Photos: Star-studded state dinner for PM Modi at White house

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U.S. President Joe Biden and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi toast during an official state dinner at the White House in Washington, U.S. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought his comedy game to Thursday’s big White House dinner in his honour, cracking jokes about his lack of singing chops, the time President Joe Biden wanted him to eat even though he was fasting and how well Indians and Americans are getting along. Image Credit: REUTERS

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CEO of Alphabet Inc., Sundar Pichai and Anjali Pichai arrive for the dinner. Image Credit: AFP

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Sam Altman, founder and CEO of OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT, arrives with his partner Oliver Mulherin to attend the State Dinner hosted by President Biden for India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, U.S. Image Credit: REUTERS

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and wife Evan Ryan arrive for the dinner. Image Credit: AFP

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Apple CEO Tim Cook and his guest, former EPA administrator Lisa Jackson, who is now Apple's Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, arrive for the dinner. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani with wife Nita Ambani arrives to attend the State Dinner at the White House in Washington DC. Image Credit: ANI

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Indian billionaire businessman Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Ralph Lauren, and his wife Ricky Lauren, arrive for the State Dinner with President Joe Biden and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House. Image Credit: AP

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Vivek Murthy, US surgeon general, right, and Alice Chen arrive to attend a state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House in Washington. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, right, and Elizabeth Weiland arrive for the dinner. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Ashley Biden, left, and Seema Sadanandan arrive to attend a state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House in Washington, DC. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, left, and Emily Norris McCarthy arrive to attend a state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, DC, US. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King arrives for the dinner. Image Credit: AFP

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US filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and Bhavna Shyamalan arrive for the dinner. Image Credit: AFP

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Conductor Sameer Patel and Shannon Patel arrive for the dinner. Image Credit: AFP

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Representative Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, left, and Paul Pelosi arrive to attend a state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Former tennis champion Billie Jean King and her guest Ilana Kloss arrive to attend the dinner at the White House in Washington. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Huma Abedin, former longtime assistant and aide to former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, arrives with her sister Heba Abedin to attend the State Dinner hosted by President Biden for India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, U.S. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Thomas Friedman, author and columnist for the New York Times, right, and Ann B. Friedman arrive to attend the dinner. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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