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Washington: Outgoing US President Joe Biden Thursday vowed to ensure a peaceful and orderly transfer of power to President-elect Donald Trump in January and appealed to the people to accept the election results for the White House. Biden made the comments during an address to...

New Delhi: India Thursday called out Canada for blocking an Australian media outlet hours after it broadcast the press conference of External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong. External Affairs Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said the Canadian action of blocking...

New Delhi: Amid reports of tension in Bangladesh's Chittagong following provocative social media posts, India Thursday urged Dhaka to take action against "extremist" elements and ensure the safety of the country's Hindu community. During a weekly media briefing here, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal condemned the...

Ottawa: The priest of a Hindu temple in the Canadian city of Brampton has been suspended for spreading ‘violent rhetoric’ during recent clashes between protesters carrying Khalistani flags and the people present there. November 3, the protest occurred at the Hindu Sabha temple in Brampton...

Toronto: The Consulate General of India in Toronto Thursday said it is cancelling some of its scheduled consular camps after the Canadian security authorities conveyed their inability to provide minimum security protection to its organisers. The announcement comes days after an incident of violent disruption...

Washington: US Vice-President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that she had spoken to President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him and also assure him "we will engage in a peaceful transfer of power". Harris, who lost comprehensively to Trump, also said in a delayed concession speech from...

Washington: In July, Indian-American lawyer Usha Chilukuri Vance burst into the national spotlight after her husband J D Vance was named by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as his running mate. With the Trump-Vance victory Wednesday, Usha, 38, is set to become America's Second Lady...

Washington: The re-election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States will likely continue the US-India strategic partnership, while Washington might adopt a more assertive approach to counter China, experts said. "Trump's re-election will likely continue the US-India strategic partnership, buoyed by...

Washington: Donald Trump's presidential win is going to be certified in Congress in January by the candidate he beat, Vice President Kamala Harris. Under the Constitution, the vice president is the head of the Senate, and it's the role of the Senate president to declare...

United Nations: Slamming Pakistan for "peddling lies and falsehood" and using the UN forum for its "divisive, political agenda" after it raised the Kashmir issue at the UN, India has said that no amount of disinformation and misinformation will change facts on the ground. Addressing...