But his nature, temperament, his skill to listen to others, and empathise with their pain and hardships will make him a far better president, a leader America has been longing for four years, notes Aseem Chhabra.
Royal Ascot is not just about horse racing any more! It's about fashion and some stunning hats.
These boards need to function efficiently to maximise the wealth of the nation.
Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to 68-year old Stalin, for whom this would be the first stint as CM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious projects such as the Clean India campaign and the MP Model Village scheme will be taken up during the high tea for National Democratic Alliance MPs on Sunday evening with a view to seek their support and participation for its success.
Pinkies up! Where to sip the world's best. Forbes Traveler surveys the top locations for the world's tea gardens and finds plenty to drink, from Sri Lanka to Bolivia.
'Whatever I have learned, I have learned with him and through him.'
Court summons for Congress President Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi have clearly made the party extremely jittery. But Subramanian Swamy, the man who dragged them to court, believes he has hit gold.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting
BWith a distracted president brooding in the White House, Pompeo seems to think his day has come. He seems to be pushing a personal agenda before a target audience in America, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Barack Obama's re-election reflects how much the Republican Party, held hostage by the Tea Party, has alienated minorities and women. Aziz Haniffa reports
Rediff.com's George Joseph lists some of the compelling reasons that prompted American voters to re-elect President Barack Obama.
A United States lawmaker has asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to reconsider the government's decision against issuing a diplomatic visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, drawing strong reactions from the Indian American Muslim community in Washington. Congressman Joe Walsh, a right-wing conservative Republican and a tea party favourite, has written a letter to Clinton, requesting her to consider granting a diplomatic visa to Modi.
Vignettes from President Pranab Mukherjee's first At Home last week
As much as it was a thumping victory for Barack Obama, the election results were also a repudiation of the current Republican Party, held hostage by a rabid tea party, that has alienated minorities and women, who delivered for Obama despite an unemployment rate of over 7.8 percent, says Aziz Haniffa.
Tell him that even broken hearts can be mended but he cannot break a woman's dignity at any cost. Tell him that raping is a sin for which man will have to pay a heavy price. A very heavy price.
With the stand-off between her party and the Nationalist Congress Party continuing, Congress President Sonia Gandhi was heard asking NCP leader Praful Patel to "do something" to end the crisis.
On the urging of his Indian American constituents, particularly hoteliers who have origins in Gujarat and are ardent fans of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a United States lawmaker, Congressman, Joe Walsh, a right wing conservative Republican, and is the darling of the Tea Party Movement, has launched a campaign to prevail on the Obama administration to grant a diplomatic visa to Modi. Aziz Haniffa reports
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hosted a high tea for all National Democratic Alliance members of Parliament -- the first such event after the Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance stormed to power in May -- and utilised the occasion to ask them to be a symbol of positive political entity.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is backing Rick Perry for president, a major endorsement for the Texas governor as the campaign for the Republican nomination enters the crucial fall stretch of the primary calendar, CNN reported.
'I have hot water with haldi. It's great for immunity.'
Riding on a wave against the liberal policies of President Barrack Obama, and inspired and helped by the right wing Tea Party movement, led by leaders like Sarah Palin, former candidate for vice president, Haley, whose parents came from Amritsar in the 60s, trounced her Democratic opponent state Senator Vincent Sheheen.
The Congress may say that Sonia Gandhi's call to new Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa was a courtesy call. But there was a clear message that the Congress president wanted to send, says Neerja Chowdhury.
The chief magistrate's court in Kamrup district, Assam, has directed the Criminal Investigation Department of the Assam police to conduct a probe into the allegation levelled against Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi and others for cutting and eating a cake painted in colours of the National Flag at a Republic Day tea party in January.
Designer duo Smita Singh Rathore and Shani Himanshu came up with a macabre theme of dark romanticism for their showing at the LFW.
Designer duo Smita Singh Rathore and Shani Himanshu came up with a macabre theme of dark romanticism, titled 'A la mode a la mort' (Fashionable to the death') for their showing at the LFW. Here's a look at the latest from their label 11.11, a brand of the Delhi-based CellDSGN studio.
Former Alaska governor and 2008 Republic Party vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has revealed that she may run for US president in 2012.
Kumaraswamy predicted that the political instability would continue in the state.
Comic Con India hosted the city's biggest pop culture event over the weekend.
There is a quiet dignity about her at the event that confounds and eventually impresses the diehard sceptic.
Bollywood and black money go a long way.
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.
In the midst of war of words between Priyanka Gandhi and her cousin Varun, Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday said there was no war and her son was fighting his elections just like the Congress was fighting theirs.
Heinz Kerry grabbed headlines at the start of the convention after telling a reporter to "shove it" when he questioned her about a speech she had given.
Researchers found that it is challenging for authors to completely conceal their writing style in their text
Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley are not on the list of speakers at the Republican National Convention.
'I am pleased to announce that I have chose Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate,' Donald Trump wrote on his Twitter handle.
'Almost exclusively, their interest was in the work that we were doing that they thought of as being "anti-national". One of them even used that specific word,' says Aakar Patel.
A day after 'Super Tuesday' polls, the Republican party leadership appeared to have ganged up against real estate magnate Donald Trump, who has won 10 of 11 state primaries so far, in a last ditch effort to prevent him from becoming the nominee for the November presidential poll.
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