Joe Biden announces complete US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden has announced that all US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan before September 11, a move to end the longest war in American history."The United
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‘Letters to Kamala’ pour in, Harris says they ‘fuel’ her with hope
"I have been waiting for a girl vice president since...forever," girl scout Amelia Phillips tells Kamala Harris, in a handwritten note. Another child has drawn a dog, in red ink, "to keep you company", yet another has sketched Harris…
From Shyamala Gopalan to Kamala Devi Harris: A timeline of two audacious journeys
When Kamala Harris takes the oath as the next US Vice President on Wednesday, it will be a moment without equal in the countrys history. Harris will be the first Indian and Black American, first woman and first woman of colour to ever win…
Kamala Harris’ new home: One Observatory Circle, a brief political history
On January 20, 2021, when US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris moves into the One Observatory Circle in Washington, D.C., she will be bookending a remarkable chapter in American history that began with the first ever occupant of this very…
Roll call: Indian names bloom in White House power circle
Kamala Devi Harris, Vivek Murthy, Gautam Raghavan, Mala Adiga, Vinay Reddy, Bharat Ramamurti, Neera Tanden, Celine Gounder, Atul Gawande are some of the Indian names that are blooming more now than at any other time in the innermost circles…
The Kamala Harris saga continues with another biography
"Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you are not the last," the US Vice President-elect's mother Shyamala Harris told her once, says this revelatory and inspiring biography of the female icon of the moment, to be…
Donald Trump finally concedes after Congress affirms Biden’s win
For the first time since the November 2020 election, US President Donald Trump on Thursday conceded against President-elect Joe Biden, saying that there would be an "orderly transition of power" on January 20, shortly after Congress…
Kamala Harris receives Covid-19 vaccine
US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine against the novel coronavirus.According to the Biden-Harris transition team, Harris was vaccinated on Tuesday by Patricia Cummings, a clinical nurse…
Joe Biden declares his administration ‘ready to lead the world’
Joe Biden, who is to assume the presidency in January, has announced a policy of reasserting US world leadership as he introduced his foreign policy and national security teams.The officials he is designating for the key roles in his…
Kamala Harris bookends Biden’s national security team unveiling: Full transcript
US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris took the stage on Tuesday to bookend US President-elect Joe Biden's first big "America is back" announcement of top appointments to the country's incoming national security team. The carefully curated…