with the Democratic candidate declaring that the voting numbers tell a "clear and convincing story" that he was going to win the race for the White House.
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As Kamala Harris inches closer to victory, Tamil Nadu's twin villages prepare for early Deepavali
India | Nov 07, 2020, 07:31 PM ISTWith Democratic candidate for the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris confident of her victory, the people of two villages in Tamil Nadu, which are native to her maternal grandparents, are also equally conviced that she would emerge victorious and eager to celebrate her win, an early Deepavali.
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Slow US election count mostly for good reasons | EXPLAINER
World | Nov 07, 2020, 06:29 PM ISTThe slow pace of this year's US election count is fueling a lot of criticism, but it's mostly a reflection of laudable things: greater voter enthusiasm and steps that states took to protect their residents from coronavirus.
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US Election 2020: Trump’s wild claims test limits of Republican loyalty
World | Nov 07, 2020, 06:00 PM ISTPresident Donald Trump’s wild and unsupported claims of voter fraud have emerged as a high-stakes Republican loyalty test that illustrates the tug of war likely to define the future of the GOP whether he wins or loses the presidency.
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Trump has no plans to immediately concede election as Biden takes lead: Report
World | Nov 06, 2020, 09:58 PM ISTDonald Trump does not have plans to immediately concede the election to Joe Biden after his Democratic rival pulled ahead in key states that could deliver him enough electoral votes to win the race for the White House, a senior aide of the president was quoted as saying by a media report on Friday.
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Mic checks, the whiff of triumph: Biden narrows gap in Pennsylvania
World | Nov 06, 2020, 06:16 PM ISTVotes are being counted all night in this battleground, 95 per cent of the votes are in and Biden is smashing through Trump's lead as the final votes are counted.
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Georgia? Yes, Biden pulls ahead of Trump in Republican stronghold
World | Nov 06, 2020, 04:12 PM ISTIt was 28 years ago when a Democratic candidate won Republican stronghold Georgia.
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Biden closes in on presidency, US awaits final results
News | Nov 06, 2020, 12:07 PM ISTWhen final result of US election 2020 be declared: Neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden has earned the 270 electoral college votes needed to win the presidency. Biden has defended 264 electoral college votes while Tump has secured 214 votes.
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States not 'United' this time: Next President to face gridlock, skepticism in Congress
World | Nov 06, 2020, 10:22 AM ISTUS Election Result 2020: Joe Biden has defended 264 electoral votes, only six less than the halfway mark of 270. Donald Trump has defended 214 votes.
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US Election Results: Joe Biden races ahead of Donald Trump
News | Nov 06, 2020, 08:48 AM ISTUS Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday said that there was no doubt that when the vote count of the US Presidential polls was finished, he and Senator Kamala Harris would be declared the winners.
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Biden vs Trump battle hinges on 4 key states | All you need to know
World | Nov 05, 2020, 11:58 PM ISTWith counting of votes is still underway in the US Presidential election results 2020, the race to The White House now holds on the outcome of 4-5 key battleground states as there is still no clear winner. Democratic candidate Joe Biden though has taken a lead and would need a victory in just one more state to win US Presidency, while for incumbent President Donald Trump who has 214 electoral votes, would need a win in all these battleground states including Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Nevada.