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The award was received on the PM’s behalf by India’s ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu.

Trump presents Legion of Merit on Narendra Modi

Mr Modi was conferred the award for his “steadfast leadership and vision for India’s emergence as a global power

23 Dec 2020 8:11 AM

US President elect Joe Biden and US President Donald Trump (AFP)

AA Edit | Biden affirmation is a win for US democracy

Mr Biden, put it in a gracious speech in which he said realistically, 'Now it is time to turn the page'

16 Dec 2020 7:02 AM

US President Donald Trump delivers an update on "Operation Warp Speed" in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP)

Sunanda K Datta-Ray | If ‘Trumpism’ outlives Trump, America loses

During the last four years the United States suffered what former President Barack Obama calls 'truth decay'

25 Nov 2020 1:59 AM

Trump asked aides about striking Iran nuclear site: Report

Iran has long been Trump's bete noire, and he had reintroduced sanctions and tightened them even further after scrapping the nuclear accord

17 Nov 2020 11:41 AM

Trump bans American investments in Chinese companies that would aid PLA By Lalit Jha

China to directly threaten the US homeland and US forces overseas, including by developing and deploying weapons of mass destruction

13 Nov 2020 1:20 PM

Biden, in a tight electoral vote fight to the White House against incumbent President Donald Trump, is 2.7 million votes ahead of the Republican leader in the popular vote. (AFP)

Biden wins more votes than any other presidential candidate in US history

As of November 4, Biden had got over 70.7 million votes, more than anyone who has ever run for president, the National Public Radio reported

05 Nov 2020 11:55 AM

A woman holds up a bible and an American flag on November 3, 2020 in Washington, DC. After a record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans head to the polls on the last day to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

US Presidential Election 2020 updates: Patience's the buzzword as counting continues

Will Biden be no. 46 or will Trump once again take oath on January 20?

04 Nov 2020 5:54 AM

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. AP

As US votes today, the world holds its breath

The stakes are high both for America and the world as the policy schism between Democrats and Republicans has never been wider in decades

03 Nov 2020 12:58 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump makes a campaign stop at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport on November 1, 2020 in Opa Locka, Florida. (AFP)

Trump denies report that he would declare poll victory early

At the same time, he indicated that his team is gearing up for a legal battle on the election night itself

02 Nov 2020 12:36 PM

Only Walter Mitty can dream Afghan troop withdrawal before US election

The US involvement in Afghanistan has been a great tragedy

24 Oct 2020 11:54 AM

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a "Make America Great Again" rally on October 15, 2020, at Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville, North Carolina. (AFP)

China, Russia and India spewing stuff into air: Trump

Trump said the US under his administration has achieved energy independence while protecting its pristine environment

16 Oct 2020 1:41 PM

Governor Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Michigan. (AP)

13 charged in plot to kidnap US Democratic governor and start civil war

Whitmer pointed to Trump's refusal at the recent debate with Biden to condemn 'hate groups' like the two Michigan militias that targeted her

09 Oct 2020 12:40 PM

US President Trump waves from the back of a car in a motorcade outside of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on October 4, 2020. (AFP)

COVID-hit Trump briefly leaves hospital to drive by supporters

The US president was moved to the military hospital on Friday, which his doctors and White House said was taken out of abundance of caution

05 Oct 2020 9:46 AM

Donald Trump, first lady Melania test positive for coronavirus

Trump's positive report comes just hours after his senior aide Hope Hicks was tested COVID-19 positive.

02 Oct 2020 11:46 AM

The Trump administration order had sought to ban new downloads of TikTok (owned by ByteDance) from midnight (0400 GMT Monday) but would allow use of TikTok until November 12, when all usage would be blocked. The judge denied TikTok’s request to suspend the November 12 ban. (Photo | AFP)

Temporary relief for TikTok as judge halts Trump’s download ban till November 12

District Judge Carl Nichols has issued a temporary injunction at the request of TikTok.

28 Sep 2020 5:14 PM

TikTok’s petition speculated that the president was retaliating because of reports the app was used by his critics to snatch up tickets to a Trump rally in Tulsa to which they had no intention of going—an event which belly flopped with significantly fewer people in attendance.

Trump’s order banning TikTok could be blocked by judge

Until July 1, when rumours of a ban first began to circulate, TikTok was adding some 424,000 new US users each day.

24 Sep 2020 11:31 PM

A “YouChoose 2020” interactive voting special will also walk people through the voting process using “memes” such as a tutorial comparing voting to following a recipe and an auto repair video that breaks down the “nuts and bolts” of voting. (Photo | AFP)

YouTube adds information panels to videos to give voters reliable info ahead of US election

As most voters take to voting by post amid the pandemic, YouTube has put out videos on Mail-in Voting to combat posts spreading falsehoods.

24 Sep 2020 5:04 PM

The deal would make Silicon Valley giant Oracle the data partner for TikTok with retail giant Walmart also taking a stake in a new entity to be called TikTok Global. ByteDance, under pressure in China not to give in to US demands, said it would hold an 80 percent stake in TikTok Global after a public share offering. (Photo | AFP)

Oracle-Walmart deal on shaky ground as Trump vows to block TikTok Deal if Chinese are involved

A day earlier, he said he had given his blessing to Oracle and Walmart to make a deal with ByteDance for TikTok, but the terms were unclear.

21 Sep 2020 8:40 PM

A California court ruling said it granted a “motion for a nationwide injunction against the implementation” of the government order on WeChat, with the judge citing concerns over free speech. (Photo | AFP)

Judge in the US halts Trump administration's ban on downloading WeChat

The order would have slowed WeChat down and made it unusable in the United States for video chats with family and friends.

21 Sep 2020 7:05 PM

Oracle could buy a 12.5 percent stake in TikTok before a future IPO, and Walmart a 7.5 percent stake. According to a source close to the matter, ByteDance would keep the rest of the shares. But since the Chinese company is 40 percent owned by American investors, TikTok would eventually be majority American-owned. (Photo | AFP)

Trump okays ByteDance deal with Walmart, Oracle, TikTok may just escape ban

Oracle will host all US user data and manage security, while Walmart will supply its online sales, order management and payment services.

20 Sep 2020 5:26 PM

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