Trump said his new policy would tighten rules affecting travel and sending funds to the Caribbean island nation.
nited States of America President Barack Obama sold optimism to the nation as he delivered his final State of the Union speech on Tuesday. Among the hundreds attending the event, there were some special guests, including a Syrian refugee, heroes and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
America like most of the Western countries is faced with acute shortage of nurses and in recent years it has allowed medical personnel from India, China and Philippines to immigrate to work in hospitals. Instead, Obama argued that the best possible approach to meet this shortfall is to train people inside the country.
Dr Uma Mysorekar, president of the Hindu Temple Society of North America will offer 'responsive prayers' at the special service which will "symbolise America's traditions of religious tolerance and freedom", the Presidential Inaugural Committee said. "The National Prayer Service, which will embody the themes of tolerance, unity and understanding, is a worship service for all Americans," he said.
United States President Barack Obama will visit Mumbai on November 6, during his four-day mission to India, US-India Business Council announced on Monday.
Obama, a a big admirer of Gandhiji, says Gandhism is universal in nature.
US President Barack Obama on Monday announced investments and loans worth $4 billion by American agencies as part of measures to bolster trade with India.
United States President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Senator John Kerry as his next Secretary of State, noting his vast foreign policy experience makes him the 'perfect choice' to guide the American diplomacy.
Barack Obama, who takes office as America's first black President on Tuesday, is the biggest-ever assassination target in US history, a media report said.47-year-old Obama has taken on the most important job. But it is also the most dangerous, and he knows that there are extremists who want him dead, the Daily Star reported.White supremacists have vowed to kill him and the Central Investigative Agency bosses are taking no chances.
US President Barack Obama will shortly call the Muslim world to turn a new page in its relationship with America and offer them partnership for future based on mutual respect and interest.
Earlier this week, Obama created controversy by targeting 'cheap healthcare' in countries like India and Mexico arguing that Americans should avail of 'high quality' treatment available in the US.
In a statement, Energy Secretary Earnest Moniz said this is the most ambitious initiative any president in history has taken to reduce heat-trapping emissions.
'You know why? Because they know they can't vet them, and they don't want Hamas in their neighbourhood'
'The real purpose of President Obama writing to President Zardari,' Husain Haqqani tells Rediff.com's Aziz Haniffa, 'was to seek a turnaround on terrorism -- that Pakistan, whatever its grievances, cannot have jihadi groups operating openly on its soil.'
Obama's visit coincides with a critical stage of America's longest war in Afghanistan. This will occupy much of the behind-the-scenes activity, which essentially is the core of each other's national security concern.
US President Barack Obama appointed a new social secretary,Jeremy Bernard, the first male and a gay to serve this prestigious White House position.
US President Barack Obama has said that he has "reset" the button of relationship with its Cold War adversary Russia, ties with which had dipped a new low during the previous Bush Administration.
"At my core I think we're going to be OK," Obama said.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday invoked the words of Mahatma Gandhi in his address to the United Nations General Assembly as he remembered United States envoy to Libya who was killed in violent protests that erupted in the aftermath of an anti-Islam film, saying the 'crude and disgusting' video was no excuse for an 'attack on America'.
As Barack Obama prepares to be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, a new 17-nation poll has revealed that as many as 63 per cent of Indians see America's relationship with the rest of the world improving under his presidency. The poll also shows people around the world are hoping Obama will give the highest priority to the global financial crisis.
In remarks that have sparked outrage in India, United States President Barack Obama has targeted "cheap health care" in countries like India and Mexico arguing that Americans should avail of "high quality" treatment available in the US.
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The president called for tax reform that eliminates corporate-friendly loopholes, highlighted his earlier proposal for free community college.
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and a Republican presidential aspirant have called his fellow rival Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy a guy who sounds like ChatGPT and described him as an "amateur" Barack Obama.
Dr Rajiv Shah, the senior-most Indian American in the Barack Obama administration, has been nominated as the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development -- the country's top foreign assistance programme.In nominating Shah, Obama said, "The mission of USAID is to advance America's interests by strengthening our relationships abroad. Rajiv brings fresh ideas and the dedication and impressive background necessary to help guide USAID."
The Obama Administration has announced setting up of an institute for manufacturing innovations which will help prevent jobs going to India and China.
United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended his decision to go for a limited military strike against the Assad regime of Syria arguing that it is the question of credibility of international community.
If either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins, there is unlikely to be any significant change in America's India policy post 2013. Given the scale of economic problems facing the US, India is not going to be a very high priority for some time but there is little likelihood of a downgrade in India's importance, says Harsh V Pant.
Former United States president George W Bush has criticised the policies of his Republican successor Barack Obama, saying he has made a "mess of relations" with Pakistan and is worried about America's strategy on Afghanistan, a media report said.
In his first major policy speech on the thorny issue of immigration, Obama revealed the broad contours of his vision of reform, which if implemented would be helpful to hundreds and thousands of people from countries like India, who are professionals and law abiding and add value to the American society.
Obama talks about Iraq and Afghanistan in his address to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention in Phoenix, Arizona.
Obama said the manufacturing sector has actually added 183,000 jobs so far this year -- the strongest seven months of manufacturing job growth in more than a decade.
"But when our elected officials and our political campaign become entirely untethered to reason and facts and analysis, when it doesn't matter what's true and what's not, that makes it all but impossible for us to make good decisions on behalf of future generations," he said.
United States President Barack Obama has been named Time Magazine's 2012 Person of the Year, with the US publication calling him the 'Architect of New America'.
Indian-origin lawyer Rashad Hussain will be America's new special envoy to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, a post vital to President Barack Obama's bid to repair the United States' strained relations with the Islamic world.A White House lawyer, Hussain was nominated to the key post as he had played an important role in developing partnerships with the Muslim world, Obama said. Hussain is entrusted with deepening and expanding the partnerships with Muslims.
Trump's comments prompted immediate criticism.
According to CNN, just before Obama stepped from Air Force One, he sent a message to Cubans through Twitter.
One Raj Shah has been the top Indian American in the Obama administration; the other Raj Shah is poised to play a key role in the Trump administration.
Despite other countries and the regions fast catching up, the United States still has a huge competitive edge over the rest, President Barack Obama has said.
Obama said in his recent State of the Union Address, he talked about the need for American companies to bring back jobs to the country -- insourcing.
United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced a $4 billion federal educational aid to encourage schools to develop globally competitive standards to help their students take on 'folks in Beijing and Bangalore'.
