US elections

Hollywood expresses disappointment over Donald Trump's victory

Hollywood celebrities like Cher and Chris Evans expressed disappointment, fear and disbelief over Republican Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election on Wednesday. 

Nov 09, 2016, 17:15 PM IST

Taliban call on Donald Trump to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan

The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday called on US president-elect Donald Trump to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan.

Nov 09, 2016, 17:11 PM IST

Chinese bemused but optimistic at surprise Donald Trump win

Chinese greeted Donald Trump`s victory with a mix of optimism and bemusement Wednesday, unsure how the US president-elect who demonised their country on the campaign trail would approach it once in office.

Nov 09, 2016, 17:09 PM IST

Top goals for US President Donald Trump, hurdles in front of him

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Nov 09, 2016, 15:09 PM IST

Donald Trump becomes 45th President of the United States: Here's how sports fraternity reacted to election results

In a stunning victory in the White House race, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday shocked the world by defeating heavily favoured Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, to become United States' 45th President.

Nov 09, 2016, 14:58 PM IST

Sensex crashes 1,689 pts on black money crackdown, US election

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Nov 09, 2016, 14:51 PM IST

Donald Trump stuns Hillary Clinton: A look at his journey to White House

At 70, Donald Trump will be the oldest first-term US president.

Nov 09, 2016, 13:37 PM IST

US presidential polls: Twitter breaks election day tweets record

With 35 million tweets on the US election day, micro-blogging site Twitter on Wednesday broke its earlier record set in 2012 election day of more than 31 million tweets.

Nov 09, 2016, 11:12 AM IST

Gold falls ahead of results of US presidential election

Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped on Tuesday, as investors largely waited on the sidelines ahead of the results of the US presidential election.

Nov 09, 2016, 09:17 AM IST

From US Elections to 500/1000 Notes ban, Virender Sehwag captures hottest trends in single tweet

People can deposit the current Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes in banks till December 31st.

Nov 08, 2016, 22:47 PM IST

Sensex rallies 317 points after FBI clears Hillary Clinton on email issue

Reversing its five-day losing streak, the benchmark Sensex surged 317 points and the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 8,500-mark today amid positive developments on US election front as the FBI said Hillary Clinton would not face charges over her use of a private email server.

Nov 07, 2016, 10:36 AM IST

'Under Donald Trump presidency, US will follow pragmatic policies towards India, Pakistan'

Author and a strategic affairs expert, Gregory Copley has said that the United States will introduce and follow pragmatic policies towards India and Pakistan should Donald Trump become the President of the United States.

Nov 05, 2016, 17:01 PM IST

US economy unemployment rate falls 4.9%

The US economy added a solid 161,000 jobs in October while the unemployment rate fell to 4.9%, according to Labor Department figures released on Friday. In a show of steady momentum in the world's largest economy, the department revised upward its jobs reports for the previous two months by a total of 44,000 positions, taking the average for the past three months to a strong 176,000 new jobs.

Nov 05, 2016, 14:47 PM IST

Barack Obama appears to question FBI's decision on email disclosure

President Barack Obama appeared to be critical of FBI over disclosure about the bureau's investigation into the private email server used by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

Nov 05, 2016, 13:06 PM IST

Donald Trump: Will the Republican be able to paint the US blue?

Donald Trump – the real-estate mogul who became a reality TV star and, after that, the Republican Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election – did not exactly seem to fit

Nov 04, 2016, 19:51 PM IST

Clinton holds slim lead over Trump in US presidential race: Polls

A New York Times/CBS poll of 1,333 registered voters found Clinton ahead by 3 percentage points, at the cusp of the Oct 28-Nov 1 survey's margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. 

Nov 03, 2016, 17:57 PM IST

Asia stocks subdued, dollar slips on US election tension

Asia shares joined the U.S. dollar on the defensive on Thursday as the nail-biting U.S. presidential race saw the S&P 500 suffer its longest losing streak in five years as investors sailed to safer harbours.

Nov 03, 2016, 12:41 PM IST

'Vote Trump' painted on black church set ablaze in US

A predominantly African-American church was badly burned is the US state of Mississippi, with the words "Vote Trump" spray-painted on the side of the building, police said.

Nov 03, 2016, 10:46 AM IST

Sensex crashes 349 points on US election concerns, global sell-off; Nifty below 5,550

The BSE Sensex Wednesday tumbled over 349 points to close at 27,527.22 on weakening global cues after the latest poll suggested that Republican Donald Trump was slightly ahead of market favourite Hillary Clinton in the US Presidential race.

Nov 02, 2016, 16:55 PM IST

Gold prices zoom to spikes to one- month high of Rs 30,950 per 10 grams

Silver ready went past the Rs 44,000-mark by jumping Rs 900 to Rs 44,100 per kg on speculative buying, while silver weekly-based delivery rallied by Rs 1,015 to Rs 43,725 per kg.

Nov 02, 2016, 16:41 PM IST