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US Senator Kamala Harris with her mother, Shyamala. (AP)

Kamala Harris: What to know about the first Indian-American VP...

Harris' mother, Shyamala Gopalan, is a cancer researcher and civil rights activist from Chennai

12 Aug 2020 2:57 PM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House. (AP)

Surprised that Biden picked 'disrespectful' Kamala Harris as running...

Commenting on Vice President Mike Pence, Trump said he has been fantastic at his work

12 Aug 2020 2:12 PM IST

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams leaves the stage after addressing supporters during an election night watch party in Atlanta.(AP)

If not now, when?: Black women seize political spotlight in US

Black women have long been the heart of the Democratic Party but for decades that allegiance didn't translate to their...

12 Aug 2020 1:08 PM IST

Aerial view showing smoke billowing from a part of the Amazon rainforest reserve north of Sinop, in Mato Grosso State, Brazil. (AFP)

Amazon fires a 'lie', claims Brazil's Bolsonaro

Satellite data from Brazil's national space agency show number of forest fires in the Amazon rose by 28 percent last...

12 Aug 2020 12:32 PM IST

US Senator for California Kamala Harris. (AFP)

Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate

If elected Harris would be the first ever women and the first ever Indian-American and African vice president of the...

12 Aug 2020 8:54 AM IST

Trump abruptly escorted from briefing after shooting near White House. (PTI Photo)

Shooting near White House, Trump escorted amid briefing

The incident happened soon after Trump started speaking inside the James Brady press briefing room of the White House

11 Aug 2020 9:48 AM IST

Mitch Westmoreland looks at the flower buds on hemp plants in a growth chamber at Utah State University. (AP)

'Not marijuana': US hemp farmers battle a tough market and thieves

Hemp looks and smells like marijuana but contains very little tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is what gets users high

9 Aug 2020 11:34 AM IST

US President Donald Trump signs executive orders extending coronavirus economic relief, during a news conference in Bedminster, New Jersey. (AFP)

Trump signs coronavirus relief orders after talks with Congress fail

The orders could face legal challenges questioning the US president's authority to spend taxpayer money without express...

9 Aug 2020 9:06 AM IST

A second grader at Saltillo Primary, walks from the carpool to the school entrance on her way to class for the first day back to school on Thursday morning. (AP)

New York schools to open statewide, with caution

Many NY districts have planned to start the year with in-person classes only a few days a week, while learning at home...

8 Aug 2020 12:22 PM IST

Luis Archuleta, 77, also known as Larry Pusateri, was arrested Wednesday in Espanola, New Mexico, where he had been living under the name Ramon Montoya for about 40 years. (Representational Image: AFP)

Colorado prison escapee caught after nearly 50 years on run

Luis Archuleta, 77, was wanted on a 1977 federal arrest warrant on a charge of unlawful flight to avoid...

8 Aug 2020 10:49 AM IST

Protesters rally demanding economic relief during the coronavirus pandemic, at Time Square. (AFP)

US' virus deaths touch 160,000 as relief talks fail in Washington

Democrats agreed to reduce their $3.4 trillion proposal but Republicans wouldn't agree to more than double their $1...

8 Aug 2020 9:48 AM IST

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (left) and US President Donald Trump. (AP)

Russia acting against Biden, China opposes Trump: US Intelligence

The statement is believed to be the most pointed declaration by US Intelligence community linking Kremlin to efforts to...

8 Aug 2020 8:51 AM IST