The domestic unit opened 4 apise lower at the interbank foreign exchange market at 73.03 over the previous close of 72.99 against the American currency

Joe Biden's inaugural speech, penned by Vinay Reddy, focused on healing from the current state of division in national politics

The death toll will likely top 5,00,000 next month, Biden said, adding that the cases will continue to mount

The historic inauguration of India-origin Kamala Harris, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, further cements this relationship

Indian tech industry body Nasscom hopes the new US administration will bring changes to regulatory policies hurting IT companies while working to find solutions to the STEM skills gap

Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.8% to finish at 28,756.86, while South Korea's Kospi edged up 1.5% to 3,160.84. Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 0.1% to 29,927.76, while the Shanghai Composite added 1.1% to 3,621.26

NASSCOM said that Indian technology industry makes significant contributions to the US economy and workforce including local investments and job creation, workforce development and upskilling US employees

The Prime Minister also congratulated Kamala Harris on being sworn in as first lady, black, and South Asian US Vice President, saying he looked forward to interacting with her to make India-US relations more robust

Canada and the United States will continue this partnership as we fight the global COVID-19 pandemic and support a sustainable economic recovery that will build back better for everyone, said Canadian PM Justin Trudeau

Biden takes office at a time of deep national unease, with the country facing what his advisers have described as four compounding crises: the pandemic, the economic downtown, climate change and racial inequality

As soon as Biden takes charge, he will sign 17 orders and do away with outgoing President Donald Trump's policies on immigration, environment, economy and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

Trump will not attend the oath ceremony of Biden, becoming the first president to skip his successor's inauguration since Andrew Johnson in 1869. Trump left the White House without welcoming his successor

Soon after outgoing President Donald Trump lifted the restrictions on his last day at work, newly elected President Joe Biden extended it.

Soon after his inauguration, Biden is expected to issue an executive order to begin rejoining the 2015 climate pact, reversing a decision by climate-change skeptic Donald Trump

After being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts after the clock strikes 12 noon (local time) at the West Front of the Capitol, Biden will speak about the need to bring the country together

Biden hopes to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the US without legal status, a massive reversal from Trump's harsh immigration policies

US President-elect Joe Biden has either nominated or named at least 20 Indian Americans, including 13 women, to key positions in his administration

Sameera Fazili has been named as Deputy Director, National Economic Council at the White House, the Biden-Harris Transition announced on Friday

All sectors closed in the red, mirroring the fall in broader markets with over 2% fall registered in IT, PSU banking and financial stocks

US Chamber of Commerce's USIBC on January 14 announced three vice-chairs to its 2021 Global Board of Directors. The two other business executives joining Shaw as vice-chairs are Amway CEO Milind Pant and Edward Knight who is the vice-chair at Nasdaq