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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
TopicUS presidential elections

Topic: US presidential elections

Urdu press doesn’t want Trump or Biden. Anti-immigrant rhetoric, ‘hypocrisy’ on Gaza

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Trump assassination attempt seals Biden’s fate. US election is now about vice presidents

Either Trump or Biden would be the oldest president elected in US history. The assassination attempt and questions about fitness make the selection of running mate more important than ever.

US received intel about Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, no known connection with Thomas Crooks

The US Secret Service and the Trump campaign were notified of the Iranian threat, and security was boosted as a result, as confirmed by a US national security official.

Hillbilly Elegy — how Trump’s V-P pick JD Vance won over blue-collar Americans with memoir

Vance, the 39-year-old junior senator from Ohio, rose to fame with his 2016 memoir which was later adapted into a feature film directed by Ron Howard.

Former Trump critic & now his running mate, Indian American Hindu wife — who is JD Vance

Vance, a freshman senator from Ohio and a friend of Trump’s son, has strong anti-abortion views, and a consistent vote record against Ukraine.

Donald Trump picks one-time critic J.D Vance as his vice-presidential nominee

A staunch conservative from a Republican state, Vance is unlikely to bring many new voters into Trump's corner, however, and may even alienate some moderates.

First-time voter & registered Republican — who is Thomas Crooks, suspect in Trump shooting case?

Crooks, when 17, had donated money to a PAC that raised money 'for left-leaning and Democratic politicians'.

‘May add to his present edge’ — how assassination attempt on Trump could affect US presidential race

The shooting incident has already helped garner sympathy for Donald Trump across political spectrum. Experts say Republicans will use this to make Trump a 'symbol of resistance'.

19 percentage point decline in Indian-American support for Biden in upcoming US presidential polls

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.

‘Preference for Biden remains unchanged,’ says Vladimir Putin after Trump-Biden debate

Putin has several times said that he feels Biden is preferable as the future US President to Trump, even after Biden cast the Kremlin chief as a 'crazy SOB'.

On Camera

Is India recalibrating Russian oil import strategy? Saudi Arabia discount offer is key

India has indicated several times that it makes decisions to purchase oil from Russia based on commercial reasons and not geopolitics.

At launch of NITI Aayog report, Sitharaman calls for regulation to run at par with AI adoption

FM adds that AI-assisted technologies should be adopted in all districts to bring development & highlights importance of collaborative ecosystems in tech innovation.

India looks to ink deal for 114 Rafale as early as next year, some to come in fly-away condition

The Standard F4 plus version will come equipped with longer-range air-to-air missiles (two) and air-to-ground munitions than currently in service with India, ThePrint has learnt.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.