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'Indian-American votes can turn the tide in Florida, Ohio'

Indian-American voters can turn the tide in key battleground states like Florida, Ohio and Colorado, and decide the fate of White House aspirants Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump who are in a dead-heat in major polls just days ahead of the election, community leaders say.

Nov 06, 2016, 13:32 PM IST

Donald Trump proposes 35 percent tax on US companies that outsource production

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will impose 35 percent tax on US companies that lay off workers while outsourcing their production to other countries.

Nov 06, 2016, 11:04 AM IST

Hillary Clinton presidency will grind US govt to a halt: Donald Trump

Donald Trump has claimed that the "scandals and controversies" hanging over Hillary Clinton's bid to presidency will continue through her tenure and warned that the "unprecedented" crisis erupting from the situation would grind the US government to a halt.

Nov 06, 2016, 10:06 AM IST

Donald Trump bundled off stage by security officers during campaign appearance in Reno

White House hopeful Donald Trump was today bundled off stage by security officers during a campaign appearance in Reno, Nevada.

Nov 06, 2016, 07:20 AM IST

US Presidential Elections: Donald Trump asks Latinos, African Americans to give him needed win in Florida

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump asked on Saturday in Tampa, Florida, for the Hispanic and African American electorate's vote in this vital state, where polls show him in a technical tie with rival Hillary Clinton.

Nov 06, 2016, 02:01 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

FBI warns of possible terror attack on US Election Day eve

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of a possible al Qaeda terror threat against the US on the eve of Election Day on November 8.

Nov 05, 2016, 12:21 PM IST

Donald Trump's wife was paid $20,056 for 10 modelling jobs in US

Melania Trump was paid for 10 modeling jobs in the United States worth USD 20,056 that occurred in the seven weeks before she had legal permission to work in the country, according to detailed accounting ledgers, contracts and related documents from 20 years ago.

Nov 05, 2016, 10:18 AM IST

Hillary Clinton had asked about Amitabh Bachchan, leaked emails show

A leaked email of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton shows that she had once asked her close aide about Indian megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

Nov 05, 2016, 09:25 AM IST

US Presidential Elections: Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by two points in new poll

The race to the White House is tightening with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton leading her Republican rival by just two percentage points, a latest opinion poll has said.

Nov 05, 2016, 07:13 AM IST

FBI examining fake documents targeting Clinton campaign

The FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies are examining faked documents aimed at discrediting the Hillary Clinton campaign as part of a broader investigation into what U.S. officials believe has been an attempt by Russia to disrupt the presidential election, people with knowledge of the matter said. 

Nov 05, 2016, 05:02 AM IST

White House 'mindful' of possible terror threats around US presidential elections

The White House said on Friday that it was "mindful" of the risk of attacks around the presidential election following a warning from intelligence sources about possible terror threats at three US states including New York.

Nov 05, 2016, 03:22 AM IST

US presidential elections: Will America vote for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton?

The timing could not have been worse.

Nov 04, 2016, 19:43 PM IST

Americans becoming numb to Donald Trump's rhetoric unacceptable: Barack Obama

President Barack Obama has said that voters have become numb and such a new normal is unacceptable.

Nov 04, 2016, 12:51 PM IST

30 million ballots cast in US presidential election early voting

With over 30 million ballots cast in the US presidential election early voting, Democrats were building a lead in North Carolina and Nevada states, while Republicans maintained an edge in Florida and Ohio, according to a CNN analysis.

Nov 04, 2016, 10:07 AM IST

Why Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton should not forget Shirley Chisholm

Nearly eight years back, it was a huge moment in American history when for the first time a Black man became the president of the United States.

Nov 04, 2016, 09:55 AM IST

Wikileaks denies Russia provided access to Hillary Clinton's emails

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has denied that the Russian government was the source of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's emails that were published this year, a media report said on Thursday.

Nov 03, 2016, 16:08 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

Hillary Clinton's probe likely to conclude in a criminal trial: Donald Trump

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has claimed the reopened FBI investigation into the alleged email scandal of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton would take years and end up in a criminal trial.

Nov 03, 2016, 09:43 AM IST

US election 2016: Barack Obama tells voters 'the fate of the Republic rests on you'

Decrying electoral apathy, Obama reminded voters that he had won North Carolina by the slightest of margins in 2008 and that just decades ago African Americans were cheated out of their right to vote in parts of the United States.

Nov 03, 2016, 03:48 AM IST