Modi reiterated the Indian resolve to take the battle to the enemy or extinguish the threat to India at source. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s friends and detractors know that there is nothing casual about the man from Gujarat. He practises his speeches, measures his words, then articulates the message for […]
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Boris Johnson, who was admitted to intensive care in a London hospital earlier this year with the novel coronavirus, is well and does not have any symptoms, a spokesman for the prime minister said on Sunday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating after coming into contact with someone who […]
WILMINGTON, Delaware: President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is considering legal action over a federal agency’s delay in recognising the Democrat’s victory over President Donald Trump in last week’s election, a Biden official said on Monday (Nov 9). The General Services Administration (GSA) normally recognises a presidential candidate when it becomes […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Nov 9) he had “terminated” Defense Secretary Mark Esper, signalling he may use his final months in office after defeat at the polls to settle scores within his administration. Trump had split with Esper over a range of issues and was particularly […]
WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday (Nov 10) imposed sanctions on four more Chinese officials in Hong Kong’s governing and security establishment over their alleged role in crushing dissent in the former British colony. The US Treasury and State Department identified the four as Deng Zhonghua, deputy director of the […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, who is refusing to concede election defeat, injected new volatility on Monday (Nov 9) by firing his defense secretary, while President-elect Joe Biden made good on a promise to focus on leading the country out of the COVID-19 crisis. With construction already starting in central Washington […]
“We’re fortunate that Joe’s got what it takes to be President and already carries himself that way,” former President Obama said in a statement. I could not be prouder to congratulate our next President, Joe Biden, and our next First Lady, Jill Biden. I also couldn’t be prouder to congratulate […]
THULASENDRAPURAM, India: After rooting for Kamala Harris as President-elect Joe Biden’s running mate, people in her small ancestral Indian village woke up on Sunday (Nov 8) morning to the news of her making history. Most of them had gone to sleep by the time Biden clinched the winning threshold of […]
Gopalan Balachandran, maternal uncle of Kamala Harris, said he was feeling “proud and happy”, describing her as a fighter. Soaking in the moment of glory, Gopalan Balachandran, maternal uncle of Senator Kamala Harris, on Saturday said he told her niece a day earlier that she was “going to win” to […]
Wearing a white pantsuit in tribute to women’s suffrage, Harris opened her speech with late Georgia Congressman John Lewis, a Civil Rights icon remarks. “Democracy is not a state but an act,” she said. Kamala Harris on Saturday delivered her first address to the nation after getting elected as the […]