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Narendra Modi has now over 25 mn followers on Facebook
National | Nov 20, 2014, 09:52 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has crossed 25 million followers on Facebook and continues to remain the second-most followed politician in the world after US President Barack Obama, the social networking website said.With over
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Asia's security must not be based on 'intimidation': Obama
World | Nov 15, 2014, 01:39 PM ISTBrisbane: Security in the Asia-Pacific region must depend on international law and the peaceful resolution of disputes, not on "intimidation", US President Barack Obama said on Saturday ahead of the G20 summit here, media reported.Addressing
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IS, Al-Qaeda come to agreement in Syria
World | Nov 14, 2014, 10:05 AM ISTIstanbul: Militant leaders from the Islamic State group and al-Qaeda gathered at a farm house in northern Syria last week and agreed on a plan to stop fighting each other and work together against their
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Obama meets Myanmar leader amid fears of backslide
World | Nov 13, 2014, 11:41 PM ISTNaypyitaw, Myanmar: President Barack Obama received a hero's welcome two years ago during his historic visit to Myanmar, whose rapid rebirth after decades of repression was a source of hope for the region and beyond.
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Obama meets Modi; calls him a 'man of action'
World | Nov 12, 2014, 10:28 PM ISTNay Pyi Taw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a brief interaction here tonight with Barack Obama during which the US President called him a “man of action”.Modi and Obama met each other for the second
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Obama's bid for new China ties can't quell tension
World | Nov 12, 2014, 10:29 AM ISTBeijing: When Xi Jinping took the reins of a booming China two years ago, US President Barack Obama saw an opportunity to remake America's relationship with the Asian power. But even after Obama's unusually robust
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Obama calls for tougher Internet regulation
Nov 11, 2014, 01:11 PM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama on Monday embraced a radical change in how the government treats Internet service, coming down on the side of consumer activists who fear slower download speeds and higher costs but
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US to identify 'forward-looking agenda' with China
World | Nov 08, 2014, 09:44 AM ISTWashington: US National Security Adviser Susan Rice has said President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to China will be an opportunity to identify "a forward-looking agenda" for the US-China ties."President Obama appreciates the opportunity to have
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Sikh group seeks Obama support for justice for 1984 riots
World | Nov 04, 2014, 11:08 AM ISTWashington: An umbrella Sikh group and a couple of human right bodies have written a letter to US President Barack Obama seeking his support for justice for the 1984 anti-Sikh violence in India that claimed
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'Girlfriend' crack makes Obama voting all laughs
World | Oct 22, 2014, 09:26 AM ISTWashington: Let's be clear: It was a joke. It unfolded while Obama cast an early ballot on Monday in Chicago.A young woman, Aia Cooper, was voting next to Obama when her boyfriend, Mike Jones, decided
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US prepared to confront challenge posed by Ebola: Obama
World | Oct 18, 2014, 05:07 PM ISTWashington: Allaying fears about spread of Ebola in the US, President Barack Obama today asserted that the country was not facing an outbreak of the deadly virus and it was fully prepared to confront the
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Handsome Obama makes Paltrow nervous
Hollywood | Oct 10, 2014, 06:31 PM ISTLos Angeles: During a fundraiser at her home, actress Gwyneth Paltrow felt so nervous in the company of US President Barack Obama that she randomly ended up commenting on his physical appearance, saying "You're so
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Kashmir never popped up in Modi, Obama talks: says officials
India | Oct 03, 2014, 06:14 PM ISTWashington: The Kashmir issue never popped up during the discussion between US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi when they met at the White House this week, senior US officials have said.Obama, however,
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Obama, Modi shared personal stories, experiences over dinner
World | Oct 03, 2014, 06:13 PM ISTWashington: Though they were meeting for the first time on Monday night over an intimate dinner, US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi developed an instant rapport with each other, which was reflected
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Modi, Obama target $500 billion India-US trade
Oct 01, 2014, 01:03 PM ISTWashington: Targeting a five-fold jump in Indo-US trade to $500 billion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged to deepen economic cooperation and will set up a joint program to
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Me and Obama have same interest in e-governance: Narendra Modi
Oct 01, 2014, 11:14 AM ISTWashington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he and US President Barack Obama have the same level of interest in e-governance and thus are implementing programmes towards mobile governance.“Yesterday, me and President Obama discussed
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Modi and Obama pay joint homage to Martin Luther King
World | Oct 01, 2014, 07:14 AM ISTWashington: In a rare gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama yesterday visited the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and paid a joint homage to the leader of African-American Civil Rights Movement.In
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India not a major player in US' plan to contain China: Chinese Media
World | Sep 30, 2014, 10:39 PM ISTBeijing: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a “rock-star” welcome in the US, China's state-run media today downplayed the visit saying India was not “sufficiently strong” and will not be a major player in America's
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Narendra Modi: Look forward to meeting Obama, US a vital partner
India | Sep 25, 2014, 01:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday he looks forward to meeting President Barack Obama in Washington and is confident that his five-day visit to the US will mark the "start of a new
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Narendra Modi-Obama summit can take ties to next level: US experts
World | Sep 25, 2014, 11:08 AM ISTWashington: Several US policy experts, including a former key Clinton administration official, see the upcoming US visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an opportunity to take India-US ties to the next levelThe Obama