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We are beginning transition, ready to assume presidency: Joe Biden

He also expressed confidence that the unwillingness of his opponents to acknowledge his victory at this point was not of much consequence in his planning

US election: AG allows voting probes but warns against 'far-fetched' claims

Barr has been one of the most ardent and aggressive supporters of Trump, and his message comes as Trump and his legal team make so far unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud

Boris Johnson, Joe Biden pledge to work together closely in 1st phone call

It is believed that Biden chose to telephone Johnson ahead of other leaders in Europe as Downing Street said the two leaders pledged to work closely together

Meet the other Bidens: Family says living in Nagpur since 1873

When Biden, then US Vice President, was in Mumbai in 2013, he had said at an event there that some of his distant relatives reside in India's financial capital.

Bull run continues: Sensex rises 680 points, Nifty settles at 12,631

Sensex jumps 1.6%, extends Nov gains to 9.3%

As Trump challenges Biden victory, attorney general okays fraud probes

US Attorney General William Barr told federal prosecutors to look into "substantial" allegations of irregularities

President-elect Biden eyes Washington veterans for key administration posts

Biden is looking to build out his nascent White House staff with traditional Washington insiders, a departure from four years in which Trump filled his team with outsiders and government antagonists

What to expect from Biden Presidency? Economic ties to remain a challenge

Even as US President-elect Biden makes his first moves towards the White House without a concession from incumbent Trump, Harsh Pant assesses the real import of the choice American voters have made.

Donald Trump says media should be called out for election interference

Trump said that the mainstream media were so inaccurate in their polls that it amounted to "much more than voter and campaign finance suppression"

Three steps to a Biden climate initiative

With more sensible US leadership and new policy tools, the world will have a fighting chance of survival

Market-capitalisation of India, world touches a new peak amid Covid-19

Global markets have added $7 trillion in m-cap this month amid polling in the US. Meanwhile, India has added $177 billion (Rs 13 trillion) in just eight trading sessions

Oil climbs as President-elect Biden's win triggers broader market rally

Futures rose 2.5 per cent, following equity markets higher as more certainty emerged from the outcome of the vote

Indian-American surgeon appointed as co-chair of Biden's Covid task force

Indian American Vivek Murthy, a former US Surgeon General, has been named as one the three co-chairs to lead the coronavirus task force set up by President-elect Joe Biden.

China refuses to congratulate Joe Biden, demands legal endorsement

China is among a handful of major countries including Russia and Mexico that have not congratulated the President-elect

Joe Biden charts course for administration even as Trump refuses to concede

Republicans decline to recognise his election

'Great day for humanity': Pfizer says Covid-19 vaccine over 90% effective

President-elect Joe Biden said the news was excellent but did not change the fact that face masks, social distancing would be needed well into next year

UK PM admits post-Brexit trade deal with US under Biden won't be a pushover

Johnson reiterated his previous congratulatory statements on Biden's election win and also welcomed Kamala Harris for making history as the first female Vice-President in the US

Biden focuses on tackling US coronavirus pandemic, hails vaccine progress

He labeled as "great news" Pfizer Inc's announcement on Monday that its experimental Covid-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective

Joe Biden win, global cues: Factors behind market hitting new high today

The broader market, too, gained in the trade though it underperformed the frontline indices.

Indices end at record highs; Sensex zooms 704 points amid firm global cues

All that happened in the markets today