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Jan 21, 2021 12:13 AM

Joe Biden inauguration Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Biden

In a series of tweets Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Joe Biden on assuming office as the President of the United States. He said: "My warmest congratulations to @JoeBiden on his assumption of office as President of the United States of America. I look forward to working with him to strengthen India-US strategic partnership." He added, "My best wishes for a successful term in leading USA as we stand united and resilient in addressing common challenges and advancing global peace and security." On the India-US partnership the PM said, "The India-US partnership is based on shared values. We have a substantial and multifaceted bilateral agenda, growing economic engagement and vibrant people to people linkages. Committed to working with President @JoeBiden to take the India-US partnership to even greater heights."

Jan 20, 2021 11:37 PM

Joe Biden inauguration Live Updates: Joe Biden tweets from offical POTUS account; says there is no time to waste

Joe Biden, who was sworn in as the 46th President of the United states said in the inaugural address: "The will of the people has been heard, and the will of the people has been heeded. We’ve learned again that democracy is precious and democracy is fragile. At this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed." He added, "This is America's day. This is democracy's day. A day in history and hope, of renewal and resolve." He then pivoted to challenges ahead, acknowledging the surging virus that has claimed more than 400,000 lives in the United States. Biden looked out over a capital city dotted with empty storefronts that attest to the pandemic’s deep economic toll and where summer protests laid bare the nation’s renewed reckoning on racial injustice. "We have much to do in this winter of peril, and significant possibilities: much to repair, much to restore, much to heal, much to build and much to gain,” Biden said. “Few people in our nation’s history have more challenged, or found a time more challenging or difficult than the time we’re in now."

Jan 20, 2021 11:18 PM

Joe Biden inauguration Live Updates: Twitter transitions White House accounts; creates new 'SecondGentleman' account

Twitter has transitioned institutional White House accounts from the Donald Trump administration to the Joe Biden's administration, the microblogging platform said on January 20. Following the swearing in of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Twitter said that it had created a new account, @SecondGentleman for Doug Emhoff – Harris' husband. The accounts include @WhiteHouse, @POTUS, @VP, @FLOTUS and @PressSec, CNBC reported. The company also archived the accounts of the Trump administration and Tweets from those accounts are now publicly archived at @POTUS45, @WhiteHouse45, @VP45, @PressSec45, @FLOTUS45 and @SecondLady45.

Jan 20, 2021 11:02 PM

Joe Biden inauguration Live Updates: Joe Biden takes oath as 46th US President amidst unprecedented security

Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday in a historic but scaled down ceremony under the unprecedented security umbrella of thousands of security personnel, who transformed the Capitol into a fortress to prevent any breach by pro-Trump extremists. The 78-year-old veteran Democratic leader was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice John Roberts at the West Front of the Capitol – the traditional location for presidential inaugural ceremonies.

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Jan 20, 2021 10:57 PM

Joe Biden takes oath as 46th US President amidst unprecedented security

Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday in a historic but scaled down ceremony under the unprecedented security umbrella of thousands of security personnel, who…

Jan 20, 2021 10:57 PM

Joe Biden inauguration Live Updates: President Joe Biden says, 'Will work for all Americans equally'

Forty sixth American President Joe Biden said in inaugural speech that he would work for all Americans equally. "I will work equally for all those who voted for me and those who did not." In a fiery speech, where he said that the country would fight the COVID-19 pandemic together and the other forces that are working against the country.

Jan 20, 2021 10:45 PM

Joe Biden inauguration Live Updates: Joe Biden assumes leadership of a U.S. in crisis after Trump years

For Joe Biden, becoming president of the United States was the realisation of a decades-long quest, with two previous failed bids. His goal now is, as he has put it, restoring “the soul of America” after four years of Donald Trump’s presidency. Biden, who at age 78 is the oldest president to occupy the White House, first arrived in Washington as a young upstart. He was elected in 1972 at age 29 to the U.S. Senate from the state of Delaware and remained there for 36 years before serving from 2009 to 2017 as vice president under Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama, the first Black U.S. president, Reuters reported.

Jan 20, 2021 10:40 PM

Joe Biden inauguration Live Updates: Biden takes office as 46th US President; Kamala Harris sworn in as Vice President

Seventy-eight year-old Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on January 20. Biden takes office amid the coronavirus pandemic, economic woes and deep divisions in the country. Minutes earlier, Justice Sonia Sotomayor administered oath of office to Vice President Kamala Harris, prior to which pop sensation Lady Gaga sang the American National Anthem at the inauguration ceremony.

Jan 20, 2021 10:24 PM

Joe Biden inauguration Live Updates: Kamala Harris, former First Ladies Obama, Clinton wear shades of purple

Kamala Harris, Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton have also donned outfits in shades of purple, which many are speculating represents bipartisanship and America coming together because combining red (representing the Republican party) and blue (representing the Democratic party) make purple. Purple is also one of the colours of the suffragette flag.

Jan 20, 2021 9:59 PM

Joe Biden inauguration Live Updates: Kamala Harris' historic inauguration attire designed by two Black designers

Kamala Harris, who earlier in the day tweeted a tribute to her mother, opted to wear a dress designed by two Black designers for her historic inauguration as the US Vice-president. Her husband and the Second Gentleman, Doug Emhoff was wearing a Ralph Lauren suit. In fact, the President-elect Joe Biden was also wearing a navy suit and navy overcoat by the American designer. Harris, 56, has created history by becoming the first woman, first Black and first Indian-American vice president of the United States. In opting to wear the dress designed by Christopher John Rogers and Sergio Hudson, Harris has sent her own message to the country that Black designers have arrived on the scene. Rogers is a young Black designer, from Baton Rouge, and lives in New York City. Hudson is a Black designer from South Carolina. Rogers has sold made-to-order designs from his Brooklyn studio since 2016, according to Forbes.

Jan 20, 2021 9:57 PM

Joe Biden inauguration Live Updates: Joe Biden’s inauguration begins; Trump lands in Florida

President elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris' inauguration as the 46th president and 49th vice-president begins. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump and the first lady landed in Florida. Donald Trump left Washington three hours before Biden's swearing-in and is the first American president to skip the inauguration of his successor in more than 150 years.

Jan 20, 2021 9:53 PM

Joe Biden inauguration Live Updates: Biden tells wife 'I love you, Jilly' ahead of swearing-in

US President-elect Joe Biden Ahead in a Twitter post just ahead of his swearing-in expressed gratitude towards his and said, "I love you, Jilly, and I couldn’t be more grateful to have you with me on the journey ahead." Biden arrived along with his wife and vie-president elect Kamala Harris and her husband. Former presidents George W Bush, Bill Clinton, Barak Obama along with their wives were introduced ahead of the swearing in.

Jan 20, 2021 9:36 PM

Joe Biden inauguration Live Updates: US Supreme Court evacuated following bomb threat, reports CNN

The US Supreme Court was being evacuated following a bomb threat, CNN reported citing sources. The presence of National Guard personnel has been increased ahead of US President Joe Biden's inauguration the Washington after the January 6 violence at Capitol Hill.

Jan 20, 2021 9:19 PM

Joe Biden inauguration Live Updates: Ex-presidents Bush, Clinton, Obama arrive for Biden's inauguration ceremony

Former US Presidents George W Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama are in attendance for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' swearing in ceremony. They were joined by former First Ladies Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton -- who Donald Trump defeated in 2016 to become the US president -- and Michelle Obama.

Jan 20, 2021 9:06 PM

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