PM Modi likely to visit US this month, meet Joe Biden: Reports

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to travel to Washington DC and New York in the last week of September, according to reports. This will be the PM’s first visit to the United States since President Joe Biden assumed office early this year and will be the first in-person meeting between the two nation leaders. […]

Biden says US determined to help India amid COVID-19 crisis

The United States is determined to “help” India as it faces unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, said US President Joe Biden. In a tweet, Biden acknowledged last year’s assistance from India to America when the latter was facing a healthcare crisis. Last year during the first COVID-19 wave, India shipped 50 million tablets of hydroxychloroquine to the […]

US President Joe Biden halts US withdrawal from WHO

Hours after being sworn in, President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) informed United Nations Director-General Antonio Guterres about the US’ decision to re-join the World Health Organisation. Walking back on the former administration’s plan to withdraw the US from the WHO, Biden said: “This letter constitutes a retraction by the Government of the United […]

US: President Joe Biden signs order to end Trump’s Muslim travel ban

In a blow to his predecessor Donald Trump’s actions to limit immigration, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday has ended the ‘Muslim travel ban’, which blocked travel to the United States from several predominantly Muslim and African countries. Hours after taking the office, Biden on Wednesday signed 17 executive orders memorandums and proclamations including ending […]

PM Modi congratulates US President Joe Biden, says two countries united in addressing common challenges

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Joe Biden for being sworn in as the new President of United States and said the two countries are united and resilient in addressing common challenges and advancing global peace and security. The Prime Minister said in tweets that he looked forward to working with Biden to strengthen […]

Kamala Harris creates history, becomes first woman Vice President of the US

Indian-origin Kamala Harris on Wednesday created history as she was sworn in as America’s first woman vice-president at a historic inauguration at the West Front of the Capitol. Moments after her swearing in, she tweeted “Ready to serve” from her official handle Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris, 56, the 49th US Vice-President, is the daughter of an Indian immigrant […]

Joe Biden sworn in as 46th US President

Democrat Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, ending the tumultuous four-year term in the White House of Republican Donald Trump. Biden, 78, took the oath of office from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts at a solemn ceremony at the US Capitol which was snubbed […]

An Inauguration Day like no other in the United States

This Inauguration Day, when President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States later today, will be unlike anything seen before. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the recent violent insurrection at the Capitol have heavily impacted the inauguration proceedings, as no crowds are allowed to fill the National Mall […]

Biden announces USD 1.9 trillion stimulus COVID-19 ‘American Rescue Plan’

US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) announced a USD 1.9 trillion plan to revive the country’s economy and combat the coronavirus. “We have no time to waste when it comes to getting this virus under control and building our economy back better,” the incoming president said. Tweeting ahead of his remarks Biden said: […]