Biden’s inauguration rehearsal postponed over security concerns, Politico says

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A rehearsal for U.S President-elect Joe Biden‘s inauguration scheduled for Sunday has been postponed because of security concerns, Politico reported late on Thursday, citing two people with knowledge of the decision. The rehearsal is now planned for Monday, according to the report. Biden’s team had also canceled an Amtrak trip from Wilmington to Washington planned … Read more

The politics of a memoir: From Babur to Obama, the tradition lives on

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A file photo of former US President Barack Obama (Bloomberg) By Suvanshkriti Singh Barack Obama is no stranger to literary fame. Even before A Promised Land, the celebrated latest addition to the American genre of presidential memoirs, broke records to become the darling of every bestseller list, his chops as a memoirist had already been … Read more

Team Rahul angry, but others smile at Barack Obama rating

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New Delhi: Barack Obama’s description of Rahul Gandhi has left the crisis-torn and faction ridden Congress camps in visible anger as well as in “we-told-you-so” glee even as the BJP expectedly took some pot-shots at Gandhi. CWC member Manickam Tagore, a Team Rahul member, on Friday unfollowed Obama on Twitter in protest and gave an … Read more

Joe Biden says former President Barack Obama is ‘doing enough’ for campaign

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WASHINGTON: Joe Biden says former President Barack Obama “will be out on the trail” and is “doing well.” The Democratic nominee did not offer more details but told reporters Tuesday ahead of a campaign trip to Florida that he thinks Obama is “doing enough” for the campaign. Biden mentioned his service as Obama’s vice president … Read more

Donald Trump launches rare attack on loyal aides Mike Pompeo, Bill Barr

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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday voiced rare criticism of two of his most steadfast aides, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Attorney General Bill Barr, less than a month before elections. Fuming in a telephone interview with Fox Business, Trump, who has been forced off the campaign trail by a Covid-19 diagnosis, demanded … Read more

View: A Biden presidency may put both India and US to a tougher maturity test

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So, the real Kamala Harris question from an Indian perspective is whether she can be the ‘pragmatic problem-solver’ — as she once described herself — for Biden to bridge the gap with the progressives for larger strategic interest. Seen through that lens, the US needs partners beyond its set of allies. Synopsis The challenge is … Read more

Hackers tell the story of the Twitter attack from the inside

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A Twitter hacking scheme that targeted political, corporate and cultural elites this week began with a teasing message between two hackers late Tuesday on online messaging platform Discord. “yoo bro,” wrote a user named “Kirk,” according to a screenshot of the conversation shared with The New York Times. “i work at twitter / don’t show … Read more

Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and others apparently hacked

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The accounts, along with those of former President Barack Obama, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian West, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos and Mike Bloomberg, posted similar tweets soliciting donations via Bitcoin to their verified profiles on Wednesday. “Everyone is asking me to give back, and now is the time,” Gates’ tweet said, promising to double all payments … Read more

S Jaishankar talks about bipartisan support in US for expanding ties with India

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New Delhi: The relationship between India and the US took about six decades to discover itself, but having done so, it is making up for lost time, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday while elaborating on the significance of fast expanding ties between the two leading democracies. In an interactive video session at … Read more