India's celebrated chef Sanjeev Kapoor was given a rare insight into the historic kitchen of the White House, which prepares the food for United States President Barack Obama, his family and the large number of guests invited to the resident of the first family every day.
The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments.
US President Barack Obama remains committed to economic reforms and recovery, says White House.
The United States is looking into various options whether to make public the "gruesome" photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse as these pictures might inflame enemies' passions if released to prove the Al Qaeda chief's death. "It's fair to say that it's a gruesome photograph," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said when asked why the Obama administration was reluctant to release the pictures of the last moments of bin Laden.
A 21-year-old youth accused of firing shots at the White House last year has been formally charged by a federal grand jury with attempting to assassinate United States President Barack Obama.
Singh was Press Secretary to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the Biden-Harris campaign.
US President Donald Trump has reportedly urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to withdraw Israeli military units from southern Syria and Lebanon, warning that Israel's continued presence could escalate regional tensions.
Barack Obama and Hu Jintao tried to pretend that they did not have to take any notice of India's invisible presence, but there it was, as an unseen guest and an indispensable factor in their deliberations and decisions, says TP Sreenivasan
The United States on Friday said that it is not pursuing military option in Syria at the moment, noting that this is not the wise thing to do under current circumstances.
"This year, I was honoured to kindle the first-ever diya in the Oval Office -- a lamp that symbolises how darkness will always be overcome by light. It is a tradition that I hope future presidents will continue," Obama said on the White House Facebook page, which became viral on social media.
US President Barack Obama has invited Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Washington later this year to enable them to discuss the global economic situation and regional security issues. US National Security Adviser James L Jones conveyed the invitation to Singh during a meeting in New Delhi on Friday.
The suit alleges that Acosta and CNN's First and Fifth Amendment rights are being violated by the ban.
The infamous Salahi couple -- who gate-crashed into the first State Dinner hosted by United States President Barack Obama for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by dodging the Secret Service -- have demanded an apology from the White House for not being a 'gracious' host. Tareq and Michaele Salahi say they've been the target of pranks and death threats following the security scandal, in which the pair was admitted without an invitation to a soiree for the prime minister.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah shared a fabricated social media post attributed to former US President Donald Trump, captioned 'If only!', to highlight his demand for the restoration of J&K's statehood, drawing significant criticism online.
Record-breaking crowds and unforgettable finals have made sure the Narendra Modi stadium has become one of the grandest stages in Indian Premier League history.
Following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, issued a "revenge list" featuring 13 world leaders, including Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, with a graphic depicting them as targets, amidst escalating regional hostilities and US reports of an Iranian assassination plot against Trump.
An emerging Indian-American leader in California, Anish Mahajan, has been nominated by US First Lady Michelle Obama for the prestigious White House Fellowship for the year 2009-2010. 34-year-old Mahajan, a health services researcher, is the only Indian-American to figure in the list of 15 outstanding young men and women selected from across the United States for this fellowship.
Kiran Ahuja, the founding executive director of the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, has been appointed by President Barack Obama as executive director of the White House Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islanders.
The United States troops were prepared to capture Osama bin Laden alive, but his resistance and use of a woman as shield forced them to kill the Al Qaeda leader, the White House said.
Compared to the South Lawn that can accommodate over 400 people, the East Room has a much smaller capacity which would obviously result in a very restricted and truncated ceremony for the visiting leader in terms of who all can get inside
'The flip side of this is that he won't hesitate to call out India if he thinks its policies are hurting US economic interests or border US foreign policy goals.'
These new tariffs were imposed by Trump on all countries, including India, on February 24 for 150 days following a Supreme Court verdict that struck down his earlier sweeping levies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit China for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, shortly after US President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing. The visit underscores the close strategic ties between China and Russia amid global tensions.
The pace of economic downturn has diminished as a result of the steps taken by the Obama administration, including those under mega stimulus package, the White House said on Tuesday.
The White House has received poisonous cyanide packed in an envelope carrying the address of a man who had earlier sent a similar package
The White House on Tuesday said President Barack Obama's health was "never in danger" after a section of the media raised questions over his condition after he came in contact with a person in Mexico who died later due to swine flu.
US President Donald Trump announced a finalised peace deal between the US and Iran, set for signing on June 19 in Switzerland, with key figures like J D Vance, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner from the US side, and Abbas Araghchi and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf representing Iran, alongside Pakistani mediators Field Marshal Asim Munir, Shehbaz Sharif, Ishaq Dar, and Mohsin Naqvi, playing crucial roles in the diplomatic breakthrough.
A 15-year-old Indian-American teen has been selected by the White House for the prestigious Champions of Change award for empowering the community by imparting Internet coding through her non-profit organisation.
Two United States Senators, a former adviser to US President Donald Trump, his campaign manager and three White House journalists have tested positive for COVID-19, joining several officials working at the presidential palace to have contracted the infection.
The people who planned and executed the 9/11 attack are still operating in the area and plotting attack against the United States, the White House today said, adding this is the reason why America continues to be in Afghanistan.
Politics over the failed Al Qaeda attempt to blow up a US plane turned ugly on Thursday with the White House entering into a verbal duel with former vice president Dick Cheney, who had attacked President Barack Obama for "trying to pretend" America was not at war.
Now White House would carry out its review of the proposed regulation, take inputs from various agencies, before taking a final call. The entire process could take from a few weeks to several months.
The agreement includes a balance of spending cuts and revenue increases.
The refusal by the administration came after US lawmakers took the controversial step of holding Holder in contempt over the gun-tracking operation known as 'fast and furious'. The programme was launched in Arizona by the agents of the Bureau of Alcohol as a sting operation to track weapons purchase by front buyers of the Mexican drug cartels.
The announcement of her resignation came a day after she testified before the House Intelligence Committee on allegations related to the Russian interference during the 2016 presidential campaign.
The White House has maintained that this is "not the time to talk" to North Korea, which has been carrying out ballistic missile test.
Donald Trump announced he is replacing the 20% reimbursement fee for securing the Strait of Hormuz with massive trade and investment deals from Gulf States into the United States, while maintaining a full blockade on Iranian ship traffic.
India has officially refuted claims that Elon Musk was involved in a recent phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump.
