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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 […]

Joe Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

Joe Biden: From being one of the youngest Senators to oldest president

11:45 pm November 7, 2020

Washington: Third time lucky is an apt phrase to describe the remarkable rise of Joe Biden, a veteran in US politics for around five decades, from being one of the youngest senators in history to the oldest American president. The 77-year-old six-term Democratic senator, who triumphed over incumbent Republican President Donald Trump in Tuesday’s presidential election, ran twice unsuccessfully for president – in 1988 and […]

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 […]

Delhi Police books YouTuber accused of cheating ‘Baba Ka Dhaba’ owner

10:12 pm November 6, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday registered a case against YouTuber Gaurav Wasan for allegedly misappropriating funds received as donation for the owner of ‘Baba Ka Dhaba’, an eatery in south Delhi‘s Malviya Nagar. Kanta Prasad (80), the owner of the eatery, had shot to fame after a video of him tearfully recounting the desperation of the months since the […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

UP CEO issues notification for polls to 11 UP Legislative Council seats

11:28 pm November 5, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer (CEO) issued the notification for the biennial election to 11 seats of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council — five Graduates’ and six Teachers’ constituencies — on Thursday. The Election Commission had on Monday announced that the polls in these constituencies will be held on December 1 and the […]