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Mumbai's date with the Obamas
"I urge you, today, to ask my husband some tough questions, alright?"And with that, amidst a thunderous applause, Michelle Obama introduced the audience to her husband, the President of the United States, Barack Obama. As he briskly made his way to the dais, smiled and greeted his wife with a kiss on the cheek, he already had the crowd on his side....
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Obamas visit Humayun's Tomb, interact with kids
"Spectacular!" that's what visiting US President Barack Obama said about the Humayun's Tomb as he and his wife Michelle toured the 450-year-old Mughal monument soon after landing in Delhi.The couple spent half an hour at the monument enquiring about the architecture and how the world heritage site is being conserved.Obama, who kicked off his engage...
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Winds blow away red carpet laid out for Obamas' send-off
Strong winds played a bit of a spoilsport for the red carpet send off to the Obamas for Delhi as the gusts blew away the rug twice despite the best efforts of officials who finally decided to get rid of it to avoid an embarrassment.Even as authorities in Mumbai were preparing to bid adieu to President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, strong wind...
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Obama visit: No hyphens in India
At a panel discussion last week on relations between India and the United States, Strobe Talbott, the former American diplomat, told an audience of Indian business leaders that he had learned a valuable lesson about India: Do not hyphenate it. As in Indo-Pak. (Or, in a close cousin of a hyphen, as in Chindia.) The audience smiled at his epiphany: I...
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White House press briefing on board Air Force One on Obama's India visit: Full Text
Here's the full text of the White House press briefing on US President Barack Obama's India visit:November 6, 2010The White HouseOffice of the Press SecretaryPress briefing by National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Advisor For International Economic Affairs Mike Froman, Deputy National Security Advisor For Strat...
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Obama in India; meets 26/11 survivors at the Taj Hotel
On their first stop on a four-day India visit, US President Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle, visited the 26/11 memorial at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai. The Obamas also spoke to a few survivors of the 26/11 attacks, in which 166 people, including five Americans were killed. (Watch: Obama lands in Mumbai) President Obama was taken around the ...
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No loud fireworks in Mumbai, Obama's coming
The government's directive to Mumbaikars to refrain from using firecrackers is not confined to environmental concerns alone. The police, the agency responsible to implement the diktat, wants people to show restraint also because it coincides with the arrival of US president Barack Obama.The security establishment wants to ensure there are no false ...
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Mumbai gears up for Obama visit
Although the Mumbai police claim to have not got the fixed date for President Barack Obama's visit. This is what Mumbai will have to endure when the President comes calling. Top hotel rooms have been booked across the city: 570 rooms in Taj Mahal Palace, 125 rooms in Taj President and 90 rooms each in The Oberoi/The Grand Hyatt/ITC Grand Marat...
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Mumbai's date with the Obamas
"I urge you, today, to ask my husband some tough questions, alright?"And with that, amidst a thunderous applause, Michelle Obama introduced the audience to her husband, the President of the United States, Barack Obama. As he briskly made his way to the dais, smiled and greeted his wife with a kiss on the cheek, he already had the crowd on his side....
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Obamas visit Humayun's Tomb, interact with kids
"Spectacular!" that's what visiting US President Barack Obama said about the Humayun's Tomb as he and his wife Michelle toured the 450-year-old Mughal monument soon after landing in Delhi.The couple spent half an hour at the monument enquiring about the architecture and how the world heritage site is being conserved.Obama, who kicked off his engage...
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Winds blow away red carpet laid out for Obamas' send-off
Strong winds played a bit of a spoilsport for the red carpet send off to the Obamas for Delhi as the gusts blew away the rug twice despite the best efforts of officials who finally decided to get rid of it to avoid an embarrassment.Even as authorities in Mumbai were preparing to bid adieu to President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, strong wind...
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Obama visit: No hyphens in India
At a panel discussion last week on relations between India and the United States, Strobe Talbott, the former American diplomat, told an audience of Indian business leaders that he had learned a valuable lesson about India: Do not hyphenate it. As in Indo-Pak. (Or, in a close cousin of a hyphen, as in Chindia.) The audience smiled at his epiphany: I...
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White House press briefing on board Air Force One on Obama's India visit: Full Text
Here's the full text of the White House press briefing on US President Barack Obama's India visit:November 6, 2010The White HouseOffice of the Press SecretaryPress briefing by National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Advisor For International Economic Affairs Mike Froman, Deputy National Security Advisor For Strat...
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Obama in India; meets 26/11 survivors at the Taj Hotel
On their first stop on a four-day India visit, US President Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle, visited the 26/11 memorial at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai. The Obamas also spoke to a few survivors of the 26/11 attacks, in which 166 people, including five Americans were killed. (Watch: Obama lands in Mumbai) President Obama was taken around the ...
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No loud fireworks in Mumbai, Obama's coming
The government's directive to Mumbaikars to refrain from using firecrackers is not confined to environmental concerns alone. The police, the agency responsible to implement the diktat, wants people to show restraint also because it coincides with the arrival of US president Barack Obama.The security establishment wants to ensure there are no false ...
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Mumbai gears up for Obama visit
Although the Mumbai police claim to have not got the fixed date for President Barack Obama's visit. This is what Mumbai will have to endure when the President comes calling. Top hotel rooms have been booked across the city: 570 rooms in Taj Mahal Palace, 125 rooms in Taj President and 90 rooms each in The Oberoi/The Grand Hyatt/ITC Grand Marat...
