Many companies in retail sector have witnessed renewed investor interest due to strong results and sales reported by these companies.

New York [United States], Nov. 9 : Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump has been declared the victor in Florida, earning him the state's 29 electoral votes and giving him a more certain grip on the presidential contest with democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

Trump who ran an improbable and often ugly campaign against the establishment, is holding on to small but significant leads in a series of key battleground states, upending months of polling that had given the advantage to Hillary Clinton and raising Republican hopes of seizing back the White House, reports the New York Times.

Meanwhile, markets went haywire across the globe with the prospect of a Trump presidency.

New York [USA], Nov. 9 : As the race to the White House inches closer, an Indian American voter is hoping that the United States will create history by electing Hillary Clinton as the first ever female President of America.

"I think America is going to create history by electing the first lady president," an Indian-American voter told ANI.

While another voter wished that whoever wins, Hillary or Donald Trump, should work towards the progress of the nation.

Another voter said that both Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton enjoy equal popularity with the Indo-American community.

When asked if the Indians are leaning towards Hillary or Trump, Nishiba, a Hillary supporter, said: "Both of them have 50-50 chances with the Indo-American community."

New York [USA], Nov. 9 : Both Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton eyeing for the prestigious White House enjoy equal popularity with the Indo-American community.

This is quite evident from the viewpoint of the Indo-American community residing in the United States.

Indian American voter Nishiba in an exclusive conversation told ANI that both are equally popular among them.

When asked if the Indians are leaning towards Hillary or Trump, Nishiba said: "Both of them have 50-50 chances with the Indo-American community."

When asked why she would be voting for Hillary, Nishiba said, "First of all I'm a democrat and I believe she is going to do good for the country as well as neighbouring countries especially in fighting terrorism."

New York [USA], Nov. 9 : Expressing hope over the victory of Democrat Hillary Clinton in the US presidential elections, Indian American businessman Sant Singh Chatwal said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) clearing her name has greatly helped her campaign before the final day.

"The FBI Director (James Comey) cleared the whole thing on Sunday. Today 130 million people are going to vote. If you look state wise, the swing states that are some concern, there the voting makes a lot of difference. Most of the Indo-Americans we talked said only Hillary can help us with immigration, education," Chatwal told ANI, adding that Clinton has already proven to be a great friend of India.

He said the present statistics show inclination towards Hillary's win.

New York [United States], Nov. 9 : Javits Centre, the massive convention center where Democrat Hillary Clinton is to set up her post-election shop, is thriving with bustling scribes who are monitoring the see-sawing vote count, and despite Republican candidate Donald Trump in the lead at the moment, they stand firm that the results will turn around in Hillary's favour.

According to the current results, Trump has taken the lead with 168 to Hillary's 122, but this did not perturb an African-American scribe, who stated that nothing can be said for certain until the final count.

"Trump is looking stronger right now, I think he is leading the points now but I don't think we can still predict something", the journalist said.

New York [USA], Nov. 8 : Comparing incumbent US President Barack Obama with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump may look bizarre to any American. However, the duo indeed has something in common from a political perspective.

Trump has been reckless with his words in many of his speeches, leading many to believe that racism is at the core of his campaign while Obama being the first elected black President in the US history stands quite opposite to Trump's assertion so far.

But what Trump has said is on the same issues and frames that Obama raised in 2008 and 2012. The Republican nominee has, however, changed the story lines, writes the New York Times.

New York [United States], Nov. 8 : Expressing his concerns over heightened Pakistan-India tensions at the Line of Control (LoC), United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the two nuclear-armed neighbours to resolve all their outstanding issues through dialogue.

The Dawn quoted UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric as saying in a media briefing, "United Nations is keeping vigil eye on escalation in tensions at LoC."

" Ban Ki-moon has appealed Pakistan and India to resolve their all outstanding issues through dialogues," the spokesman added.

New York [USA], Nov. 8 : As the presidential nominees hopscotched from Pennsylvania to North Carolina to Michigan for explicit pleas in last frenzied hours, Democrat Hillary Clinton urged the people to vote for a big hearted America and said the best days of the country lie ahead.

"Tomorrow, you can vote for a hopeful, inclusive, big-hearted America. Our core values are being tested in this election," she told a crowd in Pittsburgh.

"The choice in this election could not be clearer. It is between division or unity, between strong and steady leadership or a loose cannon," she said taking on her rival Donald Trump.

Meanwhile, Trump, who was campaigning in five states on Monday, criticised the "crooked media," attacked a "corrupt Washington establishment" and mocked Clinton.

New York [United States], Nov. 7 : Actress and Former Miss India, Manasvi Mamgai, who is campaigning for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said that Indians are being given much importance in the U.S. elections for the first time.

Speaking to ANI in an exclusive interview 48 hours before America declares who will be the next occupant of the White House- Trump or his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton- Mamgai said it's very important to have some interface between young Indians and young Indian Americans. She said she is here to bridge that gap and to help in spread awareness about Trump's policies.

New York [United States], Nov, 7 : An Indian American industrialist has said that Republican nominee Donald Trump would be a better choice as the next president of the United States because of his strong stance on neutralising agents of terror.

Speaking to ANI in an exclusive interview 48 hours before America declares who will be the next occupant of the White House- Trump or his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton- Shalabh Kumar said:" Trump is very very strong on the issue of stopping terrorism."

New York [United States], Nov.7 : The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey informed lawmakers that the agency has not changed its opinion that Hillary Clinton should not face criminal charges after a review of new emails.

"Based on our review, we have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July," the CNN quoted Comey as saying in the new letter written by him to congressional committee chairmen.

Last month, a bombshell was dropped by Comey on the presidential race as he had sent a letter to Congress saying that the FBI had discovered emails in a separate investigation that could be connected to the now closed probe of whether the classified information was mishandled by Clinton.

New York [United States], Nov. 7 : The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey informed lawmakers that the agency has not changed its opinion that Hillary Clinton should not face criminal charges after a review of new emails.

"Based on our review, we have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July," the CNN quoted Comey as saying in the new letter written by him to congressional committee chairmen.

Last month, a bombshell was dropped by Comey on the presidential race as he had sent a letter to Congress saying that the FBI had discovered emails in a separate investigation that could be connected to the now closed probe of whether the classified information was mishandled by Clinton.

New York [United States], Nov. 5 : Melania Trump has that if she becomes the first lady then she would work to improve a social media culture that has got "too mean and too tough" riddled with insults based on "looks and intelligence."

However she did not talked about her husband, Donald Trump's Twitter activities, who has persistently attacked his political foes, journalists, critics and other entertainers for years with demeaning comments based on their appearances and intelligence.

It was the first solo speech by the wife of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump since the convention this summer.

She discussed her vision for her role in the White House for the first time in suburban Philadelphia.

New York [United States], Nov. 3 : The Indian Americans for Democrats and Friends of Hillary for President, an advocacy group supporting Hillary Clinton for President have made an impassionate appeal to the public to vote for Hillary. Their media briefing was held at the Chatwal hotel located in midtown Manhattan, New York onWdnesday.

The briefing was addressed by hotelier Sant Chatwal, chairman of Indian Americans for Democrats. He was joined by Dr Bhupi Patel, the former chief of medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, and Mike Patel, hotelier and former commissioner in President Clinton's White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Dr Bhupi Patel and Mike Patel are patrons of Indian Americans for Democrats.