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Indian village cheers for Harris before swearing-in as US VP

by Aijaz RahiRishi Lekhi
| January 19, 2021 10:06 PM

THULASENDRAPURAM, India (AP) — A tiny, lush-green Indian village surrounded by rice paddy fields was beaming with joy Wednesday hours before its descendant, Kamala Harris, takes her oath of office and becomes the U.S. vice president.

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