All stories by Lalit K Jha
Trump digs in, claims election was 'stolen'
Rediff.com8 Nov 2020His campaign has now established a "Election Defense Fund" to raise funds to fight the expensive legal battle in US courts that might end up in the US Supreme Court.
Harris' election transformative moment: Indian-American lawmakers
Rediff.com8 Nov 2020"I am deeply proud and excited to call Kamala Harris our next Vice President, the first woman, first South Asian American and first Black woman to ever be elected to the position," Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said.
Biden will continue strengthening India-US ties: Experts
Rediff.com8 Nov 2020"A Biden administration will be mostly positive for India," said Rick Rossow from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies think tank. "I expect most positive areas of cooperation -- notably defence -- to be maintained," he said.
Biden plans to host a global Summit for Democracy in 1st yr of Presidency
Rediff.com8 Nov 2020India, being the world's largest democracy, is likely to play an important role in such a summit. Biden defeated incumbent President Donald Trump in the bitterly-fought presidential election that attracted a record number of Americans to cast their votes.
Biden plans to raise H-1B limit, remove country quota
Rediff.com8 Nov 2020US President-elect Joe Biden plans to increase the number of high-skilled visas, including H-1B, and eliminate the limit on employment-based visas by country, both of which are expected to benefit tens of thousands of Indian professionals impacted by some immigration policies of the outgoing Trump administration.
On Biden's roadmap: Citizenship to 5 lakh Indians, 'Muslim ban' to go
Rediff.com8 Nov 2020US President-elect Joe Biden will work towards providing a roadmap to American citizenship for nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants, including over 500,000 from India, and will also establish a minimum admission number of 95,000 refugees annually.
The desi who may lead Biden's Covid task force
Rediff.com8 Nov 2020Murthy, 43, who originally hails from Karnataka, was appointed America's 19th Surgeon General by then president Barack Obama in 2014.
First woman US VP, Kamala Harris vows "will not be the last"
Rediff.com8 Nov 2020In the first address as United States Vice President-elect, Kamala Harris thanked people of the United States "for turning out in record number" and said Americans have ushered in a "new day" for the country.
Won't rest until Americans have honest vote count they deserve: Trump
Rediff.com8 Nov 2020Trump has repeatedly attempted to question the validity of vote counts in key swing states and made unfounded claims that the election is being "stolen" from him.
'Honoured' Joe Biden wins White House race
Rediff.com8 Nov 2020The 77-year-old former US vice president will become the 46th president of the United States, CNN reported, after a victory in Pennsylvania, the state where he was born put him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win.
Obama, Clinton congratulate Biden-Harris on victory
Rediff.com8 Nov 2020Major American media outlets started calling Biden the winner after it became clear that he has taken a major lead against Republican incumbent Donald Trump in the battleground State of Pennsylvania, which has 20 electoral college votes, making him cross the benchmark of the 270 electoral college votes.
Trump rages at 'bad things' in counting rooms
Rediff.com7 Nov 2020Twitter immediately flagged Trump's tweet saying that "official sources may not have called the race when this was tweeted.
Assured of win, Biden-Harris start work on health, economy
Rediff.com7 Nov 2020'We may be opponents - but we are not enemies. We are America'
US SC orders Pennsylvania to segregate post-election day ballots
Rediff.com7 Nov 2020The Trump campaign has alleged that a significant number of mail-in ballots arrived after the 8 pm deadline of closing of polls on November 3.
We're going to win this race for White House: Biden
Rediff.com7 Nov 2020Biden also announced that he will introduce his plans to contain the COVID-19 pandemic on his first day in office.
Biden close to win as his lead grows in battleground states
Rediff.com7 Nov 2020As per the latest projections, Biden has 253 electoral college votes and Trump trails behind with 213. But some US media outlets have given 264 votes to Biden and 214 to Trump.
Biden shouldn't 'wrongfully' claim President's office: Trump
Rediff.com7 Nov 2020Trump has challenged the authenticity of the elections, alleging massive voters fraud and electoral malpractice. In another tweet, he said his leads in all of these states were significant on election night but suddenly started vanishing. He asserted that the lead would come back once the legal proceedings move forward.
Trump says won't give up fighting for America
Rediff.com7 Nov 2020'We believe the American people deserve to have full transparency into all vote counting and election certification, and that this is no longer about any single election. 'This is about the integrity of our entire election process,' Trump said in a statement issued by his campaign on Friday.
This election is not yet over: Trump Campaign
Rediff.com7 Nov 2020Even as the election was yet to be called in Pennsylvania and Georgia where Biden has taken over Trump in terms of the vote count, albeit by a thin margin, the window for Trump was fast closing down.
Biden closes in on magical number of 270
Rediff.com6 Nov 2020Biden -- who bagged 253 seats as against Trump's 213 -- appeared to be nearing the magical figure of 270 of the 538 electoral college votes.