India looks forward to a close partnership under the leadership of Biden and Harris, he said. (Archive) New Delhi: President of Congress Sonia Gandhi sent congratulatory letters to US President-elect Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris on their victory in the US elections. India, the congressional leader said, looks forward …
Read More »Demonetization increased tax collection, says Sitharaman; Rahul claims he helped ‘crony capitalists’
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 8, 2020 2:07:07 pm Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a press conference at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Saturday, October 24, 2020 (PTI). The demonetization led to better tax compliance and a big push toward the digital …
Read More »‘Grateful to the woman most responsible for my presence’: Vice President-elect Kamala Harris remembers her mother in first speech after victory – US presidential election.
Kamala Harris, who made history by being elected as the first vice president of the United States, remembered her Indian mother on Saturday as she addressed the nation in the first speech after the victory in the US presidential election. “I am grateful to the woman most responsible for my …
Read More »Signs that America is becoming a failed state
As I write this, it seems highly likely that Joe Biden has won the presidency. And he clearly received millions more votes than his opponent. You can and should claim that you have been given a firm mandate to rule the nation. Joe Biden is president-elect Joe Biden has defeated …
Read More »Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Mr. Emhoff, will be the first ‘second gentleman’
The couple married in 2014. Emhoff is an accomplished attorney specializing in media, sports and entertainment law. When Kamala Harris makes history as America’s first black woman and vice president, her husband Doug Emhoff will blaze his new trail: as the original “second husband.” Harris and Emhoff, who married in …
Read More »How Joe Biden could turn a fractured image in his favor
But look a little closer, with a dose of optimism, and perhaps a different picture will emerge now that Joe Biden has been declared victorious in the presidential race: a lineup that might actually work to get a few things done. In this more optimistic view, Mr. Biden in the …
Read More »‘Open’ to SC to initiate his motu contempt against Jagan: Attorney General
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh wrote a letter on 6 October to the Chief Justice of India containing allegations against the acting Supreme Court Justice, Justice NV Ramana. Attorney General KK Venugopal has said it is “open” for the Supreme Court to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings against Andhra …
Read More »Planning to go to his swearing-in ceremony: G Balachandran, Harris’s maternal uncle – US Presidential Election
The maternal uncle of US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Gopalan Balachandran, who is also an expert on US-India relations, plans to join Harris at the swearing-in ceremony on January 20. “I spoke to her the day before yesterday. It was a family talk. I didn’t ask any political questions over …
Read More »Delhi University Announces Fifth Cut List for Undergraduate Courses – Education
The University of Delhi announced on Saturday its fifth list of cuts for admission to undergraduate courses, with more than 65,000 of the 70,000 positions filled so far. While admissions for popular courses at many colleges are already closed, there was a 1-3 percent drop in the cut-off list for …
Read More »Biden Will Continue Strengthening India-US Relationship, Experts Say | India News
WASHINGTON: President Elect Joe biden It will continue to strengthen the relationship between India and the United States, think tanks and leading Indian-American experts have said. “A Biden administration will be mostly positive for India,” said Rick Rossow of the think tank at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. …
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