Us President Barack Obama
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America will remain 'anchor of strong alliances': Obama
World | Jan 21, 2013, 11:28 PM ISTWashington, Jan 21 : America will remain the anchor of strong alliances in every corner of the globe from Asia to the Middle east, US President Barack Obama today said in his inaugural address after
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Chuck Hagel set to become US Defense Secretary
World | Jan 07, 2013, 10:42 AM ISTWashington, Jan 7: US President Barack Obama is expected to nominate Chuck Hagel as his new defence secretary tomorrow and Republicans are signaling a fierce confirmation fight even though he is one of their own.Obama
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Huge crowds in Yangon welcome Obama
World | Nov 19, 2012, 12:28 PM ISTYangon, Nov 19: Launching a landmark visit to long shunned Myanmar, President Barack Obama said Monday he comes to "extend the hand of friendship" to a nation moving from persecution to peace. But his praise
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Obama wishes Indians a happy Diwali
World | Nov 14, 2012, 08:28 AM ISTWashington, Nov 14: US President Barack Obama has described Diwali as a festival that "symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness and knowledge over igorance."In a statement issued by the White House, Obama said: "Today,
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US working with India towards increased defence cooperation
World | Nov 13, 2012, 11:38 AM ISTWashington, Nov 13: As the Obama Administration moves towards strategic re-balance in the Asia-Pacific region, the US today it was working with India to develop increased defence co-operation. "We are working with India to develop
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Show more bravery, Washington Post tells Obama
World | Nov 08, 2012, 06:33 AM ISTWashington, Nov 8: Now that he has won a second time, President Barack Obama needs to show "bravery" to take on issues he avoided the last time, the Washington Post said Wednesday.It will be more
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Singh, Obama meet on sidelines of G20 summit
World | Jun 19, 2012, 08:46 PM ISTLos Cabos, Jun 19: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama had a brief informal interaction during the G-20 Summit, days after the two leaders agreed to work together to address the faltering
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Mamata set to complete one year in office
National | May 17, 2012, 12:20 PM ISTKolkata, May 17 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee completes a year in office on May 20 saddled with a debt burden of over Rs two lakh crore, a not too happy relationship with
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Obama's fling becomes a rave in Australia
World | May 03, 2012, 08:05 PM ISTMelbourne, May 3: US President Barack Obama had a fling with an Australian woman in New York during 1980s and a new biography threatens to bare this torrid affair.Secret diaries of Genevieve Cook, daughter of
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Mamata Named Among World's Most Influential People
India | Apr 18, 2012, 06:49 PM ISTNew York, Apr 18: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been named among the 100 most influential people in the world by the prestigious Time magazine in its 2012 list which also includes US
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Obama Worried Over Safety Of Pakistan's Nukes
World | Mar 28, 2012, 10:51 AM ISTSeoul, Mar 28: US president Barack Obama on Tuesday voiced concern over safety of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal, saying the world cannot allow nonstate actors and terrorists to get their hands on the nuclear weapons and
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Obama To Meet Hu Jintao After Blunt Words On North Korea
World | Mar 26, 2012, 01:09 PM ISTSeoul, Mar 26: US President Barack Obama will Monday press China to persuade North Korea to abort its planned rocket launch, as his patience runs out with Beijing's handling of its belligerent nuclear neighbour.Obama and
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U.S. Names Amartya Sen For Humanities Medal
World | Feb 12, 2012, 04:04 PM ISTWashington, Feb 12: India-born Nobel laureate Amartya Sen will be felicitated by U.S. President Barack Obama for his efforts to increase the understanding of how to fight hunger and poverty.Mr. Barack Obama would felicitate Mr.
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White House Shooter Indicted For Assassination Bid
World | Jan 18, 2012, 07:56 AM ISTWashington, Jan 18: A man accused of firing shots at the White House in November has been formally charged with attempting to assassinate US President Barack Obama, according to an indictment unsealed on Tuesday.A preliminary
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Obama Nominates Nancy Powell As Ambassador To India
India | Dec 17, 2011, 01:15 PM ISTWashington, Dec 17: Nancy J Powell, a career diplomat with wide experience in South Asia, has been named by US President Barack Obama as the next ambassador to India, the first woman to be nominated
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60 Dead In Afghan Hospital Bombing
World | Jun 25, 2011, 08:18 PM ISTPuli Alam (Afghanistan), Jun 25 : A huge car bomb at a hospital today killed 60 in Afghanistan's worst attack for three years, days after US President Barack Obama said 10,000 US forces would leave
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U.S. Was Ready For Fight With Pakistanis During Raid
World | May 10, 2011, 03:07 PM ISTWashington, May 10 : US President Barack Obama insisted that the assault force hunting down Osama bin Laden last week be large enough to fight its way out of Pakistan if confronted by hostile local
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PM, Obama Discuss Laden Killing
World | May 10, 2011, 11:51 AM ISTWashington, May 10 : US President Barack Obama spoke Monday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, whose neighbor and arch-rival Pakistan is smarting from a US commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden a
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Obama Watched Soundless Video Feed Of Abbottabad Raid
World | May 07, 2011, 04:51 PM ISTWashington, May 7 : US President Barack Obama and his key national security team in the White House situation room watched a soundless video feed of the raid on al-qaeda chief Osama bin Laden at
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Obama Meets US Special Forces Commandos Who Killed Osama
World | May 07, 2011, 09:17 AM ISTWashington, May 7 : US President Barack Obama has met some of the American special forces commandos, who killed al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in an operation in Pakistan and saluted them on behalf