List of Indian diaspora members holding highest positions globally to be unveiled on Monday
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Last Updated: Feb 14, 2021, 01:07 PM IST
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Indiaspora, a US-based organisation representing the community globally, will release for the first time ever a list of over 200 such leaders from 15 countries on the occasion of US President s Day on February 15.
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The latest to join the list is US Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Indian-American to hold the post.
Washington: A list of more than 200 members of the over 550 million-strong Indian diaspora holding highest positions globally, including heads of state, will be unveiled on Monday, showcasing the achievements of the community leaders across different sectors.
Meena Harris is the niece of Vice-President Kamala Harris.
Highlights I won t be intimidated, and I won t be silenced, she said
She has been tweeting regularly on the farmer protests in India
New Delhi:
American lawyer Meena Harris, the niece of Vice-President Kamala Harris, has shared a photo of a protest against her over her posts in support of the farmers agitation. I spoke out in support of human rights for Indian farmers, and look at the response, Meena Harris tweeted on Thursday, sharing a photo by Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui. I won t be intimidated, and I won t be silenced, she added in a pinned tweet.
Canadian PM calls Kamala Harris, raises issues of access to COVID-19 vaccines, protectionism ANI | Updated: Feb 02, 2021 08:56 IST The Prime Minister looked forward to working with the US administration on shared priorities, including fighting the COVID-19 pandemic through close collaboration on borders and access to vaccines, and to building back better, the statement said on Monday.
Canada is experiencing a vaccine shortage that worsened after producer Pfizer halted delivered to the country last week following an announcement that another producer, Moderna, will deliver 50,000 less vaccine doses this week. The Trudeau government has received the brunt of the criticism for the lacklustre vaccine rollout that the opposition has condemned as a failure.