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US TV host Tomi Lahren. (AP File)

Why did this Trump supporter call him an Ulloo?

Trump is wise like an owl or as you would say in Hindi - President Trump is wise like an ulloo,' former TV host Tomi...

27 Aug 2020 9:19 AM IST

Protestors face off with police outside the County Courthouse during demonstrations against the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (AFP)

Gunfire kills one as Wisconsin protests turn to chaos

Crowds chased a man running down the street with a rifle after they believed he had shot another man

26 Aug 2020 3:34 PM IST

Sudha Sundari Narayanan (third from left), a software developer from India, was among those sworn in as American citizens. (via Twitter handle @welprich)

Indian software developer Sudha Narayanan becomes US citizen in rare...

Trump hosted a naturalisation ceremony at the White House as part of the Republican National Convention

26 Aug 2020 12:39 PM IST

President Donald Trump leaves with first lady Melania Trump after her speech to the 2020 Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House. (AP)

Republican campaign hopes to show Trump as human to win back lost...

The attempt to humanize Trump is calculated to win back senior and suburban voters who have abandoned him due to his...

26 Aug 2020 12:01 PM IST

Carole King waves to the crowd as she takes the stage at the 2019 Global Citizen Festival in New York.(AP File)

Biden campaign flooding the zone' with celebrity backers

The campaign often pairs celebrities with lesser-known officials from all levels of government to make personalized...

26 Aug 2020 11:32 AM IST

Jair Bolsonaro (L) and his son Flavio Bolsonaro (R). (AFP)

Bolsonaro's son Flavio tests positive for virus in Brazil

The senator's office said he is taking Hydroxychloroquine, which his father has aggressively pushed as a treatment for...

26 Aug 2020 11:11 AM IST

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo deliver a pre-recorded speech from the rooftop of King David hotel in Jerusalem on the second day of the GOP convention. (AFP)

Pompeo supports Trump's re-election bid, breaks longstanding precedent

The decision to speak at the convention breaks with the longstanding precedent of sitting secretaries of state avoiding...

26 Aug 2020 10:24 AM IST

First lady Melania Trump arrives to speak on the second night of the Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House. (AP)

Republicans tout Trump's leadership on economy despite coronavirus...

In an appeal to Black voters, Trump in a video also issued a pardon to Jon Ponder, a Black man who has become an...

26 Aug 2020 9:35 AM IST

People hold signs as they march outside the County Courthouse during demonstrations against the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (AFP)

Black man shot by police in Wisconsin paralyzed, 'fighting for his...

Jacob Blake was shot from behind at point-blank range in a hail of bullets fired by police as he walked away from...

26 Aug 2020 9:02 AM IST

Protesters rally against a mask mandate, many showing support for US President Donald Trump, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (AFP)

Who is speaking at the Republican National Convention, and why

This week's Republican National Convention will be a four-day celebration of President Donald Trump

24 Aug 2020 12:42 PM IST

Former vice-president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. (AFP)

Biden says he'd shut down economy if scientists recommended

The former VP has previously called for US' governors to impose mask mandates in their states, effectively a national...

24 Aug 2020 12:20 PM IST

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley speaks to the members of an Indian think tank in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

US Elections 2020: Indian-American Nikki Haley among star speakers at...

Haley is considered as one of the potential presidential candidates of the Republican Party post the Trump era

24 Aug 2020 11:54 AM IST