Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley are not on the list of speakers at the Republican National Convention.
American Republican candidates -- or most of them -- gathered on-stage in Iowa to tangle, one last time; however, the shadow of the real estate mogul loomed large.
"Fifteen years ago, I was leading the efforts to approve the historic civil nuclear deal with India. I said that if the US and India became closer friends and partners, then the world will be a safer place," Biden, who was vice-president in the Obama administration, said while addressing the Indian-American community on India's Independence Day.
Community bucks the trend in swing states even as CNN exit polls put McCain in the lead
Trump alleged on Saturday that the last month's US election was rigged in favour of his Democratic opponent Joe Biden, who is now the President-elect.
Born to a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, Harris, 55, is the first Indian-origin and first Black woman to be picked by a major American political party for the top post.
In their most lively but contentious face-to-face debate, Republican and Democratic presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama sparred over their respective economic, healthcare, energy and education policies, promoting their ideas to mostly undecided voters and slamming the other's as doomed to failure.
'There is room for cautious optimism following the Harris anointment that America will return this year to more normal politics after the aberration of the Trump presidency,' points out Shreekant Sambrani.
The Senate version of the bill of approval of the Indo-United States nuclear agreement was introduced on Wednesday in the House of Representatives, giving boost to efforts to push the agreement hours before a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George W Bush in Washington.The bill was introduced by the Ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
An Indian-American Republican leader has questioned the characterisation of Senator Edward Kennedy, who died last week, as an "unsung hero" of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal.
Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and John Kasich scored major victories on Tuesday that significantly reshaped the presidential race while a big loss in Florida prompted Marco Rubio to drop his White House bid.
Kamala Harris, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna and Raja Krishnamoorthi make their way to the Congress.
In an unprecedented assault on democracy in the US, thousands of supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building here and clashed with police, resulting in four deaths and interrupting a constitutional process by Congress to affirm the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the election.
Supporters of Hillary Clinton say that Barack Obama should join Clinton in the November presidential polls and become vice president under the former first lady. Clinton's supporters say that Obama has, in the Democratic primaries, won states that are likely to be dominated by the Republicans in the presidential elections, whereas Clinton has won key states such as Ohio and Texas. Obama's supporters however, argue that Obama is the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination an
Bush, however, also said that outgoing President Donald Trump has the right to request recounts and pursue legal challenges, with any unresolved issues to be "properly adjudicated".
US Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain's speech delivered at the Republican National Convention in St Paul, Minnesota, on Thursday at 10 pm was preceded by a video displaying footage of him being shot down in Vietnam and his survival and torture in what was called the 'Hanoi Hilton' and his refusal to get out early even though he was offered such a release.
"Trump is a bully and a demagogue," said Sanders whose call to support party nominee Clinton was met with loud jeers and cries of "We want Bernie!" from the fired-up crowd.
After becoming the first ever Indian American to be elected Governor last year, Jindal has been given a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention at prime time, making him the first Indian American to speak at the political convention of a major party.Republican party sources told rediff.com that while it is unlikely that Jindal will be McCain's vice presidential nominee, he nonetheless remains "a strong voice on behalf of Senator McCain."
The 69-year-old Republican front-runner made the blunder while campaigning on the eve of the high-stakes presidential primary in New York by getting the date of the 2001 WTC attacks.
A look at former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani's failed campaign for the US presidency.
However, the Democrats said they would not seek to block Rice's confirmation and predicted her approval within a matter of days.
As the US government shutdown enters its second week there were alarming signs today that the world's largest economy was headed for an unprecedented debt default and the American political deadlock on the budget could have potentially catastrophic global consequences.
'Huma Abedin must follow through in the footsteps of her illustrious mentor Hillary Clinton to carry the movement forward to empower American women,' says Kaleem Kawaja.
"He's a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience," said Trump of his new appointment.
"I have tried to be a friend to India. But, as long as there is breath in me, I will never support the lifting of the Glenn amendment sanctions on India unless they abandon all nuclear ambitions."
Under attack from Republicans who have challenged his credential to become the Commander-in-Chief, Democratic Presidential frontrunner Barack Obama provided fresh fodder to his critics after he made a gaffe about his great uncle helping to liberate the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. Within 24 hours, the African American Senator corrected himself saying he meant Buchenwald and not Auschwitz, but by then the Republicans were all over him for the comments.
A day after he was acquitted by the Senate on the two impeachment charges -- abuse of power and obstruction to Congress -- Trump appeared confident, energetic and combative as ever against his opponents.
Thirty-seven-year-old Indian-American physician Vivek Hallegere Murthy has been confirmed as the 19th surgeon general of America by the United States senate. He is youngest person and first person of Indian-origin to hold the post.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will be meeting the Republican nominee for US presidency, Senator John McCain, on September 24 in New York. Significantly, Dr Singh will not be meeting the Democratic nominee for the President's post, Senator Barack Obama
All this caucus talk and the US elections itself has left you confused, don't worry, we're here to help.
Facing no active opposition, Donald Trump on Wednesday cruised to victory in the Washington state primary and was just one step away from clinching the Republican presidential nomination to set up a likely clash with Hillary Clinton in the November polls.
Senator Hillary Clinton, bidding to become the first woman president of the US, consolidated her position by winning the hard-fought Nevada caucuses edging past her Democratic rival Barack Obama
Meanwhile, in a major setback to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Illinois Senator Barack Obama secured the victory in the Iowa Democratic caucuses.
A top US Republican lawmaker has slammed the recently unveiled immigration reform plan in the Senate, saying the 'worst' message that can be conveyed while controlling illegal immigration is to 'reward' 12-20 million illegals.
The US is the worst-hit nation with 211,793 deaths and 7,549,429 infections.
As many as 1 million U.S. federal employees could face unpaid furloughs or payless paydays.
As much $5.3 billion is expected to be spent, an amount that is over the Gross Domestic Product of several small countries, but something that neither Senator Barack Obama nor Senator John McCain and all of their colleagues in the House of Representatives and Senate even wince about for a nanosecond.
Seniors who run the show aren't the norm in business. But quite a number do.
Palin, who is young (44) and moderate, might be able to stake a claim to many of the undecided and independent voters, where pundits expect the battle for the Presidency to be won or lost. Aside from her physical attractiveness (she is a former beauty queen), Palin's reputation as a 'clean government, anti-corruption' candidate would be a refreshing departure from the closed doors and whispered secrets of the Bush administration.
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