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Prince Harry's 'Spare' sells 1.43 mn copies on Day 1, beats Barack Obama's record
Books & Culture | Jan 13, 2023, 11:58 AM ISTPrince Harry's jaw-dropping memoir 'Spare' has smashed all records for any first-day nonfiction book sale it had ever put out.
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Barack Obama and Michelle Obama got frustrated with Spotify, left the platform and joined Audible
Technology | Jun 22, 2022, 12:45 PM ISTBarack Obama and Michelle Obahavehas joined Audible by Amazon and leaves Spotify. The financial terms of the agreement with Higher Ground have not been disclosed by Audible yet. But it is expected to be above the previous deal with Spotify which was around $25 million.
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Modi govt 8 years: How PM's 'bear hugs' added a personal touch to foreign dignitaries trip to India
India | May 25, 2022, 02:15 PM ISTPM Modi has made some very popular headlines both nationally and internationally in the name of his magical 'Jadoo ki Jhappi' to global leaders.
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Barack Obama tests Covid-19 positive, PM Modi wishes him quick recovery
World | Mar 14, 2022, 10:38 AM ISTThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that 75.2% of U.S. adults are fully vaccinated and 47.7% of the fully vaccinated have received a booster shot.
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Obama Foundation receives 'largest individual contribution' from Bezos
World | Nov 23, 2021, 08:30 AM ISTLast year, Bezos committed to spend $10 billion by 2030 to enhance climate change efforts through his Bezos Earth Fund. In recent months, he has released some details on how he plans to spend that money.
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‘Obamacare’ survives: Supreme Court dismisses big challenge
World | Jun 17, 2021, 09:34 PM ISTThe law’s major provisions include protections for people with pre-existing health conditions, a range of no-cost preventive services and the expansion of the Medicaid program that insures lower-income people, including those who work in jobs that don’t pay much or provide health insurance.
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Obama dog Bo, once a White House celebrity, dies from cancer
World | May 09, 2021, 09:34 AM ISTBo had helped Obama keep a promise to daughters Malia and Sasha that they could get a dog after the election.
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Obama family matriarch dies in Kenyan hospital at 99
World | Mar 29, 2021, 03:57 PM ISTSarah Obama, the matriarch of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s Kenyan family has died, relatives and officials confirmed Monday but did not disclose the cause of death. She was at least 99 years old.
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Once broke a schoolmate's nose for using a racial slur, reveals former US President Obama
World | Feb 24, 2021, 07:03 AM ISTAccording to The Hill, the 44th US President shared the experience in an episode of his Spotify podcast with Bruce Springsteen, "Renegades," released Monday (local time).
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Biden, Harris, Obama hail successful landing of NASA's Perseverance on Mars' surface
World | Feb 19, 2021, 01:04 PM ISTAs NASA landed its biggest and the most advanced rover Preservance on the orange martian surface, the agency's acting chief Steve Jurczyk received a call from Unites States President Joe Biden, congratulating him for the successful landing.
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Moment of 'great dishonour, shame': Obama slams Trump, says he incited US Capitol violence
World | Jan 07, 2021, 10:46 AM ISTThe assertion of the former common president got here hours after hundreds of pro-Trump rioters on Wednesday stormed the US Capitol, interrupting a joint session of Congress the place lawmakers have been set to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win.
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'The Good Lord Bird' makes cut to Barack Obama's greatest shows of 2020; read the entire list here
Web Series | Dec 30, 2020, 08:40 PM ISTAmongst the Former President Barack Obama's list, a noticeable mention is that of Voot Select’s The Good Lord Bird. Starring Ethan Hawke as revolutionist John Brown, the docu-series thrives on an exceptional tale of real life inspired events that led to the infamous 1859 Harper Ferry’s raid, the catalyst to the American revolution.
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UP lawyer sues Barack Obama for 'insulting' Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Singh in his book
India | Nov 19, 2020, 04:54 PM ISTA lawyer in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district has filed a civil suit against former US President Barack Obama's latest book 'The Promised Land' in which he has mentioned Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Manmohan Singh, a former prime minister.
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Barack Obama memoir off to record-setting start, sells 890,000 copies in first 24 hrs in US, Canada
World | Nov 19, 2020, 09:34 AM ISTFormer President Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” sold nearly 890,000 copies in the U.S. and Canada in its first 24 hours, putting it on track to be the best selling presidential memoir in modern history. The first-day sales, a record for Penguin Random House, includes pre-orders, e-books and audio.
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'Expected my most difficult call with Zardari': Obama recalls Abbottabad raid
World | Nov 17, 2020, 11:27 AM ISTFormer U.S. President Barack Obama recalled the successful Abbottabad raid to kill Al Qaeda chief and 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden in May 2011 and shared what his apprehensions were back then.
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'His writings gave voice to my deepest instincts': Obama talks about his 'fascination' with Gandhi
World | Nov 17, 2020, 10:33 AM ISTWhile praising Gandhi for his "successful non-violent campaign against the British rule that became a beacon for other dispossessed, marginalised groups", the 44th US President also said that the Indian icon was unable to successfully address the caste system or prevent the partition of the country based on religion.
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In many respects, modern-day India is counted as a success story, says Barack Obama
India | Nov 17, 2020, 10:12 AM ISTThe 44th US president, in his latest book, says the transition to a more market-based economy in the 1990s unleashed the extraordinary entrepreneurial talents of Indians, leading to soaring growth rates, a thriving technology sector, and a steadily expanding middle class.
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Always held special place for India, spent childhood listening to Ramayana, Mahabharata: Obama
India | Nov 17, 2020, 09:19 AM ISTBarack Obama book A Promised Land: Former US President said that his childhood years spent in Indonesia listening to the epic Hindu tales of the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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Not just politicians, even voters are divided now: Barack Obama
World | Nov 16, 2020, 12:09 PM ISTObama, in an interview to CBS News on Sunday, said that they have to work with the media and the tech companies to find ways to inform the public better about the issues and bolster the standards to ensure that they can separate truth from fiction.
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Tariq Anwar backs Rahul Gandhi over Obama's remarks in his memoir
News | Nov 13, 2020, 05:08 PM ISTCongress leader Tariq Anwar on November 13 reacted on the former US president Barack Obama's remark on MP from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi and said to assess someone in few meetings is tough, Rahul's personality has changed and he's gained lot of experience.