Hours after being sworn in as the 46th U.S. president, Joe Biden would sign 15 executive orders – including rejoining the Paris climate agreement, a 100-day mask mandate and reversing the Muslim ban – undoing some of the major policies of his predecessor Donald Trump.
“It is irregular and improper for this court to disable any rally. It is for the police to decide. We will allow you to withdraw. You are the executive of the country. You decide,” Chief Justice Bobde, heading a three-judge Bench, addressed Attorney General K.K. Venugopal and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.
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Biden s inauguration came at a time of national tumult and uncertainty, a ceremony of resilience as the hallowed American democratic rite unfurled at a US Capitol battered by an insurrectionist siege just two weeks ago
Joe Biden takes the helm as US president, says democracy has prevailed; Kamala Harris sworn in as VP Biden s inauguration came at a time of national tumult and uncertainty, a ceremony of resilience as the hallowed American democratic rite unfurled at a US Capitol battered by an insurrectionist siege just two weeks ago The Associated Press January 20, 2021 23:33:50 IST Biden WAS sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington. AP
Washington: Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed. He swore the oath of office to take the helm of a deeply divided nation and inheriting a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors.
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US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the Capitol Hill.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took oath as the 46th President and Vice President of the United States of America respectively at the 59th Presidential inauguration ceremony. However, Donald Trump didn t attend the inauguration event. Biden s inauguration comes at a time when the world s most powerful nation is battling unending chaos due to coronavirus pandemic, a divided society, and violent threats. In his first speech as the next President of US, Joe Biden began by saying it s America s day, it s democracy s day.Â
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Congratulating Biden for being sworn in as the President of the United States, Modi said he was committed to working with him to take the India-US partnership to greater heights