Washington: It looked like an innocent e-mail Christmas card from the White House. But the holiday greeting that surfaced just before Christmas was a ruse by cyber criminals to steal documents and other data from law enforcement, military and government workers, particularly those involved in computer crime investigations. Analysts who have studied the malicious software said on Wednesday that hackers were able to use the e-mail to collect sensitive law...
04:47 PM, Jan 05, 2011
Los Angeles: Crown Publishing Group on Wednesday said the memoir of former president George W Bush, "Decision Points," has sold more than 2 million hardcover and e-book copies since its release in early November. By contrast, former president Bill Clinton's memoir, "My Life," has logged sales of 2.2 million copies since it was first published in 2004. A spokesman for Crown called the performance remarkable, saying he could not immediately...
10:37 AM, Dec 23, 2010
Washington: United States President Barack Obama was accidentally elbowed in the face while playing basketball on Friday and received 12 stitches to his lip, the White House said. Obama, a keen basketball player, had been playing with friends and family in a 10-person game at Fort McNair, a US military post in Washington. "After being inadvertently hit with an opposing player's elbow in the lip, the president received 12 stitches,...
11:31 AM, Nov 27, 2010
Washington: US officials have dismissed media reports that President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to India is going to cost $ 200 million a day as "wildy"inflated" and "simply not true." "The costs are comparable to when President (Bill) Clinton or President (George) Bush travelled abroad," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday. "This trip doesn't cost $ 200 million a day," he said. He also dismissed the report that...
12:26 PM, Nov 05, 2010
New Delhi: The White House will, of course, stay in Washington but the heart of the famous building will move to India when President Barack Obama lands in Mumbai on Saturday. Communications set-up, nuclear button, a fleet of limousines and majority of the White House staff will be in India accompanying the President on this three-day visit that will cover Mumbai and Delhi. He will also be protected by a...
06:41 PM, Nov 04, 2010
Washington: US President Barack Obama is hopeful of achieving tangible results during his "important" India visit in November and will focus mainly on the bilateral economic ties, the White House has said. "The President is involved in fairly regular meetings with the national security team to ensure a successful visit not long after the (Congressional) elections. It's an important trip," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters. "We understand......
03:06 PM, Oct 20, 2010
Washington: US President Barack Obama has hit out at his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for saying that America was behind the 9/11 attacks. Ahmadinejad in his speech at the UN had suggested that the US was involved in the 9/11 attacks. While speaking to BBC, the President called the comments hateful and inexcusable. Obama lashed out at Ahmadinejad for the latest of what the White House called a long list...
12:54 PM, Sep 25, 2010
Washington: The little blue bird was taken down by the mouse on Tuesday. Millions of Twitter users around the world were affected when the popular social networking website went down to a virus for a few hours. What’s alarming is the kind of security concerns the website has now raised. Thousands of users scrolled over links on twitter.com only to find ugly content appeared without warning, in some cases re-tweeting...
09:21 AM, Sep 22, 2010
New York: French First Lady Carla Bruni has refuted claims in a new biography that Michelle Obama had described life at the White House as hell. "Of course Michelle Obama never said such a thing. I am happy to tell you very frankly that this is not an authorized book," Bruni said. "Not only one book that came out about me was authorized. I never read the book, I never...
10:46 AM, Sep 21, 2010
Jalandhar: Meet two-days-old Inayat and if you want to know more about her you can follow her on twitter@babyinayat. If that surprises you then meet her mother Gursimran aka @limeice on twitter -- she tweeted live as she delivered Inayat. “Not just when the baby was born but I have been tweeting about my pregnancy through out. It is amazing how even random people would give me advice; some gave...
08:24 AM, Sep 16, 2010
Washington: Already in distinctive company as an American president, George W. Bush seeks to join an even more select group: president and top-selling author. Since The New York Times began its weekly lists of bestsellers in 1942, only six of the 13 men who have served as the nation's chief executive have placed a book at the top spot for non fiction, none while president. Two of them, Dwight D....
04:04 PM, Sep 08, 2010
The infamous Salahi couple had gatecrashed into the White House dinner hosted for Manmohan Singh. ...
08:15 PM, Jun 14, 2010
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal chalked up a political victory while lambasting the Obama administration. ...
07:27 PM, Jun 04, 2010
I want to thank DJ Rekha who's been mixing Bhangra with a hip-hop beat. Making a unique American sound for everybody, said Obama. ...
11:37 AM, May 25, 2010
The Salahis say they've been the target of pranks and death threats following the security scandal. ...
03:25 PM, May 19, 2010
The commander-in-chief became the comedian-in-chief at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner. ...
08:01 PM, May 04, 2010
The century-old colonial mansion next door to Barack Obama's home in Chicago has been sold for $1.4 million. ...
01:50 PM, Apr 08, 2010
Tareq, Michaele Salahi to star on reality show. ...
10:04 AM, Mar 27, 2010
Not many details were provided about how Allen came to attend the dinner. ...
01:59 PM, Jan 06, 2010
It shows a second security lapse at the November 24 state dinner. ...
10:40 AM, Jan 05, 2010
