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Trump campaign releases commercial for Indian-Americans featuring Modi

10:20 am August 23, 2020

Washington DC: Aiming to woo the influential Indian-American voters numbering over 2 million, the Trump campaign has released its first video commercial that has short clips from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speeches and US President Donald Trump’s historic address in Ahmedabad. Modi and Trump addressed a huge crowd in Ahmedabad during the US president’s visit […]

Joe Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

Putting divides aside, Dems rally behind Biden at convention

9:57 pm August 18, 2020

New York: Michelle Obama delivered a passionate condemnation of President Donald Trump during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, declaring him “in over his head” and warning that the nation’s mounting crises would only get worse if he’s reelected over Joe Biden. “Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country,” she said. […]

Trump to pardon women’s suffrage leader Susan Anthony

9:46 pm August 18, 2020

Washington: As he works to curry favor with women voters, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will pardon Susan B. Anthony, a women’s suffrage leader arrested for voting in 1872 in violation of laws permitting only men to vote. Trump’s support has been eroding among suburban white women in battleground states since his last […]

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

Here’s what VP candidate Kamala Harris’ Delhi based uncle said

9:56 pm August 13, 2020

New Delhi: US Senator Kamala Harris’ nomination as the vice presidential candidate is a “historic moment” but it is not a surprise at all, her proud uncle said here on Wednesday. Gopalan Balachandran, Harris’ maternal uncle, said she will script many firsts if she wins and expressed the hope her top-level position will give Indians […]

‘One of us’: South Asians celebrate Kamala Harris as VP choice

9:32 pm August 13, 2020

Chicago: Two words summed up Tamani Jayasinghe’s exuberance for the first Indian American and Black woman to run for vice president: “Kamala Aunty.” That title of respect that goes beyond family in Asian circles immediately came to mind when Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his running mate. So the 27-year-old with Sri Lankan roots […]