The closely-fought US presidential election appeared to be headed into an uncertain phase with Republican incumbent Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden fighting it out in the key battleground states.

When reports last came in, Biden had earned 220 electoral college votes, with Trump following closely with 213 votes.

US election results 2020: Americans by the millions waited patiently to cast their ballots at libraries, schools and arenas across the United States on Tuesday, in an orderly show of civic duty that belied the deep tensions of one of the most polarizing presidential campaigns in the country's history.

Face masks worn by many and boarded-up stores in some city centers were reminders of two of the issues shaping 2020's elections, with COVID-19 still ravaging parts of the country after a summer of sometimes violence-marred protests against police brutality and racism.

The Police on Wednesday arrested Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director of Republic Media Network Arnab Goswami for abetment to suicide in a 2018 case, which had been closed earlier and has now been reopened. Goswami was charged under Section 306 and Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Taking to Twitter, Union Minister Smriti Irani said, “Those in the free press who don’t stand up today in support of Arnab, you are now tactically in support of fascism.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday falsely claimed that he had won the US Presidential election 2020 with millions of votes still uncounted after his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, said he was confident of winning. The nail-biting contest will not be resolved until a handful of states complete vote-counting over the next hours or days.

Frankly, we did win this election, Trump said after claiming he was winning several battleground states where votes were still being tallied.

The Madurai bench of Madras High Court has issued notices to Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly, for their involvement in online sports app advertisements.

A bench consisting of Justices N Kirubakaran and B Pugalendhi issued the notices to even actors Prakash Raj, Tammana, Rana and Sudip Khan as well as other such apps.

The Mumbai Police on Wednesday arrested Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director of Republic Media Network Arnab Goswami for abetment to suicide in a 2018 case.

Goswami was charged under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Four persons have been arrested for allegedly reciting Hanuman Chalisa inside a mosque in Goverdhan, a day after namaz offered on the premises of a temple here triggered a row.

One of the four men arrested over Tuesday's Hanuman Chalisa recitation claims to be a local leader of the BJP's youth wing.

US election results 2020: Americans by the millions waited patiently to cast their ballots at libraries, schools and arenas across the United States on Tuesday, in an orderly show of civic duty that belied the deep tensions of one of the most polarizing presidential campaigns in the country's history.

Face masks worn by many and boarded-up stores in some city centers were reminders of two of the issues shaping 2020's elections, with COVID-19 still ravaging parts of the country after a summer of sometimes violence-marred protests against police brutality and racism.

The US appears to be on track to see over 160 million votes cast in the 2020 presidential election, a turnout rate of about 67 per cent, which is higher than the country has witnessed in more than a century, as President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden campaigned through the final day to get more voters to the polling booths.

Gold price today jumped to Rs 52,780 from Rs 52,670 per 10 gm, while silver was trending at Rs 61,900 per kg, according to the Good Returns website.

Gold jewellery price vary across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making charges.

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