Kal Penn makes a four letter call: “Vote”
September 5th, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) Indian American actor Kal Penn, best known for his "Harold and Kumar" movies, brought the house down at the Democratic National Convention as he ended ... Read more...
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India, US launch open government platform
June 12th, 2012 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 12 (IANS) India and the United States have unveiled the Open Government Platform, a bilateral effort aimed at fostering transparency and enhanced citizen engagement by making government data, ... Read more...
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White House chief of staff William Daley steps down
January 10th, 2012 - 7:29 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) White House Chief of Staff William Daley is stepping down, US President Barack Obama said Monday.The president named Jacob Lew, who heads the White House ... Read more...
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White House says ‘no evidence’ of extraterrestrials
November 8th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. government has said it has no evidence that any life exists outside our planet or that an extraterrestrial presence has ever contacted any human being.Phil ... Read more...
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Kal Penn’s attacker jailed
July 22nd, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) The man who attacked actor Kal Penn has been sentenced to three years behind bars.Marcellus Chambers pulled a gun on the "The Namesake" actor when he ... Read more...
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‘China may overtake US as premier nation for scientific and technological innovation’
February 20th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 20 (ANI): US President Barrack Obama's science adviser has warned that China could overtake America as the premier nation for scientific and technological innovation, if "we don't lift our game". ... Read more...
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White House moves to remove disgruntled, untrustworthy employees
January 6th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.6 (ANI): The White House has instructed every US government department and agency to create "insider threat" programmes that will ferret out disgruntled or untrustworthy employees who might be tempted to ... Read more...
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NASA names Waleed Abdalati as chief scientist to oversee scientific endeavors
December 13th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Monday named Waleed Abdalati as chief scientist to oversee all of the agency's scientific endeavors.The position of chief scientist was initially discontinued ... Read more...
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White House celebrates Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary (Lead)
November 20th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) The White House celebrated Guru Nanak's birth anniversary with US President Barack Obama, in a message of "best wishes", lauding the "many contributions that Sikh ... Read more...
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NASA to lead global asteroid protection plan
October 25th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25 (ANI): NASA is set to play a leading role in protecting the world from the threat of a dangerous asteroid strike, it has emerged.According to letters sent by John ... Read more...
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Christina Romer, The Chair Of The Council Of Economic Advisers Resigns
August 6th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The present Chair of Council of Economic Advisers, Christina Romer is all set to resign from her post. The White House officials announced that the veteran ... Read more...
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Obama’s top economic advisor to step down
August 6th, 2010 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) Christina Romer, who chairs the White House Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), will step down next month, Xinhua reported.
After her resignation, effective Sep 3, Romer will resume ... Read more...
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Time magazine apologises for article on Indian-Americans
July 7th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 7 (IANS) Time magazine has apologised to Indian Americans after some of them took umbrage at a humour piece, which they said has racist overtones, about the community ... Read more...
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NASA feared Al-Qaeda attack on 2003 Columbia space shuttle launch
June 19th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19(ANI): A new book by a former CIA operations officer has revealed that NASA officials worried that Al-Qaeda might attempt to attack the Columbia space shuttle on its launch pad ... Read more...
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White House sways to bhangra to celebrate Asian heritage
May 25th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 25 (IANS) After celebrating Diwali last year by lighting a ceremonial diya, US President Barack Obama celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with bhangra beats ... Read more...
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US Secret Service now investigating Kal Penn robbery case
April 22nd, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 22 (ANI): The crook who robbed Indian-American actor-turned-politician Kal Penn at gunpoint may now be regretting - because the Secret Service has joined the investigation of the case, it ... Read more...
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‘Harold and Kumar’ Star Kal Penn Mugged
April 21st, 2010 - 9:15 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 21, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Kal Penn, well-known for his portrayal of Kumar, in the comedy film ‘Harold & Kumar’, was held up at gunpoint early on Tuesday morning ... Read more...
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“Harold & Kumar” Star Kal Penn Robed
April 21st, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Washington, Apr 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hollywood star Kal Penn was reportedly robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday at round 1:20 a.m. The incident has been confirmed by Jennifer Goodwin, the agent ... Read more...
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Kal Penn robbed at gunpoint
April 21st, 2010 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 21 (IANS) Indian American actor Kal Penn, who recently resigned as an associate-director in the White House Office of Public Engagement to return to his acting career, was robbed at ... Read more...
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Harold & Kumar’s Kal Penn Robbed At Gunpoint
April 21st, 2010 - 4:03 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Kal Penn recently spent a year working for the Obama administration, only to announce earlier this month that he will soon be leaving Washington to return to ... Read more...
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Kal Penn ‘ditches White House gig for Harold & Kumar sequel’
April 3rd, 2010 - 11:21 am ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 3 (ANI): Kal Penn, best known for his role in "Harold & Kumar" flicks, is ditching his White House gig to appear in a new Christmas-themed flick as his ... Read more...
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‘Harold and Kumar 3′ filming likely to begin in June
March 16th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 16 (Pen Men at Work): Many of the viewers were made to feel overjoyed by the initial two ‘Harold and Kumar’ movies – ‘Harold and Kumar Got To White Castle’ ... Read more...
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More than $1.1 million awarded to drug and alcohol prevention community coalitions
February 24th, 2010 - 1:21 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – More than $1.1 million were awarded on Tuesday for new Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring program (DFC Mentoring), the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy ... Read more...
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US to provide free health tips to new moms on mobile phones
February 5th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) Pregnant women and new mothers in the US will be able to get health information delivered regularly to their mobile phones by free text messages under an ... Read more...
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President Obama kicks off forum to modernize government
January 15th, 2010 - 3:34 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Obama met with numerous CEOs at a White House Forum Thursday to discuss a platform to modernize the U.S. Government.President Obama organized the forum to hear ... Read more...
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Pics show third White House crasher did attend Manmohan dinner
January 8th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) A series of pictures posted online reveal that the alleged third White House crasher, Carlos Allen, did attend President Barack Obama's state dinner for Prime ... Read more...
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White House celebrates Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary
November 16th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) After Diwali, the Obama White House for the first time celebrated Gurparab, Guru Nanak's birth anniversary, with about 125 Sikh men in colourful turbans and women in ... Read more...
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Lyrics of Bon Jovi’s ‘Work For The Working Man’ track hanging on White House walls
November 8th, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 8 (ANI): The lyrics of rock band Bon Jovi's new track 'Work For The Working Man' have been put up by US President Barack Obama's chief adviser David Axelrod ... Read more...
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US ran $1.42 trillion deficit - biggest since 1945
October 17th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) Battling the worst recession in decades, President Barack Obama's government ran a $1.42 trillion deficit in fiscal year 2009 making it the worst year on ... Read more...
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Obama aide concedes climate legislation won’t be done by December
October 3rd, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 3 (DPA) US President Barack Obama's top aide on climate change acknowledged that legislation requiring major reductions in global-warming emissions is unlikely to pass Congress before December's Copenhagen summit ... Read more...
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Buffy Wicks asks government funded artists to push Obama’s agenda
September 22nd, 2009 - 3:36 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Sep 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Buffy Wicks, Deputy Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, Yosi Sergant, then Communications Director of the National Endowment for the Arts, and members ... Read more...
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Rep.Joe Wilson Hurl Insults At Obama
September 10th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by GD
President Obama is certainly not having the best of times, his health care reform being criticized everywhere especially among the Republicans, his nation going through a severe crisis in the employment arena ... Read more...
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U.S. Budget review to be released on Tuesday
August 25th, 2009 - 2:57 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The White House Office of Management and Budget will release the mid-session review of the budget of the United States Government for the fiscal year 2010 on ... Read more...
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President Obama’s Connection To The “Republic of Kenya”
August 3rd, 2009 - 7:45 pm ICT by GD
It is almost a year now that President Barrack Obama has stepped in to the White House office.For the same length of time, the debate about his origin has been pondered, ... Read more...
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Indian American actor Penn keen to start some `serious’ work at the White House
July 8th, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 8 (ANI): Indian American actor-turned White House associate director of public engagement, Kalpen Modi, has said that he spent the first day in political office getting started on some "serious" ... Read more...
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