Washington: Supported largely by the Indian-American community, President Barack Obama's Democratic Party with the longest continuous operation in the US has promoted a social liberal and progressive platform since the 1930s. Led by Obama, the 15th Democratic president of the United States seeking re-election on the slogan of "Forward", the party says it is "focused on building an economy that lasts-an economy that lifts up all Americans" as it believes that "we're greater together than we are on our own." That's why Democrats are working to advance issues like job creation, education, health care, and clean energy, says the party that claims to have led the fight for civil rights, health care, Social Security, workers' rights, and women's rights for more than 200 years.
In the current Congress, elected in 2010, the Democrats hold a majority in the 100-member Senate with 51 own members plus two independents who caucus with them to Republicans' 47. In the 435-member House it's in a minority with 190 seats to Republicans' 240. The party currently also has governors in 20 of the 50 states, including California where Kamala Harris, daughter of an Indian mother and African American father, became the first woman and the first South Asian to be elected Attorney General in 2010.
The Democratic Party traces its origins to the inspiration of Democratic-Republican Party, founded by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and other influential opponents of the Federalists in 1792. That party also inspired the Whigs and modern Republicans. Symbolised by
05:21 PM, Nov 05, 2012
Washington: One of the largest electoral exercises in the world after India, the world's largest democracy, gets underway on Tuesday when 169 million American voters go to the polls to chose a president, a new House of Representatives, 33 senators and thousands of local officials at a whopping cost of $6 billion. Key facts - There are 169 million registered voters, 86 million Democrat and 55 million Republican and 28...
04:50 PM, Nov 05, 2012
Hyderabad: Over 4.6 million voters in Andhra Pradesh are eligible to exercise their franchise in Tuesday's by-polls to Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 legislative assembly seats in what is seen as the semi-finals before 2014 general elections. YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) led by jailed Kadapa MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy appears to have an edge in majority of the constituencies in the three-cornered contest with ruling Congress and the main opposition...
07:01 PM, Jun 11, 2012
London: Twelve weeks after the World Cup, England and Sri Lanka meet in a five-match one-day international series starting Tuesday at The Oval with both teams looking to hit back from disappointing performances at cricket's showpiece event. England was knocked out in the quarterfinals by Sri Lanka, which went on to be well beaten in the final by India in Mumbai. England has three captains for each format of the ...
12:44 PM, Feb 07, 2008
Hong Kong: Associate nations such as Ireland and Netherlands may not be dumped out of 2015 cricket World Cup with the ICC Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) today recommending that there should be a qualifying tournament for participation in the elite event. The ICC in April had decided to restrict the 2015 World Cup to top 10 nations only, much to the dismay the associate nations who strongly protested the decision....
10:00 AM, Feb 07, 2008
Kingston: Sachin Tendulkar's long list of admirers keeps on growing with World and Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt on Saturday saying he was one of "greatest cricketer" and he dreams of watching the Indian champion play on the cricket field. Bolt, one of the most celebrated modern sporting icons, also said that he would one day run in India, despite the fact that had pulled out of the Commonwealth Games...
10:05 PM, Feb 06, 2008
New Delhi: Just when pundits thought the fire within Rahul Dravid had doused, a flame rose and singed the West Indies. 'Jammy' is back at his sweetest best, 15 years since his English-natured 95 on debut at Lord's. The studious intensity in his knock was no different than one he walked in with on his first day in international cricket. No doubt an overseas Test win is more significant than...
08:50 PM, Feb 06, 2008
New Delhi: Organizers of the defunct Indian Cricket League have seized on admissions by the former head of the rival Indian Premier League that there was an official plot to undermine the ICL, saying it helps their ongoing legal fight and raised hopes of reviving the Twenty20 competition. The ICL in 2007 filed a case against the Board of Control for Cricket in India, alleging it had intimidated players and...
07:27 AM, Feb 06, 2008
Kingston: Harbhajan Singh's knock of 70 on day one of the first Test against West Indies here on Monday not only helped India reach a respectable total but also helped him to cross the 1000-run mark in Test matches played on foreign soil. He was 999 runs in away Tests when he starting batting and when he was dismissed, he had moved to 1069 runs from 42 Tests, including six...
12:38 AM, Feb 06, 2008
India led by Ajit Wadekar beat the West Indies for the first time in an away series. ...
06:50 PM, Feb 05, 2008
Pune: The thought of bunking practice for spicy, mouth-watering "vadapavs" used to cross the mind of a school-going Sachin Tendulkar but the respect he had for his father stopped him from succumbing to such temptations. "I too felt like bunking the practice session while in school and go out to eat 'vadapav' and have fun as most children do. But I never wanted to misuse the freedom given by my ...
02:23 PM, Feb 05, 2008
"I am not against the use of the system and believes it is beneficial for the game," the little master said. ...
12:38 AM, Feb 05, 2008
Jamaica: A swashbuckling knock of 86 from 99 balls by Darren Bravo and a solid innings of 75 from 94 balls (retired hurt) by Ramnaresh Sarwan helped West Indies register an emphatic seven wicket victory over India in the fifth and the final ODI at the Sabina Park on Thursday. The Batting Powerplay proved to be the turning point for Windies as Indian bowlers gave away 57 runs between overs...
11:47 PM, Feb 04, 2008
Colombo: Veteran batsman Sanath Jayasuriya's international career has been resurrected in the wake of a doping investigation involving Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga. Jayasuriya will return to play for Sri Lanka in the upcoming limited-overs and Twenty20 matches against England. He was included in a 16-member squad announced on Thursday, a day after Sri Lanka Cricket announced the official notification by International Cricket Council that Tharanga has tested positive for ...
05:45 PM, Feb 02, 2008
