Vice President

Bhubaneswar: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today called for inculcating reading habit among children from a young age to strengthen their foundational literacy. He wanted educationists, intellectuals, parents and teachers to bestow…

New York:  Indian-American Naureen Hassan, a 25-year veteran of the financial services industry, has been named as the First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In a statement issued on…

New Delhi:  As India celebrated its 72nd Republic Day on Tuesday, President Ram Nath Kovind unfurled the national flag and received the customary 21-gun salute at Rajpath. The 21-gun salute was presented by the Ceremonial Battery of 223…

Washington: Moments before 11.45 am on a gorgeous winter morning on Wednesday, Kamala D. Harris was sworn in as the country's first woman, first Indian and Black American Vice President. Harris is now the highest-ranking woman ever to…

Washington: Ahead of her inauguration as the 49th Vice President of the US on Wednesday, Kamala Harris has formally resigned from the Senate. After she takes over as Vice President, Harris will preside over the upper chamber of Congress,…

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year', for offering "restoration and renewal in a single ticket". The magazine made the announcement on its…

Bhubaneswar: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19 and has gone in home quarantine. The VP is asymptomatic and in good health, the official Twitter account of the Vice-President stated. “The Vice…

Washington:   California Senator Kamala Harris has formally accepted her nomination as the Democratic Party's Vice Presidential candidate, becoming the first woman of South Asian descent to be nominated to a major US party's presidential…

New York:   Invoking powerful memories of her mother, "the most important person" in her life, California Senator Kamala Harris made history as the first black and South Asian woman to accept a spot on a major US party's presidential…

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal Wednesday appointed several senior party leaders in various organisational posts. According to a press brief released by the party's General Secretary (Media Affairs) Manas Ranjan Mangaraj, the party has…