Recollecting some stories that have taken our great country a step-forward in 2013:
The United States House of Representative on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution recognising the influence Mahatma Gandhi had on Martin Luther King Jr, the great civil rights leader of America, who has been a source of inspiration to President Barack Obama. Passed by a roll call vote of 406 to 0, with 26 abstaining, the resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of King's visit to India in 1959. It was introduced by Congressman John Lewis.
Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has described Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru among her "greatest sources" of influence, as she encouraged American students to read the works of India's Father of the Nation.
While the first family of the United States was on a vacation at Martha's Vineyard, the historic Oval Office -- the seat of power -- at the White House has been renovated and remodelled.
In an interaction with journalists at the Foreign Press Center inWashington, Lewis, who marched with King in Selma, Alabama in the '60s said, "As I said there in India as we traveled, if it hadn't been for Gandhi, hadn't been for Martin Luther King Jr, there would be no Barack Obama."
Blagojevich was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in December last year on criminal charges, including that he tried to sell the senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama. The Illinois senate began the impeachment trial in Springfield on whether to throw the governor out of the office. A defiant Blagojevich said he would not participate in the trial as it was a sham and unfair and did not give him a chance to bring in witnesses.
'The teachings of Gandhi, the philosophy of passive resistance and nonviolence, and also taught by Martin Luther King Jr, inspired hundreds and thousands and millions of citizens in America, and helped to free and liberate not just a people, but a nation,' says US Congressman John Lewis, a close friend of Dr King.
Ahead of India's Independence Day on August 15, US Secretary of State Hillar Clinton greeted Indians on Thursday. Below is the text of her speech.
The Democratic Party announced that, on the fourth and final day of the convention, Obama will leave the Pepsi Centre -- where the rest of the convention will be held -- and give a speech at nearby Invesco Field, quadrupling his live audience from 19,000 to more than 76,000.
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As the world celebrates the International Day of non-violence, United States President Barack Obama on Friday said America has its 'roots in the India of Mahatma Gandhi'. "His teachings and ideals, shared with Martin Luther King Jr on his 1959 pilgrimage to India, transformed American society through our civil rights movement," Obama said on the occasion of Gandhi's birth anniversary. Americans owe enormous gratitude to Gandhi, he added.
Barack Obama created history when he went to a polling booth in his home town of Chicago to cast his vote, over 12 days ahead of the November 6 elections, thus becoming the first US President to vote early.
United States President Barack Obama recalled the non-violent methods of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr as he praised the people of Egypt for their peaceful protests and welcomed the end of Hosni Mubarak's 30-year-rule.
President-Elect Obama has shown poise in the face of great challenges personally and to the country he has sworn to serve. His judgment and decision-making have shown wisdom beyond his years. But his greatest trait to me, one that he shares with the leaders mentioned earlier, is his ability to inspire all different kinds of people.
One of the most prominent of Indian immigrants in America, Subash Razdan has, along with his wife Raj, made America his home for more than 34 years. Among his many achievements are leading the effort to have a Mahatma Gandhi statute in Atlanta at the museum that honors Martin Luther King Jr., the highly influential activist who was inspired by the Mahatma.
Under the new curriculum to come into force next year, schools in Britain will no longer be specifically advised to focus on Churchill, Gandhi, Hitler, Joseph Stalin or Benito Mussolini in their lessons on 20th century history.
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Slamming the media for trying to "delegetimise" President Donald Trump by false reporting, his top aides have said the new administration will fight back "tooth and nail" against it and can even "rethink" its relationship with the press.
The US president has often talked about the influence of Mahatma Gandhi on his life.
The Georgia-based Gandhi Foundation of USA proposes to establish a Gandhi Center in Atlanta.
What we know -- what we have seen -- is that India can change. That is the true genius of this nation.
Forty-six years after the late iconic civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King--who was inspired by Mohandas Gandhi-- delivered his 'I have a dream' speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Barack Hussain Obama, whose campaign theme was 'Yes, we can," was sworn in at 11.56 am on January 20th as the nation's 44 president and the first ever African American chief executive on the steps of the west front of the Capitool in the presence of over an unprecedented crowd.
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Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday slammed the government for invoking the Public Safety Act against former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah and said detention without charges is the worst abomination in a democracy.
The cola giant removed the ad from YouTube less than 24 hours after it was first posted, following much online ridicule. "Pepsi was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding," the company said in a statement.
United States President Barack Obama was "very pleased" to meet India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi and values the opportunity to discuss a broad array of topics reflecting the depth of the strong ties between the world's two largest democracies, the White House has said.
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"As we have discussed, Joe has outlined our plan for vaccinations, our plan for recovery, and in particular relief for working people, for families. And there is a lot to do. Some of them say that ours are ambitious goals, but we do believe with hard work and with the cooperation and collaboration of the members of the United States Congress that we can get it done," Harris said in response to a question.
"Americans received a sobering reminder on Saturday of the threat that political violence poses to our democracy," The New York Times said.
'Representing our country is a wonderful honour and a mighty task that we are all looking forward to.'
Juster said as democracies, the US and India are committed to a rules based order as well as to peace and diplomacy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi went all out to make US President Obama feel special through his personal gestures
Describing India as an important member of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the Quad) and a crucial partner for stability in the Indo-Pacific, the letter said that the lawmakers support the deepening strategic partnership between the two countries.
Did Prime Minister Modi receive a different kind of reception at the Biden White House on Friday than he has has been used to at the American president's home?
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