Raila Odinga, beaten by Uhuru Kenyatta in Kenya's presidential election, said on Saturday that his party would contest the results in court, alleging "massive tampering" of the March 4 vote. ...
04:49 PM, Mar 10, 2013
A confident President Barack Obama kicked off his second term on Monday with an impassioned call for a more inclusive America that rejects partisan rancor and embraces immigration reform, gay rights and the fight against climate change. ...
03:58 AM, Jan 22, 2013
Asserting "America's possibilities are limitless," President Barack Obama declared on Monday that a decade of war is ending and the nation's economy is recovering as he launched into a second term before a flag-waving crowd of hundreds of thousands on the National Mall. ...
11:15 PM, Jan 21, 2013
Even as there have been big names that could have been considered for the post of the President in the party, Gadkari remains the frontrunner with a strong Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) backing. RSS has endorsed Gadkari despite him facing corruption charges and at a stage wher the BJP looks to compete with the Congress, the party would not want to lose RSS's support. ...
02:00 PM, Jan 21, 2013
The fight for the post of the BJP president seems to have gotten a new twist. Sources said on Saturday that party veteran LK Advani had suggested senior party member and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj's name for the post. ...
06:39 PM, Jan 20, 2013
Boston: Mitt Romney spent the past six years running for president. After his loss to President Barack Obama on Tuesday, he'll have to chart a different course. The initial plan is to spend time with his family. Romney has five adult sons and 18 grandchildren; a 19th is on the way. His wife, Ann, recently said her husband absolutely will not run again for president. If he did, it would...
01:30 AM, Nov 08, 2012
Obama in his presidential elections campaign had criticised outsourcing of jobs to countries like India saying that US needs to create jobs locally. ...
11:06 PM, Nov 07, 2012
London: The dollar rose and world shares turned lower on Wednesday as investors worried about the outlook for the US and euro zone economies after President Barack Obama's re-election. Wall Street share futures, which had pointed to a higher open on relief over the clear election outcome, also reversed course as the fiscal problems of the United States and slowdown in Europe returned to haunt investors. A preservation of the...
09:01 PM, Nov 07, 2012
Washington: Emboldened by a resounding election victory, US President Barack Obama immediately pledged to reach across America's political divide and seek deals on stubborn issues that dogged his first term. Obama scored a clear win over Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Tuesday's vote, overcoming deep doubts among voters about his handling of the weak US economy. Americans chose to stick with a divided government in Washington, however, by leaving the...
06:37 PM, Nov 07, 2012
Barack Obama was re-elected as the US President for a second term and there were celebrations after the hard-fought election. Obama says in his victory speech that the best is yet to come for the US. Americans who voted for Obama seem to be confident in him as he will continue his stint at the White House for the next four years. ...
02:32 PM, Nov 07, 2012
Washington: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney kept up campaign frenzy even on Election Day and dashed through the swing states of Ohio and Pennsylvania for a last minute push to his election prospects. In an email to his supporters, Romney sought their vote. His campaign advisors exuded confidence that Romney would be able to make an upset later in the evening when election results start pouring in. "Yes, it's hard...
11:41 PM, Nov 06, 2012
At least 120 million people are expected to render judgement on whether to give Barack Obama a second term or replace him with Mitt Romney. ...
10:15 PM, Nov 06, 2012
A US Election officer in New Delhi said that they are expecting more people to vote in this election, both in the US and overseas. ...
06:32 PM, Nov 06, 2012
Washington: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign team has quietly been preparing itself for the transition to presidency if he manages to defeat incumbent US President Barack Obama. Mindful of the fact that in the last 100 years only three sitting presidents George H W Bush, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford have been defeated in their reelection bid, the Romney Campaign has secretively been gearing itself for the transition through...
11:10 PM, Nov 05, 2012
New York: For the first time, voters in some counties in New York may get an extra day to vote if disruptions caused by Superstorm Sandy prevent enough people from showing up at the November 6 Presidential polls, a state official has said. County election officials could ask the New York state Board of Elections to allow polls to reopen for another day if the turnout on Tuesday is less...
05:37 PM, Nov 05, 2012
From internet technician to the most unlikely congressional hopeful, meet Sam Koepnick, the Nevada politician going to battle against Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. ...
11:08 PM, Nov 04, 2012
Des Moines, Iowa: Two days ahead of the election, Republican Mitt Romney is renewing his pledge to work with Democrats on Capitol Hill if elected. He's also promising to overturn Democrats' signature achievements. The Republican presidential candidate says he'll begin to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law on day 1. He also wants to repeal Democrat-backed legislation that overhauled the nation's financial system. Romney has shifted his message in...
09:54 PM, Nov 04, 2012
With only 2 days to go for the US presidential election, Republican candidate Mitt Romney is hitting the swing states. Tomorrow is the last day of campaigning and pre-poll surveys show him neck and neck with President Obama. ...
09:44 PM, Nov 04, 2012
Washington: Just two days from the finish, President Barack Obama's campaign is mobilizing a massive get-out-the-vote effort aimed at carrying the Democrat to victory, as Republican Mitt Romney makes a late play for votes in Democratic-leaning Pennsylvania. Both campaigns were predicting wins in Tuesday's election. Obama was closing out the campaign with an apparent edge in some key battleground states, including Ohio. But Romney's campaign was projecting momentum and banking...
09:25 PM, Nov 04, 2012
Washington: US President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney launched a frenzied final weekend of campaigning on Saturday seeking an edge in a handful of battleground states that will decide the outcome of a tight presidential race that is going down to the wire. National opinion polls showed a race for the popular vote so close that only a statistically insignificant point or two separated the two rivals. Soundings...
10:02 PM, Nov 03, 2012
