All stories by Lalit K Jha
China will own US if Biden gets elected, says Trump
Rediff.com22 Aug 2020Trump said the biggest thing about his challenger's speech was the issues that he did not talk about, including China.
Kamala's 'story is the American story', says Biden
Rediff.com21 Aug 2020Soon after Biden concluded his speech, Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff joined him and his wife Jill Biden.
Trumps terms Biden's acceptance speech 'just words'
Rediff.com21 Aug 2020"In 47 years, Joe did none of the things of which he now speaks. He will never change, just words!" Trump tweeted his first reaction to Biden's acceptance speech on Thursday.
Joe Biden's quest for 'Biden from Mumbai' continues
Rediff.com21 Aug 2020About five years ago, the Democratic Party's presidential nominee learned that there are five Bidens living in Mumbai, but is probably yet to make a connection with them.
Biden accepts Democratic nomination, vows to end 'season of darkness'
Rediff.com21 Aug 2020While accepting the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday night, Biden said in Delaware that "united we can and will overcome this season of darkness in America."
Kamala Harris will be a great VP, says her husband
Rediff.com21 Aug 2020"Every day, Kamala has been fighting for justice on behalf of the only client she's ever had: the people," said Douglas Emhoff.
Obama's rebuke of Trump raises US president's hackles
Rediff.com20 Aug 2020Trump went live with his tweeting as Obama and Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris delivered their speeches at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Wednesday.
How I wish my mother was here: Kamala Harris
Rediff.com20 Aug 2020Harris opened her vice-presidential acceptance speech on Wednesday night at the virtual Democratic National Convention by remembering her late mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, lamenting the fact that she could not be there to see her daughter's achievement.
Biden secures Democratic presidential nomination to challenge Trump
Rediff.com19 Aug 2020Biden, 77, who served as vice president of the US for eight years from January 2009 to January 2017, would deliver his acceptance speech on Thursday.
DNC set to script history by nominating Kamala Harris
Rediff.com17 Aug 2020With the nomination, 55-year-old Harris, who has many firsts to a trailblazing career starting with an attorney from California, would break another glass ceiling in US politics.
Trump's younger brother passes away
Rediff.com16 Aug 2020Robert, who took blood thinners, had experienced brain bleeds that began after a recent fall, The New York Times quoted a close friend of the family's.
Kamala Harris recalls childhood visits to Chennai
Rediff.com16 Aug 2020Harris, 55, who is the first black to be selected as a vice-presidential candidate of a major party, took a trip down the memory lane, mentioning her 'long walks' in Madras (now Chennai) with her grandfather who would tell her about the 'heroes' responsible for the birth of the world's largest democracy.
Will stand with India in confronting threats it faces: Biden
Rediff.com16 Aug 2020"Fifteen years ago, I was leading the efforts to approve the historic civil nuclear deal with India. I said that if the US and India became closer friends and partners, then the world will be a safer place," Biden, who was vice-president in the Obama administration, said while addressing the Indian-American community on India's Independence Day.
US wishes 'good' friend India on Independence Day
Rediff.com15 Aug 2020"On behalf of the government of the United States of America and the American people, I extend greetings and best wishes to the people of India on your Independence Day," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on the eve of India's Independence Day.
Resolution slamming China over Ladakh introduced in US Senate
Rediff.com14 Aug 2020The resolution was introduced by Senator John Cornyn, Republican Senate Majority Whip, and Senator Mark Warner, ranking member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Kamala Harris hit by the return of 'birther movement'
Rediff.com14 Aug 2020The conspiracy theory about Harris started following a Newsweek Op-Ed by Dr John Eastman, who ran in the Republican primary to be California's attorney general in 2010. Trump did not give his opinion on it but acknowledged that he has heard about such claims circulating on social media that Harris is not eligible to be the president of the United States.
Kamala Harris is tough, proven fighter for middle class: Biden
Rediff.com13 Aug 2020Biden, 77, made his maiden public appearance with his running mate Harris on Wednesday and said that both of them are ready to get to work in rebuilding America and a better future for its people.
Trump admn allows travel ban exemptions for IT, healthcare sectors
Rediff.com13 Aug 2020The US state department, which issued the revised travel advisory, on Wednesday said that the exemptions have been given under the national interest category.
Kamala Harris promises jobs, affordable care act
Rediff.com13 Aug 2020Hitting hard on the three and half years of the Trump administration during her first appearance after being picked as the vice presidential nominee of the Democratic party on Tuesday, Harris, 55, presented a long list of missteps taken by the current United States government.
Joe Biden names Indian-American Kamala Harris as running mate
Rediff.com12 Aug 2020By naming the 55-year-old lawyer and politician from California as his running mate, Biden made history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket. If elected she would be the first ever women to be the vice president of the US and the first ever Indian-American and African vice president of the country.