Us Election
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BIG blow to Trump: Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies former US President from state’s 2024 ballot
World | Dec 20, 2023, 02:11 PM ISTDonald Trump: The court concluded that the US Constitution bars the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in 2024 from appearing on the ballot because of his role in instigating violence against the US government.
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US SHOCKER: Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar carjacked at gunpoint outside his house in Washington DC
World | Oct 03, 2023, 09:15 AM ISTCiting an alert from the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, CNN reported that the armed carjacking took place at the intersection of K Street and New Jersey Avenue in Southeast DC’s Navy Yard neighbourhood.
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US offers $10M reward for Russian election interference info
World | Jul 29, 2022, 07:22 AM ISTThe State Department described the reward as part of “wider efforts to ensure the security and integrity of our elections and protect against foreign interference in our elections.”
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Donald Trump's false election claims in focus in Virginia governor race
World | Oct 08, 2021, 08:09 AM ISTThe GOP nominee for governor of Virginia argued this week that the state's voting machines must be regularly audited, suggesting that would ensure “everybody can trust” the process.
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Biden picks Indian-American Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general
World | Jan 07, 2021, 08:55 PM ISTUS President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday nominated Indian-American Vanita Gupta to be the associate attorney general and roped in Judge Merrick Garland for the position of attorney general.
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Donald Trump pledges 'orderly' transfer of power to Biden on January 20
World | Jan 07, 2021, 05:06 PM ISTCommenting on the certification, Trump said the decision "represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history."
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Why Joe Biden is largely mum on Donald Trump's effort to reverse election - EXPLAINED
World | Jan 06, 2021, 10:36 PM ISTBiden and his team have offered a muted response to Trump’s efforts to overturn the election, which reached a new level this past weekend when he pressured Georgia's Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to flip the state in his favor.
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Here's what PM Modi, US President-elect Joe Biden discussed in first conversation
India | Nov 18, 2020, 07:14 PM ISTJoe Biden, who will take over as United States President in January, has told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that alongside Kamala Harris he wants to strengthen and expand relations between their countries.
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US election 2020 most secure in American history: Top officials
World | Nov 13, 2020, 10:59 PM ISTA coalition of federal and state officials found no evidence that votes were compromised or altered in last week’s presidential election, rejecting unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud advanced by President Donald Trump and many of his supporters.
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US election: PM Modi congratulates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on victory
News | Nov 08, 2020, 08:40 AM ISTPM Modi on Sunday congratulated Joe Biden on his US presidential election victory, saying he is looking forward to work "closely together once again to take India-US relations to greater heights."
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Biden on cusp of presidency after gains in Pennsylvania, Trump says US election 'not over'
World | Nov 07, 2020, 12:06 AM ISTDemocrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency on Friday as he opened up narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the critical battlegrounds of Georgia and Pennsylvania. Those put Biden in a stronger position to capture the 270 Electoral College votes needed to take the White House. The winner will lead a country facing a historic set of challenges, including a surging pandemic and deep political polarization.
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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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Karnataka-born entrepreneur elected to Michigan state legislature
World | Nov 05, 2020, 08:46 PM ISTKarnataka-born entrepreneur Shri Thanedar was elected to the House of Representatives in Michigan state legislature in the US Midwest, with 93 percent votes as a Democrat.
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US Election 2020: Protests and violence breaks out in parts of US amid election results
News | Nov 05, 2020, 05:22 PM ISTDozens of angry supporters of US President converged on vote-counting centres in Detroit and Phoenix as the result went against him in the two key states.
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US Election Exit Poll: About 69% American-Muslims vote for Joe Biden, 17% for Trump
World | Nov 04, 2020, 01:19 PM ISTThe Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation, released the results of its 2020 Muslim Voters Presidential Election Exit Poll on Tuesday.
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US Election 2020: Donald Trump's re-election within grasp as he gets must-win Florida
World | Nov 04, 2020, 11:47 AM ISTA victory in Florida means reelection is within Trump’s grasp. A loss in the state would have made it nearly impossible for Trump to reach the 270 electoral votes needed to retain the White House.
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US Election 2020: Niraj Antani becomes first Indian-American to be elected to Ohio state Senate
World | Nov 04, 2020, 11:35 AM ISTAntani, currently the State Representative, defeated Mark Fogel of the Democratic Party on Tuesday and was elected as the state Senator for the Ohio Senate's 6th District, which encompasses most of Montgomery County.
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US Election 2020: Judge orders Postal Service to search centers for leftover ballots
World | Nov 04, 2020, 03:05 AM ISTA judge in Washington has ordered the US Postal Service to sweep more than two dozen mail processing facilities for delayed mail-in ballots and immediately dispatch them for delivery in election battlegrounds.
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US voters mark end of election like no other at the polls
World | Nov 04, 2020, 12:44 AM ISTVoters marked the end of an election like no other at the polls on Tuesday, casting the last of what will likely be a record number of ballots despite a global pandemic that has upended long-established election procedures and triggered hundreds of lawsuits.
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EXPLAINER: On US Election Day, patience a necessary virtue
World | Nov 04, 2020, 12:21 AM ISTAmericans in the 21st century aren’t always the most patient of people — and a deeply anticipated nail-biter of a 2020 election is certainly no exception.