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Kashi weavers pack 100 Benarasi saris for Michelle Obama
India | Jan 23, 2015, 12:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: As the nation gears up to welcome the Obamas, people of Varanasi, on their part are busy weaving and packing 100 Benarasi saris for the First Lady of the US, Michelle Obama.According to
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Obama hosts 'Selma' screening at White House
Hollywood | Jan 17, 2015, 06:04 PM ISTLos Angeles: US President Barack Obama hosted a private screening of the historical drama film "Selma" at the White House. It was attended by a string of celebrities.Guests at the Friday night screening included media
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Delhi Police, US sleuths discuss security for Obama
India | Jan 16, 2015, 09:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Police today held meetings with sleuths of US Secret Service and top police officials of neighbouring states to chalk out a coordination plan and identify possible challenges in order to ensure fool-proof
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Barack Obama's India visit: India-US investment initiative launched
Jan 14, 2015, 10:54 AM ISTWashington: Ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to India later this month, India and the US have launched an investment initiative to focus on capital market reforms and policy measures that would help spur long-term
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Obama to host British Prime Minister David Cameron next week
World | Jan 11, 2015, 07:21 AM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama will host British Prime Minister David Cameron at the White House in the coming week.Their meeting follows the worst terrorist attack in France in decades. Seventeen people were slain in attacks
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Obama pays respects at French Embassy after Paris attack
World | Jan 09, 2015, 08:05 AM ISTWashington: Declaring that “terror is no match for freedom,” President Barack Obama paid his respects Thursday at the French Embassy in Washington following the Paris terrorist attack that left a dozen people dead at a
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Obama rules out huge funding for anti-IS battle
World | Dec 30, 2014, 08:31 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama acknowledged the 'real' threat posed by the Sunni radical group Islamic State (IS) in an interview aired on Monday, but ruled out another trillion dollars in aid in the efforts
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Obama visit a security challenge: intelligence officer
India | Dec 23, 2014, 11:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: The forthcoming visit of US President Barack Obama to India has been termed by the security establishment as a “challenge” in terms of providing foolproof security to the dignitaries and common people during
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North Korea hack was 'vandalism', not act of war: Obama
World | Dec 21, 2014, 09:17 PM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama said North Korea's hack of Sony Pictures was an act of "cyber vandalism" and not an act of war, according to an interview today."No, I don't think it was an
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Govt taking steps for security ahead of Obama's visit: Rajnath
National | Dec 18, 2014, 08:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: In the wake of terror attack in Peshawar, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the government is taking all possible steps for security during the ensuing visit of US President Barack Obama.“Whatever high
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CIA chief admits use of brutal interrogation techniques
World | Dec 12, 2014, 03:51 PM ISTWashington: Some officers of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used brutal techniques on terrorist suspects and there was no proof of useful information yielded from the interrogation, the chief of the US spy agency has
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See what these images tell about 2014
World | Dec 10, 2014, 12:24 PM ISTNew Delhi : The year 2014 has entered into its final month and it's time to look back all the major events that have taken place this year.While there were some fine events like Sochi
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Rahul Gandhi attacks Narendra Modi's style of functioning
National | Dec 04, 2014, 06:50 PM ISTAmethi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's style of functioning, saying that he wants complete power in his hands."Prime Ministerji has a different thinking... That he has complete power
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'Modi govt should take up Bhopal gas tragedy issue with Obama'
India | Nov 30, 2014, 08:58 PM ISTBhopal: Two days before world's worst industrial disaster's 30th anniversary, Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty on Sunday said that the Narendra Modi-led NDA government should raise issues pertaining to the Bhopal Gas tragedy with
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US keen for co-production, co-development in defence with India
World | Nov 30, 2014, 06:01 PM ISTWashington: With India being one of the top priorities of the Obama Administration, the US is keen to explore co-production and co-development opportunities in defence with the rising Asian power and expand maritime security cooperation
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Chuck Hagel understood India's value, opened US military for Sikhs
World | Nov 25, 2014, 05:20 PM ISTWashington: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who quit amid differences with President Barack Obama, understood the strategic importance of India and opened up the US military a little bit more for the Sikhs. Hagel, 68, who
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Kashmir issue can be taken up with Pakistan under agreed framework: MEA
India | Nov 23, 2014, 08:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today said that the Kashmir issue can only be discussed under the framework for dialogue agreed with Pakistan even as it remained non-committal about any meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
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Report clears Obama administration on Benghazi attack
World | Nov 22, 2014, 12:03 PM ISTWashington: A two-year Congressional probe into an attack on a US diplomatic post in Libya's Benghazi city has cleared the Obama administration of accusations of mishandling its response, media reports said Saturday.The report released Friday
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Modi had an extraordinarily successful US visit: US official
World | Nov 21, 2014, 09:38 AM ISTWashington: Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit as "extraordinarily successful", a top official in the Obama administration has said US-India relationship has come "a remarkable distance"."We've just had the extraordinarily successful visit of Prime
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Obama to fix US's 'broken' immigration system, lakhs of Indian immigrants to benefit
World | Nov 20, 2014, 07:33 PM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama has opted for Facebook as a platform to inform Americans about his executive actions on fixing the country's "broken" immigration system.The executive actions, to be announced on Thursday, are expected