Austan Goolsbee, one of United States President Barack Obama's closest economic advisers, announced on Monday night that he would resign.
"I am filled with hope and inspiration as I have the privilege to view this testament to Gandhi's life. He is a hero not just to India but to the world," Obama wrote in the visitor's book at the Mani Bhavan in Mumbai.
The Indian American community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylavania held a small reception/fundraiser for Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama recently.
The US president spent time with Bear Grylls, the famous survival expert, in the Alaskan wilderness, which has been made into a documentary.
Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon Panetta will move to Pentagon to become new US Defence Secretary to replace Robert Gates while his top military commander in Afghanistan Gen David Petraeus is to takeover as the new CIA Director.
He then went on to say that, however, he won't get a Nobel Peace Prize for any of his efforts.
Sunny, who was born in Michigan in June 2012, is a Portuguese water dog just like Bo and works great for the Obamas because of allergies in their family.
United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday lifted the freeze on military trials for Guantanamo Bay terror suspects by signing an executive order that will create a formal system of indefinite detention of such prisoners. Within hours of his taking over as the President, Obama announced a freeze on Guantanamo Bay trials along with a vow to shut down the infamous camp within a year.
China's increasing presence in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was not discussed, but both nations did discuss Pakistan, China and other issues related to maritime disputes and the security situation in the Indian Ocean.
Dr Rajiv Shah, the highest-ranking Indian-American member of the Obama administration, has traveled with the President to the country his parents left in the late 1960s.
'Beijing is watching Obama's visit closely. While Chinese leaders have faced opposition from Japan and Vietnam, they view India's rise with caution.'
Obama's representative Carolyn Sauvage-Mar on Tuesday received a gold-plated two-feet-high idol, which she will pass it on to Obama.The idol is being presented to Obama as he is reported to be a Lord Hanuman devotee and carries with him a locket of the monkey god along with other good luck charms.An hour-long prayer meeting to sanctify the idol was earlier organised at Sankat Mochan Dham by Congress leader Brijmohan Bhama, Balmiki Samaj and the temple's priests.
PM Modi, President Pranab and the Obamas enjoyed high tea at Rashtrapati Bhavan
Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr are among the heroes of United States President Barack Obama, a senior Obama administration official has said. "Barack Obama, first African-American president and a student of those principles, identifies Gandhi's autobiography and Taylor Branch's terrific three-part biography of King, as works that helped shape him," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake said.
Obama joked comfortably with the eccentric founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group.
Pointing out that perpetuating a broken immigration system is not an option if America is to win the future, the US President Barack Obama expressed his commitment to a comprehensive immigration reform, the White House said.
Sections in the US State Department and Pentagon have always felt more comfortable dealing with all powerful Pakistani generals instead of elected civilians, points out Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W.
The president's spending plan for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 proposes a rise in the minimum wage and for new spending on infrastructure.
Both win by wide margins over the next-closest finishers, Malala Yousafzai for women and Pope Francis and Donald Trump for men, the poll said in its latest survey.
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.
There are many Americans whose only experience with trade and globalisation has been shuttered factories.
US President Barack Obama arrived in Mumbai on Monday on the first leg of his three-day visit that will seek to focus on opening up of Indian markets for American businesses and deal with wide range of political issues, including strategy on counter-terrorism.
US President Barack Obama, who will arrive in Mumbai on November 6 for a four-day official visit to the country, would be presented a copy of Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography when he visits the Mani Bhavan.
Barack Obama became the second United States president to address the Parliament after Bill Clinton in 2000 on Monday and though the joint session opened to a packed central hall, the buzz, excitement and sheer charisma of Clinton was missing.
Members of Parliament from diverse parts of India -- from the Naxalite-affected regions to south India -- react to President Obama's speech.
Obama hailed the rescue as a tribute not only to the determination of rescue workers and Chilean government, but also the miners and the Chilean people who have inspired the world, the White House said.
United States President Barack Obama, who heads the world's richest economy, on Sunday checked out the world's cheapest car -- Nano. When the powerful US couple was introduced to Ratan Tata, who heads the $72 billion conglomerate, President Obama told First Lady Michelle that this is the person who created the $2,500 wonder car. Eyewitnesses said that Michelle immediately expressed the desire to see the car that revolutionised the auto industry.
Ahead of United States President Barack Obama's visit to India, Pakistan insisted that its ties with Washington should not been seen through the prism of US-India relations.
Here's what happened when United States President Barack Obama decided to take a stroll.
Barack Obama, who will be the first US president to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations, will have a loaded itinerary with engagements ranging from political to economic and academic during his three-day trip beginning Sunday that will culminate with a visit to iconic Taj Mahal.
ISIS' advances in Iraq and Syria are not just tactical but strategic victories -- born of US errors and confusion
United States President Barack Obama on Thursday greeted people across the globe on the occasion of Diwali and said that he is looking forward to his India visit.
Barack Obama and Raul Castro vowed to set aside their differences in pursuit of what the US president called a "new day" for the relationship between the neighbours.
At the USIBC event the president will refer to the "significant" deals between the US and India that are "being consummated." One of these deals, sources have said, will be the sale of Boeing C-17 aircraft to the Indian military. Obama's announcement of this deal would clearly be meant for consumption back home.
US President Barack Obama is in favour of a comprehensive immigration reform, but this can't be done without the support of the Republicans, the White House has said.
'When we urge you to complete the task of eliminating terrorism, we are not suggesting that we are ready to fight the battle to the Last American. Indians, Americans and humanity itself have a stake in ridding the world of the scourge of terrorism. There should be no more Headleys to perpetrate terrorism.'
US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet in Washington on Sunday, during which the two leaders will discuss the civil nuclear deal and other bilateral and regional issues.
Obama thinks Modi has a clear vision for where he wants to take his country, says the White House.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to undertake a six-day visit to the United States from September 20, during which he will have a bilateral meeting with President Barack Obama in Washington besides attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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