Biden urged the American public to stand guard and to uphold the pillars of democracy. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to take office on 20 January.
The costliest gift outgoing US President Joe Biden got was a commemorative photo album worth $7,100 from South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol.
At a press conference, the 81-year-old US president also mistakenly referred to the vice-president as 'Trump' while praising her for her role as senator and prosecutor.
The bi-annual Asian American Voter Survey (AAVS) reveals that 46 percent of Indian Americans intend to vote for Biden this year as against 65 percent in 2020.
Hamas said it was ready to engage with any proposal based on a permanent ceasefire, withdrawal of Israeli forces, reconstruction of Gaza, return of displaced, and a 'genuine' prisoner swap.
Biden lumps India and Japan — its Quad partners — with its adversaries Russia & China, calling them ‘xenophobic’, and juxtaposes this with the US and its “welcoming” immigration policy.
In his last State of the Union address before the elections, US President Joe Biden claimed that the US is in a strong position to compete and win against China.
A US official quoted Xi Jinping as saying China's preference was for peaceful 'reunification' with Taiwan, but that he also talked about conditions in which force could be used.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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