As many as 17 Indian-Americans have been nominated to the White House and 13 of the 20 are women.
Category: USA
Twitter launches @SecondGentleman account for Indian-origin US Vice-President elect Kamala Harris’ husband
Twitter has added @SecondGentleman to its roster of official political handles as the husband of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris prepares to become the first male second spouse in US history.
Traditional Kolam drawings honouring Indian-origin Vice-President elect Kamala Harris’ Tamil roots kick off Presidential inauguration
Honouring Vice-President elect Kamala Harris’ Indian heritage, the virtual inauguration kick-off ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Harris began with a celebration of Kolam.
Kamala Harris pens heartfelt social media post about her mother, says she follows her advice even today
Harris is the first woman and first south Asian to become Vice-President of the United States.
US President Donald Trump impeached for historic second time
United States President Donald Trump has made history after becoming the nation’s only head of state to be impeached twice after the House of Representatives secured enough votes to charge him.
YouTube temporarily suspends Trump’s channel for violating policy
Last week, the president’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts were suspended following the riots at the US Capitol.
‘America United’ announced as the theme for Joe Biden’s inauguration
The Committee will install an extensive public art display on the National Mall that will include approximately 191,500 US flags.
Indian-American Raj Iyer appointed chief information officer for the US Army
Iyer will be the highest ranking Indian American civilian at the Pentagon equivalent in rank to a three-star general.
‘Vogue’ February cover featuring Vice-President elect Kamala Harris stirs whitewashing controversy
Popular American fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue drew criticism over after the release of its February cover page that featured US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Joe Biden appoints more Indian-Americans to top posts
Biden has appointed 3 Indian-Americans – Tarun Chhabra, Sumona Guha and Shanthi Kalathil – to his national security council.
