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US President Barack Obama has had a busy Monday -- from having being ceremonially welcomed at the Rashtrapati Bhawan to meeting leaders from across the spectrum. We recall his day in PHOTOS
A ceremonial reception was accorded to United States President Barack Obama at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on Monday morning. At 9:45 am, Obama's cavalcade arrived on the red clay path outside the Rashtrapati Bhavan, flanked by horses. Obama and First Lady Michelle were welcomed warmly at the presidential palace forecourt by President Pratibha Patil and her husband Devisingh Patil.They were then greeted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur.
Dr Singh, his wife Gursharan Kaur, President Obama, Michelle Obama, Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee were seated at the lead table.
Sheela Bhatt on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's dinner for President Barack Obama.
United States President Barack Obama on Sunday arrived in Delhi on the second leg of his three-day visit to India. He was personally received by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who set aside protocol to welcome the high-profile guest.
"Young people are much aware and focused about the environment issues. I have noticed this from Malia and Sasha and from today's presentation," he said.
Mani Bhavan, where Mahatma Gandhi stayed during his visits to Mumbai, has many stories to tell. The quaint building in Gamdevi, south Mumbai, had originally belonged to Gandhi's friend Revashankar Jagjeevan Jhaveri. From Mani Bhavan, Gandhi launched a number of crucial movements during the struggle for independence that later changed the course of India's history. Usha Thakker, the director of Mani Bhavan, escorted United States President Barack Obama.
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The Obamas have a packed schedule during the three days they are in India. But we still decided to go ahead and dare the most powerful man in the world to do some stuff that only Indians can endure. There are a couple of them for Michelle as well.
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He had come in search of jobs in America to rescue his presidency and India failed him in more ways than one, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
The Indian designers, who have in the past dressed international celebrities like Madonna, Fergie, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland have landed another famous client.
United States President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday left for Indonesia after concluding his three-day India visit.
K K Mohammad, who took the US First Couple around Humayun's Tomb while explaining its history, tells Sheela Bhatt that the tour was a crash course in architecture and history for the Obamas.
United States President Barack Obama on Saturday said his decision to stay in the Taj Hotel is a powerful message against terrorism and demanded that the perpetrators of the horrific Mumbai attacks should be brought to justice.
