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Republican party re-nominates Trump as presidential candidate and Pence as his running mate

11:11 pm August 24, 2020

Washington: The Republican National Convention on Monday formally re-nominated President Donald Trump as the party’s presidential candidate for the November 3 election. Trump, 74, who faces a formidable challenge from former Democratic vice president Joe Biden, 77, is scheduled to deliver his acceptance speech from the South Lawn of the White House on August 27. The once in four-year GOP (Grand Old […]

Nikki Haley and top Republican leaders call for US boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in China

Indian-American Nikki Haley among star speakers at Republican convention

11:46 am August 24, 2020

Washington: Nikki Haley, popular Indian-American Republican politician and former US envoy to the UN, will be among the star speakers on the first day of the Republican National Convention which begins on Monday, according to a list released by the Trump campaign. The four-day RNC will formally nominate 77-year-old incumbent President Donald Trump as the […]

Indian-American Nikki Haley among star speakers on first day of Republican convention

11:52 pm August 23, 2020

Washington: Popular Indian-American Republican politician and the former US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, will be among the star speakers on the first day of the Republican National Convention beginning on Monday, according to a list released by the Trump campaign on Sunday. The four-day RNC will formally nominate 77-year-old incumbent President Donald Trump as the party’s candidate for […]

Spectacles believed to be worn by Gandhi set auction record in UK

7:26 pm August 22, 2020

London: A pair of gold-plated spectacles believed to have been worn by Mahatma Gandhi and presented as a gift in the 1900s have broken all records for a UK auction house by selling for 260,000 pounds. The glasses, which were dropped through the letterbox of East Bristol Auctions in Hanham, south-west England, four weeks ago […]

Joe Biden officially accepts Democratic presidential nomination

11:15 am August 21, 2020

Washington: Joe Biden has officially accepted the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party, urging the American voters to come together to overcome a “season of darkness” that has cloaked the US for “much too long”. Biden, 77, was introduced by a video that went through the former vice president’s life, and career, and highlighted his role as a father, […]