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White House decorated with peacocks, lotus blooms to welcome PM Modi, but no Gujarati food

About 400 guests will dine on White House South Lawn, with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam likely to attend.

PM Modi joins US President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden for intimate dinner at White House

On Thursday, President Joe Biden and the First Lady will host a State Dinner at the South Lawn of the White House, which is expected to be attended by 400 guests.

Ex-US vice president Mike Pence condemns Trump over US Capitol riots at 2024 campaign launch

Pence, who loyally served Donald Trump for 4 years, is placing a high-risk bet that voters in the nominating contest will reward him for backing the Constitution, rather than Trump.

Anti-NATO voice, Dalit rights supporter — Left icon Cornel West latest to announce US prez bid

In the past, West had said Ambedkar is one of the greatest public intellectuals & freedom fighters of 20th century. He had also criticised abrogation of Article 370.

US encouraging ‘Ukrainian terrorists’ by ignoring drone attacks on Moscow, says Russia

Russia has long accused what it calls the 'collective West' of staging a proxy war against Moscow by supporting Ukraine with military and financial aid.

4 ways a US debt default could affect you — and your money

A US debt default—even a short debt ceiling breach—is expected to push the US economy into a recession.

US estimates Russia suffered 100,000 casualties in 5 months against Ukraine’s Bakhmut

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters the figure included over 20,000 dead, which includes convicts released from prison to join war.

White House urges China not to use Taiwan visit as ‘pretext to step up aggressive activity’

Tsai Ing-wen’s first US transit since 2019 is expected to include a meeting with US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles.

US has significant concerns about China’s behaviour, says John Kirby

National Security Council spokesperson said China’s coercive behaviour in South China Sea in pursuing false maritime claims, concerns intellectual theft and some trade practices.

White House urges Xi Jinping to press Putin on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine

John Kirby, White House national security spokesperson, told reporters US is concerned that Xi, currently on a trip to Moscow, will reiterate calls for a ceasefire.

On Camera

Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

We were given free hand, no restrictions placed on us: IAF chief on Op Sindoor

New Delhi: Indian Air Force chief Air Marshal A.P. Singh Saturday made it clear that there were no restrictions imposed by the political class...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.