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Unlike his precedents, Donal Trump would be sworn in on Friday, January 24, 2017, not in the midst of celebrities from the Hollywood, top musicians or socialites present. Even the menu for the inaugural lunch would be Maine lobster, Gulf shrimp, and Seven Hills Angus steak among others. While food is not the White House forte as the Joint Congressional ...

US President Barack Obama has named six Indian-origin among 106 young researchers for the prestigious Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest such honour for early career achievers. They will receive the awards later at a ceremony in the White House. “We congratulate these accomplished individuals and encourage them to continue to serve as an example of ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Team India should focus on agriculture fund among other major issues at the Climate Change Conference (COP)-21 in Paris tomorrow, November 30, 2015, while solar and wind energies may naturally figure prominently in their agenda of green house gas (GHG) emissions, said experts. India’s stand on climate change responsibility has been "Equity and Common ...

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who was in Delhi addressing a Townhall in Delhi IIT last month, wished everyone a “Happy Diwali” but said on his Facebook account that he missed being in India at this time. Diwali is India’s largest festival of lights and many Americans are familiar with Diwali, which is held within Indian communities across the nation. Mark ...

President Obama awarded the 2014 National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal to distinguished recipients in the East Room of White House and Indian-origin Jhumpa Lahiri was one of the recipients. Jhumpa Lahiri has been selected for her contribution to tell a human story highlighting the Indian-American experience in “beautifully wrought narratives of estrangement and belonging,” said the ...

Indian origin Sunitha viswanathan was among the 12 faith leaders being honoured as “Champion of Change” on July 20 by the US White House for their continuous efforts towards climate change. Viswanath “is being honoured for her work to encourage Hindus in protecting environment and communities from the effects of climate change,” said the White House. Sunitha is a co-founder ...

Veteran US journalist Seymour M Hersh, who raked a controversy in the past over then Indian PM Morarji Desai and settled it in an out-of-court settlement, resurfaced again with a similar piece on “The Killing of Osama bin Laden” in the London Review of Books. Hersh wrote in his 1983 book “The Price of Power” that Morarji Desai had been ...

Among the world’s top leaders who are followed most on Twitter, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes third after US President Barack Obama and the Pope. Twiplomacy Study 2015 showed that Sushma Swaraj is the most followed foreign minister with 2,438,228 followers. She is far ahead of UAE’ Abdullah Bin Zayed (1,608,831) and Turkey’s Mevlut Cavusoglu (376,429). The study, which ...

US President Barack Obama was impressed by the Science Fair held at the White House on Monday and appreciated the Indian kid Nikhil Behari’s invention on display. Five Indian kids showcased their inventions at the fair in White House and impressed by their displays, President Obama said, “Their parents came here as immigrants and we are glad they did.” In ...

As the world observed International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8, marches, celebrations and various events marked the day in several national capital cities and urban centres from London to New York to Tokyo. British singers Annie Lennox and Paloma Faith were joined by actress Gemma Arterton at a march in London to demand respect for women’s rights with hundreds ...