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Biden shores up fragile 'blue wall' in industrial north

Biden flexes 2020 muscle with new Black Caucus endorsements

2:57 am September 20, 2019

Joe Biden sought to demonstrate a broad appeal to Democrats on Thursday with new endorsements from leading African American lawmakers and a former governor of a pivotal swing state. The backing from Reps. G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina, Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri and Charlie Crist of Florida reflects Biden’s play both for the party establishment […]

BJP Mehrauli district chief Azad Singh on Thursday allegedly assaulted his wife, an ex-South Delhi mayor

Delhi BJP leader allegedly assaults wife, a former mayor, at party office

10:56 pm September 19, 2019

New Delhi: In an embarrassment to the BJP, its Mehrauli district chief Azad Singh on Thursday allegedly assaulted his wife, an ex-South Delhi mayor, at the party’s Delhi office, right after a poll-preparedness meeting with senior leader Prakash Javadekar, sources said. Party leaders said the two have been involved in a marital discord and Singh […]

MBMC rampage: 12 Sena corporators booked

6:48 pm September 18, 2019

Thane: More than 30 persons, including 12 corporators of Shiv Sena, were booked on Wednesday for allegedly vandalising the office of Mayor of the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) in Thane district of Maharashtra on Tuesday, an officer said. The corporators had also ransacked the standing committee hall following a clash with their BJP counterparts. […]

Will provide citizenship to 11 million people if voted to power; says Biden

Democratic debate: Joe Biden looks like a front-runner

9:19 pm September 13, 2019

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden is the Democratic front-runner. And there were moments in Thursday night’s debate when he looked the part. Standing between a pair of liberal senators offering radical change, he unabashedly embraced his more moderate position on health care, forcefully pressuring Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to level with Americans about the steep cost […]

Democratic debate: Top 2020 contenders finally on same stage

3:39 am September 13, 2019

HOUSTON: Progressive Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders share the debate stage for the first time with establishment favorite Joe Biden Thursday night in a prime-time showdown displaying sharply opposing notions of electability in the party’s presidential nomination fight. Biden’s remarkably steady lead in the crowded contest has been built on the idea that the […]