The last US president to skip the inauguration of his successor was Andrew Johnson, in 1869.
An Indian-origin journalist was heckled by Donald Trump's supporters and briefly detained by police during a protest at a campaign rally.
United States President Barack Obama has run out of ideas and excuses, White House hopeful Mitt Romney has said as he claimed victory in the crucial New Hampshire Republican primary after early results showed him taking 36 per cent of the vote.
Mitt Romney has won the New Hampshire Republican primary to boost his chance to get the nomination to challenge United States President Barack Obama in the coming presidential polls, according to the American media projections.
Irrespective of the outcome of Tuesday's keenly-contested US presidential election, America's strategic relationship with India is expected to maintain the current momentum and strengthen further, policy documents and remarks from the two campaigns indicate.
As per projections made by major media outlets, Biden has 264 electoral college votes, just six votes short of the magical number of 270 out of 538 required to win the presidency. However, for news outlets like CNN, Biden has 253 electoral college votes as it has still not called Arizona, which has 11 votes and counting of votes continued.
Though these setbacks are unfair, he can't overcome them by Election Day.
The immigration reform proposals significantly increase the quota for skilled workers from existing nearly 12 per cent to 57 per cent.
The Republican leadership in the Congress tapped Jindal -- seen as the fast emerging national leader of the party -- a day after the White House announced that Obama would deliver his maiden State of the Union Address as President at the American Congress on February 24.
Nancy Pelosi, who scripted history by becoming the first female speaker of the US House of Representatives, was re-elected to the post, easily trouncing her Republican rival.
The debate over Prime Minister Modi's nixed Congressional address continues. Aziz Haniffa has the scoop
The two leaders said they are "totally committed to working together" and called for "shared principles" and a "conservative agenda".
The United States working with its partners and allies is going to hold China accountable to follow the rules, US President Joe Biden has said, as he referred to his recent meeting with leaders from Quad countries involving Australia, India and Japan.
However, Trump said it was his personal view and he would want the country to make its own decision.
Trump said he and his campaign has started to shortlist and compile "potential vice presidential" running mates which would include some of his former rivals in the Republican presidential primaries -- Ben Carson and Chris Christie.
China initially hesitated to congratulate Biden, a Democrat, after Republican incumbent President Donald Trump refused to concede.
Indian-American Bobby Jindal on Wednesday night announced his candidature for the 2016 US presidential elections, making him the 13th Republican aspirant to target the White House in this election cycle.
Major American media outlets started calling Biden the winner after it became clear that he has taken a major lead against Republican incumbent Donald Trump in the battleground State of Pennsylvania, which has 20 electoral college votes, making him cross the benchmark of the 270 electoral college votes.
Fadnavis, the first Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister of the state, filed his papers from the Nagpur South-West constituency.
India last month reacted angrily to Nepal showing the three areas as Nepalese territory in the new map and cautioned the country that saying such "artificial enlargement" of territorial claims will not be acceptable to it. India has been maintaining that these three areas belong to it.
Obamacare was signed into law by former President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.
Xi said he hopes that the two sides will uphold the spirit of non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation, focus on cooperation, manage differences, advance the healthy and stable development of China-US ties, and join hands with other countries and the international community to promote the noble cause of world peace and development.
Harris, 54, would beat Trump most handily -- by a 10-point margin -- if the election were held now, according to an online poll carried out by Axios.
One Raj Shah has been the top Indian American in the Obama administration; the other Raj Shah is poised to play a key role in the Trump administration.
India is struggling with a second wave of the pandemic with more than 3,00,000 daily new coronavirus cases being reported in the past few days, and hospitals are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds.
While poll participants were clear that they prefer a Democrat in the White House, when asked to pick between McCain, Obama and Clinton, the votes were tied. Voters prefer Democrats for issues such as the economy and health-care, but on terrorism and social issues, the Republicans came out as the preferred party.
Posts on pro-Trump and far-right online networks have called for protest action on a number of dates, including armed demonstrations in cities across the country on January 17 and a march in Washington DC on inauguration day itself.
US President Joe Biden said on Monday that he stands "squarely behind his decision" to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan as he blamed the Afghan leadership for giving in to the Taliban without any fight. He also warned the Taliban of swift and forceful response from the US if they attack American personnel or disrupt their operations in Afghanistan.
The leadership of the powerful Congressional India Caucus has urged the Indian government to ensure that the norms of democracy are maintained.
Over the last few weeks, bipartisan support for India against China has been increasing.
The United States is the worst affected country in the world from the coronavirus infection. There are 1.3 million coronavirus cases in the country and the death toll stands at 78,000.
Taking a dig at the real estate tycoon, the US president said, "Being president is a serious job. It's not hosting a talk show, or a reality show."
PM Modi would be the fifth foreign leader Trump would have spoken with over phone after being sworn-in as the US President on January 20.
Indian-American Raja Krishnamoorthi has registered a big win in the Democratic Congressional primary in the US state of Illinois by defeating the state senator.
Another UP MLA came out in support of Sadhana Singh, saying there was nothing wrong in her remarks.
Donald Trump called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States.
The battle between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for the White House might be hogging the limelight, but US voters will also elect the entire House of Representatives, one-third of the Senate and 13 governors in key elections on Tuesday.
Saddened by the financial hardship being faced by the hockey community amid the COVID-19 pandemic, former India captain Viren Rasquinha has raised Rs 22 lakh to be distributed as one-time benefit among players, coaches and groundsmen working at the grassroots level. The fund has been raised in just one week through a joint initiative of non-profit organisations Olympic Gold Quest, of which Rasquinha is a Director and CEO, and Go Sports Foundation. They named the initiative #LetsStickTogether.
Indian American Muslim Republicans have expressed outrage over the rabble-rousing of fellow Republican leaders like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and erstwhile Alaska Governor Sarah Palin over the proposed building of a mosque-cum-community centre near Ground Zero, and warned that their bigotry will drive Muslim Americans out of the party.
The Summit for Democracy seems to have done more harm than good, notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
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