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Donald Trump returns to Twitter as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg bans him for ‘fanning the flames’
By Reuters | Posted by Arpan Rai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 08, 2021 08:50 AM IST
Twitter unlocked the president’s @realDonaldTrump Twitter account, which has 88 million followers, after Trump removed three rule-breaking tweets. His first post back on the platform featured a video in which he said he was focused on a peaceful transition of power and which was viewed 1.4 million times within 15 minutes of posting.
Facebook, Twitter shut down Prez
By Agencies | Washington, Washington
PUBLISHED ON JAN 08, 2021 04:14 AM IST
Facebook and Instagram will extend a ban on Trump’s accounts, chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg said, saying risk of his posts is “too great”.
Trump faces Facebook ban. Read CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s full statement here
By hindustantimes.com | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 12:36 AM IST
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday released a statement saying that it is a matter of huge risk to allow the US president to use the social media platform.
Rudy Giuliani, personal lawyer of Donald Trump, tests positive for Covid-19
By Yashwant Raj , edited by Vinod Janardhanan | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 07, 2020 06:49 PM IST
Giuliani is the newest member of the expanding circle of Trump’s aides, associate and family members to have been infected by the deadly virus
Nod from California: Joe Biden now has enough electors to officially become US president
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington, DC
UPDATED ON DEC 06, 2020 07:18 AM IST
Biden now has nine more than the 270-mark that he needed to technically secure a win over President Donald Trump in the election.
Ex-US presidents offer to take Covid-19 vaccine publicly
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 04, 2020 06:11 AM IST
Three former US presidents have volunteered to take shots of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine — when it is approved — publicly to persuade Americans who are sceptical about inoculations.
Trump family urges US appeals court to move lawsuit against them to arbitration
By Reuters | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh | New York
UPDATED ON DEC 02, 2020 01:42 AM IST
Four plaintiffs, including a hospice worker, accused Trump, his adult children Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka and an affiliate of their family company of promoting ACN in exchange for millions of dollars in secret payments from 2005 to 2015.
Joe Biden twists ankle while playing with his dog
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Washington
UPDATED ON NOV 30, 2020 07:04 AM IST
In order to avoid disrupting regularly scheduled appointments on Monday, arrangements were made for President-elect Biden to receive an x-ray and then an additional CT Sunday afternoon, with the expected delays involved when opening closed offices and giving personnel time to set up, a Biden spokesperson said.
Will he leave the building?
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington, Washington
UPDATED ON NOV 28, 2020 07:46 AM IST
Donald Trump spoke to reporters in the White House’s Diplomatic Reception Room after holding a teleconference with US military leaders stationed across the globe.
Kim Jong Un likely to let his missiles do the talking with Joe Biden
By Bloomberg | Posted by Arpan Rai
PUBLISHED ON NOV 27, 2020 06:26 AM IST
Kim Jong Un is one of the few world leaders who has yet to congratulate -- or even acknowledge -- the president-elect, particularly after Chinese President Xi Jinping did so on Wednesday.
Vladimir Putin says he’s not ready to recognize Joe Biden as US President
By Bloomberg| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | Bloomberg
UPDATED ON NOV 22, 2020 05:48 PM IST
Putin described the Kremlin’s decision not to congratulate Biden as “a formality” with no ulterior motives. When asked if the move could damage U.S.-Russia relations, he said: “there’s nothing to damage, they’re already ruined.”
Donald Trump fires his top election security official
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington, DC
UPDATED ON NOV 18, 2020 11:30 PM IST
The outgoing US president has refused to accept the election outcome, continues to falsely claim he has won, and has barred his administration from cooperating with the transition team of Biden
Trump ‘absent’ after poll defeat; Here’s what outgoing US President has been up to
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 12, 2020 06:34 PM IST
US media reports suggest that Trump has shown little interest in carrying out the duties of the president.
Kristen Bell shares letter George HW Bush penned to Bill Clinton after losing the election in 1993. Seen it yet?
By Sanya Budhiraja | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 09, 2020 08:08 PM IST
“How it’s done. Class. Grace. Dignity. Respect. Humanity,” read the text shared alongside the post.
US Election 2020: ‘History has been made,’ and other reactions from tweeple to Joe Biden’s win as 46th US president
By Sanya Budhiraja | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 08, 2020 12:13 AM IST
Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the presidential election to become the 46th president of the United States on November 7.
‘Will be a President for all Americans’: Joe Biden after big win against Trump
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 07, 2020 11:05 PM IST
Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States.
US Election 2020: Donald Trump’s ‘stop the count’ tweet sparks hilarious posts on Twitter
By Sanya Budhiraja | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 06, 2020 05:22 PM IST
Donald Trump’s tweet has collected nearly seven lakh likes and almost 3.5 lakh comments.
US Election 2020: Netizens flood Twitter with memes prior to election results
By Srimoyee Chowdhury | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 04, 2020 05:46 PM IST
As people wait with bated breath for the announcement of the next US president, Twitter has been flooding with hilarious memes.
‘They are trying to steal the elections’: Trump accuses Democrats without any evidence
By Reuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Washington
UPDATED ON NOV 04, 2020 12:37 PM IST
The US President failed to give any evidence to support his claims.
US Elections 2020: Voting begins, first ballots cast in New Hampshire
By Asian News International | Posted by Mallika Soni | Washington
UPDATED ON NOV 03, 2020 01:26 PM IST
The first ballots have been cast in Dixville Notch and Millsfield, towns in the northeastern state of New Hampshire
Ethiopia upset after Trump says Egypt should ‘blow up’ dam
By Associated Press| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
UPDATED ON OCT 25, 2020 12:29 AM IST
Trump made the comment while announcing that Sudan would start to normalise ties with Israel. Downstream Sudan is a party to the talks with Ethiopia and Egypt over the disputed dam.
Trump, Modi relationship is incredible, says Donald Trump Jr
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 19, 2020 03:10 PM IST
Trump Jr was speaking after the release of his book Liberal Privilege and the event was organised exclusively for the Indian American community.
US was coming together before ‘China Virus’: Trump
By Asian News International | Posted by Srivatsan K C | Muskegon (Michigan)
UPDATED ON OCT 18, 2020 12:52 PM IST
Trump also went on to label Biden as a corrupt politician adding that the Biden family is a criminal enterprise.
Lock up the Bidens, lock up Hillary: Donald Trump tells supporters at Georgia rally
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington, DC
UPDATED ON OCT 17, 2020 11:49 PM IST
Donald Trump on Friday escalated his attack on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, saying he should be “locked up” for dubious allegations of corruption. The US president was speaking at an election rally
Twitter reacts to Donald Trump removing mask for photos after returning to White House
By Sanya Budhiraja | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 06, 2020 08:41 PM IST
The US president tweeted that he was leaving the Walter Reed Medical Center after being treated there for Covid-19.
US President Donald Trump surprises supporters with drive-by outside Walter Reed hospital
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington, DC
UPDATED ON OCT 05, 2020 12:07 PM IST
Donald Trump wore a mask and sat in the back of an SUV. He waved to his supporters and gave out fist bumps as his cavalcade crawled by in front of the Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Bethesda. The cavalcade didn’t stop and the US president had no in-person interactions
Confusion, uncertainty as US President Donald Trump undergoes Covid-19 treatment in hospital
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington, DC
UPDATED ON OCT 04, 2020 09:18 AM IST
According to multiple reports, the US president had been administered supplemental oxygen on Friday at the White House as his oxygen levels had dropped, which had prompted the decision to rush him to the Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Bethesda
‘Going well I, I think!’: Trump tweets after being given experimental Covid-19 drug treatment
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shivani Kumar | Hindustan Times, Nrew Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 03, 2020 10:02 AM IST
Trump was given the experimental antibody drug by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, which has been described as one of the most promising approaches to preventing serious illness from a Covid-19 infection.
Review: The Wall by Gautam Bhatia
By Maaz Bin Bilal | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON SEP 25, 2020 05:44 PM IST
Legal scholar Gautam Bhatia’s first novel works with many of the classical tropes of utopia, or dystopia as utopia gone wrong
Kamala Harris continues to mount attack on Trump over Covid-19 cover up
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 11, 2020 11:33 AM IST
Kamala Harris held the US president accountable for the deaths caused due to the coronavirus in a tweet and said that he did nothing despite knowing that Covid-19 epidemic would jeopardize the health of millions and would upend the economy.