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Washington, Jan 30: The White House has declined comment on the case of Jagtar Singh Hawara, the main accused in the August 1995 assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. "We cannot comment here on the specific foreign…

Washington, Dec 19: The US Congress passed a spending bill that will fund the federal government for fiscal year 2016. It includes $1.14 trillion for expenses over the next 10 months and $680 billion in tax cuts for business investment,…

Washington, Dec 6: US President Barack Obama will address the nation on Sunday on steps to fight terrorism in the wake of California shooting attack, the White House said. Obama will provide an update on the ongoing investigation into…

Washington, Dec 3:  White House heaped high praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he has a clear understanding of the India-US relationship and a clear vision for where he wants to take his country. President Barack Obama…

 Washington, Nov 27: The White House was placed on lockdown on Thursday after a person jumped the fence, CNN reported, adding that the jumper was immediately caught. Despite the quick capture, the presidential mansion was still on…

Washington, Nov 20: The Islamic State terrorist group in a new video released on Thursday threatened to bomb the White House and launch more attacks in Paris. The six-minute video titled "Paris Before Rome" was produced by the IS in the…

Washington, Nov 13: US President Barack Obama will meet the leaders of Germany, Britain, Italy and France on the sidelines of G20 summit next week in Turkey in hopes of making progress in the fight against Islamic State (IS), the White…

Washington, Oct 24: US President Barack Obama has named White House advisor on Iraq Brett McGurk as his new special envoy to the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State (IS) terror group, the media reported. Starting next month,…

Washington, Oct 21: As Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in Washington, the White House made clear that its top priority would be how to take on extremist elements inside Pakistan who have "committed terrible acts of terrorism."…