US Election 2024 LIVE Updates: 244 million Americans to pick between Trump and Harris

Google chief executive officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai in a mail has asked his employees that the company should be a “trusted source of information to people of every background and belief", no matter who wins the US presidential elections, the Washington Post reported. Read more.

Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent beloved by progressives, is seeking to win a fourth six-year term in the US Senate on Tuesday.

The 83-year-old senator is a self-described democratic socialist who caucuses with the Democrats and twice came close to winning the presidential nomination. More recently, he has worked closely with the Biden administration to craft its domestic policy goals on health care, education, child care and workers' rights. (PTI)

As the US election unfolds, American singer Mary Millben has voiced her strong support for former President Donald Trump in his contest against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Speaking to ANI from near Palm Beach, Florida, where she prepared to join a gathering of Trump supporters, Millben expressed her excitement about the election's significance for US democracy.

"It's been an exciting election season," she said, reflecting on the competitive nature of the race. Millben noted, "The president has had tremendous support and response this election from a diversity of communities across the country, specifically in the African-American community." She pointed out that key swing states, such as Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Arizona, would be pivotal in determining the election's outcome, stating, "The president has certainly over performed in these swing states." (ANI)

A special 'abhishekam' of sandalwood and turmeric, besides a special 'archana' was performed on Tuesday at a temple in the village of ancestors of Democrat Kamala Harris as the villagers prayed that she becomes the next US president.

If she wins, the village leaders are prepared to provide 'annadhanam' (free food/community lunch), local councillor Arulmozhi told reporters.

Meanwhile, three fans of Harris visited the native place of the American leader's maternal family near here and joined the prayers. (PTI)

The first polls will close at around 7 pm ET (5:30 am IST) in six states, including Georgia. The final polls will close in the blue state of Hawaii and in the red state of Alaska at 12 am ET (10:30 am IST). Total votes will close by 1 pm ET (11:30 am IST), following which counting will start. The results in small states can be projected soon after polling states; some key battleground states may take hours to project the winner. (ANI)

During the US presidential election campaign, many top celebrities in the United States picked sides. Here are all the celebrities who endorsed Kamala Harris for the elections. Read more.

As per the US electoral system, the results of the elections and the counting of the votes will commence as soon as the polling booths are closed. This means that the counting is expected to commence around 7-8 pm local time in most states.

The 1872 presidential election in the United States, held on the same date (November 5) as the current one, was the most unusual one as it remains the only instance in the US history in which a major candidate died during the election process. Read more.

The forecast of a storm and flooding over the midwest and plaisn is expected to play spoilsport in the US elections as American citizens line up at polling booths to cast their ballots.

Gold prices held steady on Tuesday as market participants braced for the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, with opinion polls suggesting a neck-and-neck race between Democrat candidate Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump.

Spot gold was little changed at $2,738.83 per ounce by 1045 GMT, having hit a record high of $2,790.15 last week. U.S. gold futures edged up 0.1% to $2,748.20. (Reuters)

Trump's campaign has suggested he may declare victory on election night even while millions of ballots have yet to be counted, just as he did four years ago. The former president has repeatedly said any defeat could only stem from widespread fraud, echoing his false claims from 2020. The winner may not be known for days if the margins in key states are as slim as expected. (Reuters)

Voting begins across the United States to pick the new President, set to succeed Joe Biden. The dizzying presidential contest between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris hurtled toward an uncertain finish on Tuesday as millions of Americans headed to the polls to choose between two sharply different visions for the country.

The small New Hampshire town of Dixville Notch, known for its tradition dating back to 1960, was the first in the nation to complete in-person voting. Following a spirited accordion rendition of the national anthem, the town's six voters began casting their ballots at midnight, and by 12.15 am, the vote count was finished.

Both the candidates, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris won 3 votes each.

More than 82 million have cast their ballots already and polling suggests the race is as close as any in modern history. That's early polling has been driven partly by Republican voters, who were casting early ballots at a higher rate than in recent previous elections after a campaign by former President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee to counter the Democrats' longstanding advantage in the early vote.