'Sport is cruel, as is life, which is why winning becomes sweet.'
Jim Carrey has taken to sketching not-so-favourable cartoons of the US president and his administration.
The 77-year-old former US vice president will become the 46th president of the United States, CNN reported, after a victory in Pennsylvania, the state where he was born put him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win.
US-Pakistan relations are poised to touch a qualitatively new level under the Biden administration, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Interestingly, in his entire remarks, Modi never once mentioned regional security, Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar points out.
The US president has often talked about the influence of Mahatma Gandhi on his life.
'There will be very strong interest in cooperating with India under any future American administration, but on the margins India will need to be careful not to tip its hand regarding the election.'
The US president paid tributes to the five police officers killed in the deadly sniper attack in Dallas.
The US appears to be on track to see over 160 million votes cast in the 2020 presidential election, a turnout rate of about 67 per cent, which is higher than what the country has witnessed in more than a century, as President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden campaigned through the final day to get more voters to the polling booths.
The former President addressed graduates virtually sharing tips on how they could make the most of their lives and careers amid the pandemic.
Biden, 77-year-old the former US vice president, is ahead of Trump, a Republican, in the Northern battlegrounds of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, as well as in the states of Florida and Arizona, according to a poll of likely voters conducted by The New York Times and Siena College.
Medical experts have warned that the volume of vaccine available to fight the coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2 in coming years is expected to fall far short of global demand, despite an unprecedented effort to manufacture billions of doses.
The hack may have been done by a rogue Twitter employee, or it may have been a smart hack into the Twitter system, or a social hack where someone conned Twitter's employees into giving them access,' suspects Devangshu Datta.
Dr Vivek H Murthy, the next surgeon general of the United States, wonders whether social media is worsening one of the biggest problems in the world today -- loneliness.
"She is as talented a person as I know. You can see the incredible resonance she has with the American people. But I joke that she's too sensible to want to be in politics," Obama was quoted as saying by the Rolling Stone.
Trump has repeatedly blamed countries like India and China for not doing enough on climate change, labelling them as regions with air that is impossible to breathe.
Donald Trump may blame the rain, but there were clearly a lot less people who attended his inauguration on Capitol Hill than had been anticipated.
US President Barack Obama dropped in on a briefing for college journalists on Thursday at the White House.
Sanjeev Nayyar offers a roster of things to do to see the India of our dreams.
What caused the supermodel's public breakdown in New Delhi?
Ginsburg, a history-making jurist, feminist icon and a champion of women's rights and social justice, died of cancer on Friday. She was 87.
Will Namo make an exception for Barack and Michelle and have a nimbu-paani at the White House?
Here's what happened when United States President Barack Obama decided to take a stroll.
'This is the first time there has been an attempt to use market forces to counter disinformation on social media,' notes Devangshu Datta.
Bush and Obama were kind; Trump couldn't care less.
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 in the US "greater access" in interacting with the US administration.
At 116, Gertrude Weaver is now the world's oldest person.
United States President Barack Obama said goodbye to his nation in an emotional address enriched with wisdom and optimism.
In less than 12 hours after he officially entered 'Twittersphere', US President Barack Obama's account has attracted 1.46 million followers.
The two leaders conversed on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit here for ninety minutes and worked to clarify gaps in negotiations over on the Syrian crisis.
52 per cent say they would rather have Barack Obama as President, to only 43 per cent who are glad Donald Trump is at the helm, says new poll.
A compilation of recent and archive images of United States President Barack Obama dancing.
In the first address as United States Vice President-elect, Kamala Harris thanked people of the United States "for turning out in record number" and said Americans have ushered in a "new day" for the country.
About 18 months after its entry in India, a Spotify listener spent an average of 97 minutes on the app, almost ten times more than any other streaming music brand.
Donald Trump on Thursday repeatedly accused President Barack Obama of founding the Islamic State group.
Juster said it is not related to India signing the S-400 deal with Russia.
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.
The PM is also the second most followed politician in the world, right after US President Barack Obama.
This is the third time that a Brazilian president was the chief guest at the Republic Day. The last time a Brazilian president was the chief guest was in 2004 when Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attended the parade.
The mood in India is upbeat as it celebrates R-Day.
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