Barack Obama

Biden shores up fragile ‘blue wall’ in industrial north

10:53 pm November 8, 2020

Washington: Joe Biden shored up the Democrats’ “blue wall,” — more sturdily in Michigan, more tenuously in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — to rebuild the party’s path back to the White House. And while The Associated Press had called all three states and their combined 46 Electoral College votes for Biden, the Democrat’s relatively narrow margins there reflect the […]

US President-elect Joe Biden has been a strong proponent of closer India-US ties

10:48 pm November 8, 2020

New Delhi: A strong proponent of closer India-US ties since his days as a senator in the 1970s, US President-elect Joe Biden had played a key role in getting the approval of the Senate for the civil nuclear deal between the two countries in 2008 and even co-sponsored several legislations on countering terrorism. In August […]

Will get COVID-19 under control by listening to experts: Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris: The inspiring story of many firsts

11:58 pm November 7, 2020

Washington: Known as the “female Obama”, first time Senator Kamala Devi Harris has scripted history by becoming first woman, Black and Indian-American vice president of the United States. Harris was picked by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as his running mate in August, months after she suspended her own presidential dreams, saying she lacked the financial resources to continue her campaign. A fierce critic-turned ally of her […]

Joe Biden elected US President; Kamala Harris becomes vice-president-elect

11:41 pm November 7, 2020

Washington: Democrat Joe Biden on Saturday defeated incumbent Republican US President Donald Trump in the closely-fought presidential election, according to American media projections. The 77-year-old former US vice president will become the 46th president of the United States, CNN reported, after a victory in Pennsylvania, the state where he was born put him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win. With Pennsylvania’s […]

US concerned by China's ongoing attempts to 'intimidate' neighbours: White House

Young American voters hold key to White House

5:54 pm November 5, 2020

Houston: Young electors in the US have been making their voices heard and although the votes are being counted, their choice could shape the outcome of the closely-fought 2020 presidential election and decide the presidency of the world’s oldest democracy. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at […]