Kamala Harris

Joe Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

Birthday time: Biden turns 78, will be oldest US president

11:33 am November 21, 2020

Washington: President-elect Joe Biden turned 78 on Friday. In exactly two months, he’ll take the reins of a politically fractured nation facing the worst public health crisis in a century, high unemployment and a reckoning on racial injustice. As he wrestles with those issues, Biden will be attempting to accomplish another feat: Demonstrate to Americans that age is but a number […]

‘Trailblazer, Iron lady’: Cong leaders pay rich tributes to Indira Gandhi on birth anniversary

7:11 pm November 19, 2020

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday paid rich tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary with Rahul Gandhi saying the whole country still gives the example of her impressive leadership. Born on November 19, 1917, Indira Gandhi served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 until […]

Will get COVID-19 under control by listening to experts: Kamala Harris

10:18 pm November 16, 2020

Washington: US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday said the Biden administration would get COVID-19 under control by listening to the experts, implementing nationwide testing and tracing, and ensuring vaccines are safe and free for all. The US is the worst affected country by the coronavirus pandemic, with over 11 million cases and 246,000 deaths. “The Biden-Harris administration will […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump appears to acknowledge Biden’s win, but says wont concede

10:58 pm November 15, 2020

Washington: For the first time, President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to grudgingly acknowledge that his Democratic rival Joe Biden won the closely-fought race for the White House, but indicated that he would not concede and would keep trying to challenge the “rigged” election outcome. The Republican president’s declaration comes as he and his administration continue to accuse Democrats of election fraud without evidence and […]

Indian groups in US hail Biden-Harris victory, setting up of COVID-19 task force

11:56 pm November 9, 2020

New York: Leading Indian diaspora and advocacy organisations in the US are hailing the victories of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, saying they are encouraged by their plans to combat the coronavirus pandemic, including by setting up a task force that will be co-chaired by Indian-American former surgeon general Dr Vivek Murthy. The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (APPI), […]