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Drones are used only as last resort: US

Defending drone actions in the anti-terror operations, top White House official and CIA Director nominee John Brennan has said the unmanned combat vehicle is used by the US only as a "last resort".......

Drone strikes legal, ethical and wise: White House

The use of unmanned aircraft in the fight against terrorism is "legal, ethical and wise", the White House has said, defending the decision of the Obama administration to use drones as a key tool......

US Vice Prez Biden leads White House Diwali celebrations

Just one week after United States President Barack Obama's convincing re-election, his faithful Vice President Joseph Biden led the White House celebration of Diwali, reflecting on the significance......

PHOTOS: When President Obama videographed me!

Arun Chaudhary is a documentarian and the first official videographer of White House, serving in the role from 2009-2011 and directing West Wing Week, a weekly released web-episode by the White......

Best moments: Obama's first term in the White House

President Barack Obama has had a busy first term at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, not a surprise for a man tasked with leading the free world. Says the Time magazine, "...Obama's first term has been a......

'Fiscal cliff' deal reached between White House, lawmakers

The White House and congressional lawmakers have reached a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" that would delay harsh spending cuts by two months, Obama administration officials said on......

Ex-CTO of US may run for governorship

It is widely believed that Aneesh Chopra, who resigned last week as the first White House Chief Technology Officer, is mulling a run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, and is likely to make an......

Longest serving India American quits Team Obama

Aditya Kumar, 30, son of Suresh Kumar, who quit the administration on the same day as his dad, was a senior White House official who probably was the longest-serving Indian American in the......

Visas to Indian IT experts: Why UK is concerned

The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Commons on Tuesday expressed concern over immigration officials' alleged 'lack of control' over Indian and other non-European Union workers entering......

US hopes to conclude Doha round successfully

Asserting that the United States is engaged in trying to pursue an ambitious agreement for the Doha Round, a top White House official on Monday hoped that major trading partners like China, India......

Kal Penn returns to the White House

Indian American actor Kal Penn, born Kalpen Modi, is headed back to the White House! ABC News reports that the politically-active actor has finished filming the latest Harold & Kumar instalment,......

Why the White House is not enough for this actor

Conventional wisdom states that Washington DC insiders -- White House and congressional staffers, and elected officials, use their positions of power to move to more lucrative options, from cable......

What exactly is Kal Penn doing at the White House?

So we told you earlier this month that famed Indian-American actor Kal Penn, real name Kalpen Modi, had officially begun work in the Barack Obama-led White House.We know his official title is......

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What they could not tell CM

Calcutta, June 18: Had Mamata Banerjee paused for more than four minutes at Derozio Memorial College yesterday while storming out of Kamduni, the... ...

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Enroll America sets private outreach for Obamacare sign-up

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Yellow groundwater swamps Old Washermenpet

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US, Taliban to have direct peace talks

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Obama opens 24-hour trip to Germany

President Barack Obama is opening a 24-hour visit to Germany, the culmination of which will be a speech Wednesday at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg... ...

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