Indian-origin and first Black woman to be picked by a US Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris has listed idli with a “really good Sambar” and “any kind of tikka” as her favourite Indian dishes.
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Indian-American supporters of Trump, Biden intensify campaigns ahead of US polls
With less than a day to go for the US presidential elections, President Donald Trump held rallies in battleground states of Michigan, Iowa and North Carolina and planned stops in Georgia and Florida. Biden made an appearance in the closely contested state of Pennsylvania.
Trump, Biden face off in final debate before US election
US President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden made their final arguments to voters at their second and final presidential debate, squaring off in Nashville, Tennessee, with less than two weeks until the election.
Kamala Harris’ rain tweet on campaign trail goes viral
A video of Indian-origin senator Kamala Harris, the US Democratic Party’s vice-presidential candidate for the November 3 election, where she is seen dancing in the rain while addressing voters in Florida has gone viral on social media.
Kamala Harris suspends campaign travel after two staffers test positive for COVID-19
Indian-origin US Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate Kamala Harris suspended her travels yesterday after her communications director tested positive for COVID-19
Harris attacks Trump, Republicans in opening statement during Barrett nomination hearings
Democrat Vice-Presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris called on the Senate to hold off on confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court “until after Americans decide who they want in the White House”.
Trump calls protesters who vandalised Mahatma Gandhi’s statue ‘bunch of thugs’
US President Donald Trump has said that a statue of Mahatma Gandhi was among those vandalised by protesters in Washington DC in the aftermath of the death of African-American George Floyd, calling them a “bunch of thugs”.
Indian-origin Geeta Sidhu Robb dropped by LibDems as London Mayoral candidate over old anti-semitic remarks
The Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom dropped Indian-origin entrepreneur-activist Geeta Sidhu Robb as a prospective London mayoral candidate after her past anti-semitic comments came to light.
Would be ‘insult’ if Kamala Harris becomes first woman US President: Trump
United States President Donald Trump took another dig at Democratic Vice President nominee Kamala Harris saying “people don’t like her” and it would be “an insult” if she becomes the first woman US President.
Nikki Haley calls for greater Indian diaspora presence in US politics
Indian-origin Republican leader Nikki Haley said she wants the four million strong Indian diaspora to get more involved in American politics and run for government and public offices in larger numbers.
