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Droupadi Murmu to take oath as President on Monday followed by 21 gun salute

President-elect Droupadi Murmu will take oath of office of the highest constitutional post of the country on Monday followed by a 21 gun salute. Read...

Sunday, July 24, 2022 5:54 PM

PM Modi congratulates Iran's President-elect, says looking forward to strengthen ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi and said he looks forward to working with him to further str...

Sunday, June 20, 2021 2:27 PM

More than 100 individuals arrested for Capitol Hill riots, says FBI

US security agencies have arrested more than 100 individuals for their criminal activities in last week's siege of the Capitol and are monitoring an e...

Friday, January 15, 2021 5:26 PM

Congress certifies Biden's victory; Trump pledges 'peaceful and orderly transition'

Congress early Thursday (local time) accepted the results of the Electoral College, which confirmed Joe Biden's win and cleared his way to become the...

Thursday, January 7, 2021 3:43 PM

Four deaths, 52 arrests made after Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol

Four people died on the U.S. Capitol grounds Wednesday and 52 people have been arrested, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee said We...

Thursday, January 7, 2021 10:47 AM

Trump, Biden head to Georgia ahead of Senate run-offs

US President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden will travel to Georgia to make one final push for their respective parties in the upcoming Sen...

Monday, January 4, 2021 9:49 AM

Biden sets tone for US-China ties, says coalition needed to confront Beijing

Setting the tone for the US-China ties for the next four years, President-elect Joe Biden said that Washington needs to build a coalition of like-mind...

Tuesday, December 29, 2020 10:18 AM

Biden would save USD 2.6 billion by halting border wall construction

President-elect Joe Biden would save about USD 2.6 billion of the US government if he halts the construction of the border wall, as per the US Army co...

Thursday, December 17, 2020 10:35 AM

Top secret: Biden gets access to President's Daily Brief

Joe Biden got his first look as president-elect at the President's Daily Brief, a top secret summary of US intelligence and world events a document fo...

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 6:13 PM

Bolsonaro plans to relocate Brazilian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

President-elect Jair Bolsonaro has declared his intentions to move the country's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem once he assumes office.

Friday, November 2, 2018 10:05 AM

Rahul terms PM Modi's sea-plane ride a 'distraction'

Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi said flying in a sea-plane is good but is a distraction as well.

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 4:11 PM

Ram Nath Kovind to be sworn in as India's 14th President

President-elect Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn-in as the 14th President of India at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in a glittering ceremony. Chief Justice J.S...

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 10:02 AM