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Mumbai bus accident: Toll rises to seven, 42 injured | SM Krishna was an extraordinary leader, prolific reader and thinker: PM Modi condoles former Karnataka CM's demise | Former Karnataka CM SM Krishna, who transformed Bangalore into India's 'Silicon Valley', dies at 92 | Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reaches Dhaka, holds bilateral talks with Bangladeshi counterpart amid strained ties | AAP fields popular UPSC teacher Avadh Ojha from Delhi's Patparganj, Manish Sisodia shifted to Jangpura | Syria's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity must be preserved: India | Serious allegations: Kiren Rijiju on 'Sonia Gandhi-George Soros link' | Delhi: Over 40 schools receive bomb threats, students sent back home; Kejriwal slams Amit Shah | 'Happy if she takes more responsibility': Supriya Sule on Mamata Banerjee expressing willingness to lead INDIA bloc | Rajnath Singh to visit Moscow to attend India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation

US Prez Joe Biden lights a diya at White House on Diwali, VP Kamala Harris wishes with a video message

Nov 05, 2021, at 05:56 am

Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris on Thursday wished people celebrating Diwali. Yesterday, US lawmakers had introduced legislation to make Diwali a federal holiday.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests COVID-19 positive 

Nov 01, 2021, at 03:20 pm

Washington: White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday announced she has tested COVID-19 positive.

We will hunt you down, says Joe Biden warning Kabul airport bombers

Aug 27, 2021, at 03:08 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden gave a strong message to those behind the Kabul airport blasts and said they would be made to pay for their acts.

'Champ' the beloved German Shephard of Bidens dies; US President, First Lady say 'we will miss him'

Jun 20, 2021, at 08:22 am

Wasington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden have announced the death of their pet, Champ, who lived with them for 13 years. The Bidens described the German Shepherd as their “constant, cherished companion”.

G7 considering allocating USD 100 billion to fight against COVID-19 : White House

Jun 12, 2021, at 04:00 am

Washington, Jun 11 (UNI) The US and other Group of Seven (G7) countries could extend up to USD 100 billion of IMF funds to countries that need urgent support in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House announced on Friday.

Meat producer JBS USA hit by cyberattack, White House suspects Russian 'criminal organization' behind it

Jun 02, 2021, at 03:14 pm

Washington: Major American meat producer JBS USA has said the company suffered a cyberattack on Sunday.

White House security adviser says Quad leaders discussed cyber attacks

Mar 13, 2021, at 03:06 pm

Washington/Sputnik: The leaders of the so-called Quad countries discussed the issue of cyber attacks during talks conducted earlier in the day, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday.

US flag lowered at White House as COVID-19 death toll exceeds half million

Feb 23, 2021, at 02:54 pm

Washington/Sputnik: The White House lowered the US flag to half-staff for five days in honor of the more than 500,000 Americans who died from the coronavirus pandemic.

Forced labour in China: US House reintroduces bill to ban good from Xinjiang

Feb 21, 2021, at 05:07 am

Washington: A bipartisan bill that would prohibit the importation of goods made with forced labor in China was introduced in the US House of Representatives.

US voices concern over political developments in Myanmar 

Feb 01, 2021, at 03:02 pm

Naypyidaw/Washington: The US government has expressed concern over the political developments in Myanmar.

Joe Biden will purchase extra 200mln vaccine doses to reach 600mln by summer: White House

Jan 27, 2021, at 02:32 pm

Washington/Sputnik: The Biden administration is working to purchase additional 200 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines to reach 600 million doses this summer and vaccinate 300 million people, the White House said in a press release.

US President Donald Trump lights 'diyas' at White House on Diwali

Nov 15, 2020, at 05:56 pm

Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Saturday lit 'diyas' at The White House in Washington DC to celebrate Diwali and extended his greetings to the people on the occasion.

US election: Twitter hides Donald Trump's tweet about 'disappearing' lead, calls it 'misleading'

Nov 05, 2020, at 05:22 am

Washington/IBNS: Microblogging site Twitter on Wednesday hid US President Donald Trump's first tweet of Wednesday (morning in America) amid neck-to-neck fight with Democrat nominee Joe Biden in a tight race for the White House.

US Presidential Elections: Donald Trump asks to halt vote counts alleging 'fraud'

Nov 05, 2020, at 04:07 am

Washinton/IBNS: Amid a neck-to-neck fight with Democrat nominee Joe Biden in a tight race for the White House, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded that the counting for the votes be stopped, CNN reported.

US election spending tops nearly 14 bln, more than previous two poll cycles combined

Nov 01, 2020, at 02:25 pm

Washington/Xinhua: The total cost of the 2020 US election, including presidential and congressional, will near 14 billion US dollars, a sum more than what was spent during the last two election cycles combined, a recent study found.

Trump 'no longer a transmission threat to others', says White House

Oct 11, 2020, at 02:29 pm

Washington/UNI: The White House physician said on Sunday that US President Donald Trump no longer posses a risk of transmitting COVID-19 to others.

Donald Trump to hold first rally in Florida on Monday after contracting coronavirus

Oct 10, 2020, at 02:48 pm

Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump will hold on Monday his first rally since contracting the novel coronavirus, the Trump campaign announced in a statement.

White House preparing new $1.8 Trillion COVID-19 relief package offer: Reports

Oct 10, 2020, at 02:10 pm

Washington/Sputnik: The White House is preparing a new $1.8 trillion COVID-19 relief offer, its largest proposal to date in the long-running negotiations with congressional Democrats, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

USCIRF welcomes house passage of Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Sep 24, 2020, at 11:56 pm

Washington: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomed the House of Representatives’ passage yesterday of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which bars imports of all goods mined, produced, or manufactured in Xinjiang, unless proven by clear and convincing evidence that the goods were not produced using forced labor.

Person suspected of sending letter with Ricin poison to White House detained: Reports

Sep 21, 2020, at 03:26 pm

Washington/Sputnik: Law enforcement officers have detained a suspect who allegedly sent a package containing ricin poison to the White House, NBC Chicago reports.

Package containing deadly poison sent to White House: US official

Sep 20, 2020, at 02:14 pm

Washington/UNI: US officials said on Sunday that they intercepted an envelope which was addressed to the White House and was found to be containing a substance identified as ricin, a deadly poison.

US President Donald Trump leaves coronavirus briefing after shooting near White House

Aug 11, 2020, at 01:22 pm

Washingto/UNI: President Donald Trump suddenly left the coronavirus press briefing in the White House on Monday after someone fired shots outside the iconic building, media reported on Tuesday.

Donald Trump faces lawsuit over attack on protesters outside White House

Jun 05, 2020, at 04:19 pm

Washington/UNI: United states President Donald Trump has been sued in federal court of America over his Monday act of forcefully removing the protesters outside White house.

Donald Trump, family hid in underground bunker for an hour amid George Floyd protests: Reports

Jun 01, 2020, at 09:52 am

Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump was taken to an underground bunker for less than one hour on Friday amid the George Floyd protest in front of the White House, a White House official and a law enforcement source told media.

White House on lockdown as protests over Floyd's death reach US capital amid nationwide rage

May 30, 2020, at 09:50 am

Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The White House has been under lockdown as protests reached the US capital on Friday, the fourth day of nationwide demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in Minneapolis police custody.

White House butler who served under 11 US Presidents dies of Covid-19

May 24, 2020, at 12:56 am

Washington/IBNS: Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, a White House Butler, who served under 11 US Presidents, has died of COVID-19, media reports said. He was 91-years-old.

White House briefly follows Twitter accounts of host countries during President's state visits: US

Apr 30, 2020, at 02:07 pm

Washington/IBNS: Explaining the reasons for unfollowing the Twitter accounts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and other Indian officials, the White House has said it follows the officials of the host countries in the micro-blogging site briefly during the President's state visits, media reports said.

Trump Impeachment: Legal team call charges 'Brazen & Unlawful'

Jan 19, 2020, at 09:00 am

Washington/UNI: The White House legal team slammed House Democrats' impeachment effort against President Donald Trump as "brazen and unlawful" in its first formal response.

Trump, Putin speak over phone on counterterrorism, ties, says White House

Dec 31, 2019, at 10:19 am

Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke over phone on Sunday on counterterrorism and bilateral ties, said the White House on Monday.

I can't fund my own campaign, I am not a billionaire: Kamala Harris quits 2020 presidential race due to cash-crunch

Dec 04, 2019, at 03:49 pm

Washington/IBNS:  Kamala Harris, the first Indian American woman to run for the White House, on Tuesday announced that she is not a 'billionaire' and she decided to quit the presidential race as she is unable to 'fund' her own campaign.