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Trump elevated ties with India in ways not seen before: White House

"President Trump has prioritised US-India relationship and worked to expand all facets of the partnership over the last three-and-a-half years," a senior administration official said

Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris hit by 'birther' conspiracy theory

Born to a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, 55-year-old California senator, Harris, was named by Joe Biden as his vice-presidential running mate on Tuesday

Trump's TikTok ban to cut it off from app stores, advertisers: WH document

Trump signed an order last week prohibiting transactions with TikTok if its parent ByteDance does not reach a deal to divest it in 45 days

Donald Trump expected to give update on US Covid-19 vaccine development

Trump will be briefed on US Covid-19 vaccine efforts later on Tuesday, White House said

Watch: Trump evacuated from presser after shooting outside White House

US President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a US Secret Service agent out of a live press briefing on coronavirus as a precautionary measure, after a shooting incident outside the White House Watch to know more

Trump abruptly escorted from briefing after shooting near White House

Trump said the shooting "might not have had anything to do with me. It might've been something else"

White House rejects Democrats' offer for $2 trn Covid-19 relief package

US employers added 1.8 million jobs in July, and the unemployment rate dropped to 10.2%b amid reopening efforts

Oil prices rise to 5-month high on weak dollar, US crude stockpiles

Oil also drew support from signs that talks between the White House and Democrats in Congress on a new coronavirus relief package are making progress, although the sides remain far apart

Trump mulls giving Republican convention speech from White House

Trump also called for the first formal presidential debate, scheduled for Sept. 29, to be moved up on the calendar because early voting will have already begun in some states.

US to take action against Tiktok, other Chinese apps soon: White House

Trump and Pompeo will take action against TIktok, other Chinese apps in coming days, says Kayleigh McEnany

Gold price rises to Rs 54,004 per 10 gm, silver falls to Rs 64,925 per kg

In New Delhi, the price of 22-carat gold rose to Rs 52,450 per 10 gram

Republican senators back ByteDance's offer to divest Tiktok's US operations

Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said on Twitter that a divestment "and purchase by U.S. company is win-win."

White House condemns Hong Kong's decision to delay elections for a year

"This action undermines the democratic processes and freedoms that have underpinned Hong Kong's prosperity," White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany told reporters

Fauci to tell House panel 'unclear' how long Covid-19 pandemic lasts

There's no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Anthony Fauci and other top government health experts will tell Congress on Friday. While it remains unclear how long the pandemic will last, COVID-19 activity will likely continue for some time, Fauci, along with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention head Dr. Robert Redfield and Health and Human Services testing czar Adm. Brett Giroir say in prepared testimony for a special House panel investigating the pandemic. At a time when early progress seems to have been lost and uncertainty clouds the nation's path forward, Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, is calling on lawmakers and all other Americans to go back to public health basics such as social distancing and wearing masks. The panel, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, is divided about how to reopen schools and businesses, mirroring divisions among Americans. A rebound of cases across the South and the West has dashed hopes fo

Trump asks regulators to examine social media, free speech: White House

The Trump administration has asked US federal regulators to determine whether current internet laws protect social media companies from being sued for altering or otherwise censoring free speech

Truth to power

No journalist has been able to question the prime minister on the handling of the national lockdown, the nature of the revival package, the China incursions, the future of jobs and economy

Donald Trump may nominate his top aide Christopher Liddell to head OECD

The New Zealand-born former businessman handles policy coordination at the White House

Why can't America be like Italy?

These days Americans can only envy Italy's success in weathering the coronavirus pandemic

Donald Trump, Congress square off over coronavirus aid as crisis worsens

Donald Trump acknowledged a big flareup of cases, but divisions between White House and Senate Republicans and differences with Democrats posed fresh challenges for a new federal aid package

14 hours later, Trump tweets he is 'saddened' by death of civil rights icon

Trump had battled publicly with Lewis, 80, the youngest and last living member of the Big Six civil rights activists who organized the 1963 March on Washington