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Pam Bondi to open grand jury investigation into Obama officials

US Attorney General will launch probe into allegations that members of former President Barack Obama’s admin manufactured intelligence on Russia’s interference in the 2016 US elections.

Labelled ‘communist lunatic’ by Trump, New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is an outlier

Mamdani, who is of Indian heritage & identifies as a Muslim, is making headlines for his strong views & emerging as the Democrat mayor nominee Tuesday, beating former governor Andrew Cuomo.

Trump celebrates aggressive start to term in speech to Congress, draws catcalls from Democrats

The primetime speech capped a second day of market turmoil after he imposed sweeping new tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China.

Role of money in politics, illegal immigration among Americans’ key concerns under Trump 2.0—Pew

Republicans and Democrats are more closely aligned in their views on domestic terrorism: 32 percent of Republicans and 36 percent of Democrats agree that it is a major concern.

5 yrs on, 72% Americans say COVID-19 pandemic widened Left-Right gulf, finds latest Pew survey

Five years on, COVID-19 reshaped US work, tech & faith. 32% still work remotely, while misinformation & political divides persist, impacting public trust & health policies.

‘Samosa Caucus’: Indian-Americans up tally in US House as Republicans hold edge in tight race

Democrat & lawyer Suhas Subramanyam becomes 6th Indian-American to be elected to the lower chamber, joining 5 others who were re-elected. Democrats have already lost control of the Senate.

US Presidential Election 2024: Donald trumps Harris to secure historic 2nd White House term

Trump has won the presidency for a second time, with Harris falling far behind in race to secure 270 electoral college votes as US presidential election 2024 draws to a close.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants Democrats to win US elections, says Donald Trump

Trump also said if he wins the election, he will call Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskyy and urge them to reach a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey rally Democrats as VP prospect Walz takes stage on Day-3 of DNC

Throwing his weight behind Harris-Walz ticket, Clinton took aim at Republican nominee for president in his address, saying 'Next time you hear Trump, don't count the lies. Count the I's'.

‘America, I gave you my best,’ says an emotional Biden as he bows out, passes torch to Kamala Harris

Democratic National Conference kicked off with another fiery speech, from Hillary Clinton who asked Democrats to empower Vice President Kamala Harris to break the ‘glass ceiling’.

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India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?