Kamala Harris
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Kamala Harris receives first dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
World | Dec 30, 2020, 12:10 PM ISTHarris joins a growing number of elected officials and doctors who have received their coronavirus vaccines on camera to show Americans that the shots are safe.
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US Presidential inauguration to be a low-key affair with restricted attendance: Organisers
World | Jan 15, 2021, 09:08 PM ISTThe inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on January 20 will be a low-key affair restricted for the public, the organisers said, urging people to participate in the historic event from home in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris named TIME '2020 Person of the Year'
World | Dec 11, 2020, 11:31 AM ISTUS President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been named by the prestigious TIME magazine as '2020 Person of the Year' for changing the American story, showing that the forces of empathy are greater than the furies of division and sharing a vision of healing in a grieving world.
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Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw in Forbes 2020 list of 100 most powerful women
India | Dec 08, 2020, 10:04 PM ISTFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and HCL Enterprise CEO Roshni Nadar Malhotra have been named among the world's 100 most powerful women by Forbes, a list topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the 10th year in a row.
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Kamala Harris chooses all-women team for Chief of Staff, NSA, Domestic Policy Advisor
World | Dec 04, 2020, 02:18 PM ISTUS Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has named her Chief of Staff, Domestic Policy Advisor and National Security Advisor -- an all-women team -- which she said has the experience to hit the ground from day one.
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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris 'very good set of people': Bill Gates
World | Nov 20, 2020, 08:04 AM ISTGates welcomed the recent 90 per cent efficacy results from Pfizer and Moderna. He is betting on AstraZeneca getting UK approval "not too long from now" and expects Novavax and Johnson and Johnson approvals to "come fairly early next year."
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PM Modi calls US President-elect Joe Biden, discusses COVID-19 pandemic, Indo-Pacific
India | Nov 18, 2020, 07:03 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday and discussed the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region as the two leaders reiterated their firm commitment to strengthen their strategic bilateral relationship.
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US President-elect Biden, his deputy Harris, incumbent President Trump send Diwali greetings
World | Nov 15, 2020, 09:47 AM ISTHarris, who scripted history by becoming the first Indian-American and Black woman Vice President in the US, extended greetings on the occasion of Diwali.
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China finally congratulates Joe Biden, Kamala Harris for their victory in US presidential election
World | Nov 13, 2020, 04:33 PM ISTChina on Friday shed its initial hesitation and congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris for their victory in the 2020 US presidential election, saying Beijing respects the choice of the American people.
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Kamala Harris says no tax increase for annual income below USD 400,000
World | Nov 12, 2020, 12:13 PM ISTUS Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has assured Americans that there would be no increase in taxes for those having an annual income of less than USD 400,000. At the same time, Harris has insisted that in the Joe Biden administration, corporations and the wealthiest will finally be made to pay their fair share.
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Celebrations hit Kamala Harris' grandfather’s hometown Thulasendrapuram post win
World | Nov 09, 2020, 07:50 AM ISTKamala Harris’ win in the United States has overjoyed people in her grandfather’s hometown Thulasendrapuram in Tamil Nadu, where locals took to bursting firecrackers and offering prayers as they woke up to the news of Harris' win.
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Shatrughan Sinha says his niece has been 'closely associated with' Kamala Harris
Celebrities | Nov 08, 2020, 10:07 PM ISTSharing a picture of Preeta with Harris, the Bollywood veteran wrote in a long tweet posted in parts: "Heartiest congratulations! As the world is overjoyed with your @JoeBiden spectacular & most deserving win! Also we must not forget the desirable, elegant, wonderful, intelligent intellectual par excellence @KamalaHarris on her most expected win.
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Kamala Harris' husband Douglas Emhoff will be America's first 'Second Gentleman'
World | Nov 08, 2020, 07:24 PM ISTWith the historic electoral win by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, her husband Douglas Emhoff also scripted history as he will be the first ‘Second Gentleman’ - the first male spouse of a vice president in the US when she takes the oath of office in January.
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Coast to coast, Americans celebrate Biden victory | IN PICS
World | Nov 08, 2020, 06:26 PM ISTHorns blared. People cheered, danced, set off firecrackers, and banged on pot lids. Some even jumped into a fountain as many parts of the United States burst into celebration at Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race.
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'Next four years will be good,' says Kamala Harris' Uncle
News | Nov 08, 2020, 05:07 PM ISTUncle of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, G Balachandran expressed happiness over victory in the US presidential election.
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Kamala Harris embodies American Dream with her firsts, unique identities
World | Nov 08, 2020, 04:31 PM ISTHarris is the embodiment of the American dream with the amalgam of all those unique identities and adding to that her White Jewish husband, Douglas Emhoff, and step-daughters to complete the American mosaic.
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US election: PM Modi congratulates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on victory
News | Nov 08, 2020, 08:40 AM ISTPM Modi on Sunday congratulated Joe Biden on his US presidential election victory, saying he is looking forward to work "closely together once again to take India-US relations to greater heights."
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Look forward to taking India-US relations to greater heights: PM congratulates Biden-Harris
World | Nov 08, 2020, 09:38 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Joe Biden, who triumphed over incumbent US President Donald Trump in a closely-fought election.
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Joe Biden becomes US President: Priyanka, Kareena to Suhana Khan, B'Town celebs express excitement
Celebrities | Nov 08, 2020, 12:07 PM ISTJoe Biden becomes the 46th President of the United States, defeating Donald Trump. Kamala Harris, who is set to be Vice President of the United States, is of Tamil origin from her mother's side. As soon as the results came out a lot of Bollywood celebs including Priyanka Chopra, Suhana Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Kajal Aggarwal and others took to social media to express their excitement on the big win.
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Kamala Harris makes history, first Black woman elected as vice president of United States
World | Nov 07, 2020, 11:22 PM ISTKamala Harris made history Saturday as the first Black woman elected as vice president of the United States, shattering barriers that have kept men — almost all of them white — entrenched at the highest levels of American politics for more than two centuries.