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Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) First Lady Michelle Obama glowed in a silver-sequined, strapless gold and cream gown Tuesday night at the first state dinner hosted by her husband in honour of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. She owed her dazzling appearance to the Indian-born US-based designer Naeem Khan.

Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) Under a starry night, inside a white tent pitched on the south lawns of the White House, US President Barack Obama toasted Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the first state dinner of his presidency to celebrate the burgeoning friendship between India and the US.

Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) Reaffirming the 'global strategic partnership between India and the United States', Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama have vowed to implement their landmark nuclear deal to realise its full potential.

Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) A few hundred get to attend President Barack Obama 's first dinner in honour of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, but only a handful got to sit with the president and first lady.

Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) Save for an option of green curry prawns, President Barack Obama offered his guests an all-vegetarian fare at his first state dinner in honour of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who one newspaper had described as an 'abstemious vegetarian.'

Manmohan Singh and Barack Obama have vowed to expand global strategic partnership for peace, stability and prosperity in Asia, and for the betterment of the world.

Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) In a message clearly directed at Pakistan. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama have 'underscored the absolute imperative to bring to justice' the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbau attack on the eve of the terror assault's first anniversary.

Washington, Nov 25 (DPA) US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he will 'finish the job' in Afghanistan, as he contemplates a new strategy for the country that he is expected to announce 'shortly'.

Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) In what is seen as the first public recognition of India as a 'nuclear power', US President Barack Obama Tuesday said it can be a full partner of the US in preventing the spread of atomic weapons and pursuing the shared vision of a nuclear arms-free world.

Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday called his state visit to the US 'a moment of great opportunity in our relationship' to address global challenges of terrorism, making the environment cleaner and moving towards a world free of nuclear weapons.

Buenos Aires, Nov 25 (DPA) Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said US President Barack Obama 'is doing nothing for the peace process' in the Middle East.

Washington, Nov 25 (DPA) The US will not join the international treaty banning landmines but will send a delegation to attend a conference on the issue this weekend, the US State Department said Tuesday.

Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) Showering praise on India as a a 'rising and responsible global power,' US President Barack Obama has said that he was 'fully committed' to completing the landmark civil nuclear deal and underlined that the ties between India and the US will be 'one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century'.

Washington, Nov 24 (IANS) Setting aside their differences over climate change, India and the US Tuesday decided to forge a green partnership and resolved to work for a substantive outcome at the Cophenhagen summit.

Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have agreed on increasing ties between the two countries' universities under a new programme that the president suggested could be aptly named Obama-Singh or Singh-Obama 21st Century Knowledge Initiative.

Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) Looking beyond differences in approach, India and the US Tuesday agreed to partner each other in global non-proliferation efforts which will be in focus when Prime Minister Manhmohan Singh goes to Washington for a nuclear security summit next year.

Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) India and the US Tuesday reaffirmed their resolve to fully implement the nuclear deal as soon as possible, but a crucial nuclear reprocessing pact could not be finalised due to minor differences over some key aspects of the agreement.

Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) President Barack Tuesday called India a 'rising and responsible global power' and said that he was 'fully committed' to completing their landmark civil nuclear deal that would open up India's potential $150 billion market in power plants.

Washington, Nov 24 (IANS) President Barack Obama Tuesday said there were historic conflicts between India and Pakistan, but ruled out any outside role for the US to intervene between the two South Asian nations.