Trump refused to clearly guarantee a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the US election. (Proceedings) Washington: On Wednesday, President Donald Trump refused to clearly guarantee a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the next US election in November to Joe Biden. “Well, we’ll have to see what …
Read More »Explained: How US Supreme Court Justices Are Chosen And The Dispute Over Justice Ginsburg’s Seat
Written by Om Marathe, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 24, 2020 8:58:44 am The nine-member court of the United States Supreme Court prepared for the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Washington. (Photo: AP) While the death of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader …
Read More »Holding China responsible for unleashing the Covid-19 plague in the world: Trump at the UNGA
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, renewed his attack on China on Tuesday accusing it of spreading the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the world. He urged the United Nations to hold them accountable for “unleashing this plague on the world.” Addressing the UN’s first virtual meeting of world …
Read More »Donald Trump backs the Oracle deal, allowing TikTok to continue operating in the US.
WASHINGTON / NEW YORK : US President Donald Trump said he supports a deal that will allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States, after threatening to ban the Chinese-owned app in August. He told reporters at the White House that he backs the deal with TikTok owner ByteDance, …
Read More »TikTok Ban: ByteDance Gets Trump Nod To Avoid Closure In US
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he supported a deal in principle that would allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States, even as it appeared to conflict with his previous order that China’s ByteDance ditch the video app. . ByteDance was racing to prevent a crackdown …
Read More »Trump supports agreement to allow TikTok to continue operating in the US.
WASHINGTON: President of the United States. Donald trump said he supports an agreement that will allow Tik Tok to continue operating in the United States, after threatening to ban the Chinese-owned app in August. He told reporters at the White House that he supports the deal with Oracle and Walmart …
Read More »Indian-American Amul Thapar in the race to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Indian-American Judge Amul Thapar is among the top names considered by US President Donald Trump to replace Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, according to various media reports. Ginsburg died Friday at the age of 87. Trump, who on Saturday indicated that he wanted to act “without delay” in naming a replacement, …
Read More »How Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death Could Drastically Reshape America’s Presidential Battle
FILE – In this Jan. 25, 2011, file photo, President Barack Obama embraces Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Capitol Hill in Washington before delivering his State of the Union address. From left to right, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Anthony Kennedy, Obama, Justice Ginsburg, and Justice Stephen Breyer. …
Read More »A tribute to Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but when will India have its own RBGs?
“What’s the difference between an accountant in Brooklyn, New York, and a Supreme Court justice?” asked the deceptively diminutive lady, the daughter of an Austrian immigrant, addressing a group of new American citizens gathered for their “naturalization” ceremony, all ready to sing the ‘Star and Spangled Banner’. Bill Clinton’s candidate …
Read More »TikTok sues the Donald Trump administration to block the US ban.
TikTok asked a judge to stop the Trump administration from enacting a ban on the Chinese social media network, as the company took a geopolitical fight over technology and commerce to a US courtroom. TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance Ltd., filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington late …
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