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Joe Biden taps first Latino to head DHS, first woman to run intelligence

Alejandro Mayorkas is the first Latino and immigrant nominated to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security

Biden builds out national security picks with Antony Blinken, John Kerry

John Kerry, a former secretary of state, will lead the incoming administration''s effort to combat climate change

Joe Biden focuses on Cabinet as Trump's hopes of overturning election fade

Biden, working in his home state of Delaware, has pushed ahead with his transition plans despite the lack of cooperation from the current administration

Citing damage to economy, business leaders urge Trump to begin transition

Business leaders, along with a number of other Americans, are increasingly worried that delays in the typical transition planning will exacerbate the pandemic and slow plans to roll out vaccines.

Chances narrow of Trump overturning Biden's win after Georgia loss

Biden is the first Democrat to carry Georgia since 1992

US election 2020: Biden wins Georgia recount as Trump setbacks mount

The Trump campaign asked Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger of Georgia, a Republican, for a full hand recount one week after Election Day

Trump admin should aid in Biden transition, says Republican Sen Alexander

He also drew upon the example of Al Gore, who 37 days after the 2000 election, "made the best speech of his life accepting the result" that George W Bush would become president

Facebook estimates hate speech seen in 1 out of 1000 views on its platform

Facebook also said it took action on 22.1 million pieces of hate speech content in the third quarter, about 95% of which was proactively identified

Trump again refuses to acknowledge his defeat to Biden; claims he 'won'

Media and state officials have said that they do not have any evidence of large-scale voter fraud

Donald Trump faces Wednesday deadline for Wisconsin vote recount

President Donald Trump faces a Wednesday deadline to file for a recount in Wisconsin after Democrat Joe Biden defeated him in the state by more than 20,600 votes based on final canvassed totals.

FB, Twitter CEOs defend handling of disinformation in US election

Facebook has taken down more than 100 networks of bad actors who are trying to coordinate and interfere globally

We didn't delay vaccine results until after US election, says Pfizer CEO

Last week, Pfizer and BioNTech said their vaccine was more than 90% effective at preventing Covid-19, based on an initial analysis

Trump tweets Biden 'won', then retracts, plans to renew China crackdown

Trump's earlier comments Sunday had given some critics and supporters hope that the White House was ready to begin working on a transition with Biden's team

Markets log double-digit gains in Samvat 2076 amid high volatility

Late surge improves return scorecard; Indices see wildest swing in 11 years

US votes recount: Georgia counties prepare for tally of presidential race

As Georgia counties prepare for a hand tally of the presidential race, the state's top elections official planned to quarantine after his wife tested positive for the coronavirus

IMF eyes new relationship with biggest shareholder after Joe Biden's win

The election of Joe Biden as US president gives the IMF a chance to reset its relationship with its largest shareholder and make green initiatives a bigger part of its global economic recovery plan

New issuers advance listing plans, look to cash on market resurgence

Half a dozen IPOs could be launched in 4-6 weeks to raise up to Rs 10,000 cr

Facebook extends post-election ban on US political ads for another month

As false claims about voting integrity multiply on social media, Alphabet Inc's Google also appears to be sticking with its post-election political ad ban.

US Senate unveils $1.4 trn spending bill amid post-election turmoil

At issue is the roughly one-third of the federal budget that is written annually by Congress under a time-tested bipartisan process

Latest LIVE: Punjab CM appeals to farmer groups to lift rail blockade

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has appealed to Kisan Unions to completely lift their rail blockade to allow passenger trains also to ply in the State