Obama Parliament

• Spellbound Congress MP gifts chain to US President

  Spellbound by Barack Obama's speech in the Parliament, a Congress MP from Andhra Pradesh today gifted a golden chain with south sea pearls which he was wearing to the US President who immediately accepted it.Rayapati Sambasiva Rao, the MP from Guntur, went to Obama after he concluded his 35-minutes-long speech to the members of both the Houses and ...

• 'Dhanyawad,' says Obama. And 'Jai Hind'

  As he paused and carefully enunciated "Lok Sabha" and "Rajya Sabha" very early in his address to the Indian Parliament, it was clear that President Barack Obama would attempt to charm with a generous sprinkle of Hindi and other things India.Very soon thereafter, he thanked India for the warm welcome to his wife Michelle and him and charmingly said,...

• Full text: Obama's address to Parliament

  Visiting American President Barack Obama addressed the Indian Parliament on Monday. He is the fourth US President to address the House after Dwight Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.Here's the full text of Obama's address: Mr. Vice President, Madame Speaker, Mr. Prime Minister, Members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and most of all,...

• Obama arrives at Parliament, to address the House soon

  US President Barack Obama has arrived at the Parliament, where he will address a joint session in the Central Hall at 5:30 pm, which has been decked up for the occasion. Hamid Ansari is making the opening address right now, which will be followed by Obama's 20-minute speech. The Lok Sabha Speaker will give the vote of thanks. Obama is the first ...

• Obama address: MPs told to behave

  US President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Parliament on Monday and MPs have been told to behave in a dignified manner during the US President's address.The advisory has been sent by the Parliament Affairs ministry to leaders of parliamentary parties to ensure that there is decorum and dignity of the institution is maintained.Several...