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Are Malia and Sasha coming, would Michelle Obama be wearing a sari?

As US President Barack Obama prepares to land in India, mum's the word with official lips tightly sealed. Very little or no information is being breathed out about the high-level visit, while frenzied preparations continue

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
Kerry skipped Paris march for 'important work' in India

Washington: In damage control mode, US admitted that it should have sent a higher profile official to the Paris unity march, but said President Barack Obama could not go because of security considerations.

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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Obama praises Sikh man with rainbow turban

Washington: Former US President Barack Obama has praised San Diego-based Sikh neuroscientist Jiwandeep Kohli who is celebrating this year’s Pride Month with a rainbow turban. Kohli, who is a bisexual, went viral a few days ago when he shared an image of his elaborate creation — his turban that featured the colours of the LGBT […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
Trump cancels Obama plan to reduce carbon emissions

Washington: The Donald Trump administration has rolled back former President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan to limit carbon emissions and force the transition toward less polluting forms of energy. The new directive, dubbed “Accessible Clean Energy” and announced by Environment Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler on Wednesday, instructs the individual states to develop their own […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
Image: U.S. President Barack Obama gestures while addressing news conference in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington
Obama shares African Americans' letter slamming Trump for racism

Washington: In an unexpected endorsement, former US president Barack Obama has shared on his Twitter handle a letter by former members of his administration that rebuked racism in American politics and called out President Donald Trump for his racist comments made against four Congresswomen of colour. The letter, co-signed by 149 African Americans, appeared as […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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9/11 turning point in Indo-US counter-terror cooperation

New Delhi: The September 11, 2001 terror attacks in the US, which killed 3,000 people and brought home to America the horror that other countries, especially India, were facing with regular terror attacks, also served as a turning point in India-US counter-terrorism cooperation. Over the last two decades, India and the US have strengthened their […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Trump Admin Notifies UN Of Withdrawal From Paris Agreement On Climate Change

Washington: The United States has formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, a global agreement in which President Donald Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had played instrumental roles. Although Trump had announced his decision to withdraw from the historic Paris Agreement on climate change on […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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Women Are Indisputably Better Than Men: Barack Obama

Singapore: Former US President Barack Obama said on Monday that if women ran every country in the world, there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes. Speaking at a private event on leadership here, Obama said while in office he had mused what a world run by women would look like, reports […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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When Indian YouTuber Anisha Met Ex-US President Barack Obama

Singapore: Indian YouTuber Anisha Dixit, who is popularly known as Rickshawali, recently met former American President Barack Obama in Singapore. She was part of a panel discussion and Meet and Greet session with Obama. According to Anisha, meeting Obama “in person was an opportunity of a lifetime”. “The moment I saw him I told him […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Barack Obama slams US admin for COVID-19 response

Washington: Former US President Barack Obama has slammed the incumbent administration of President Donald Trump for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic as an “absolute chaotic disaster.” A tape recording of Obama’s remarks, rendered during a chat with members of the Obama Alumni Association on Friday, revealed that the former President said that Trump has […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Barack Obama criticises US COVID-19 response in virtual graduation speech

Washington: Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticised some officials overseeing the coronavirus response, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in charge.” Obama spoke on “Show Me Your Walk, HBCU Edition,” a two-hour live-streaming event for historically black colleges and universities broadcast […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Twitter Accounts of Barack Obama, Bill Gates And Several Others Hacked

Washington: Unidentified hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies Wednesday in an apparent Bitcoin scam. The ruse included bogus tweets from former President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and a number of tech billionaires including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Ex-US Prez Barack Obama Endorses Indian-American Candidate In Senate Race

Washington: Sara Gideon, an Indian-origin Democratic senatorial candidate in the state of Maine, has won the endorsement of former US President Barack Obama for her November contest against incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins, the media reported. Daughter of an Indian immigrant father, 48-year-old Gideon figured in the list of candidates endorsed by Obama nationwide, the […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
Barack Obama To Campaign For US Presidential Candidate Joe Biden
Barack Obama To Campaign For US Presidential Candidate Joe Biden

Macon: Former US President Barack Obama will campaign for Democratic party presidential candidate Joe Biden in Pennsylvania next week, the Biden campaign has said. President Donald Trump, however, told his supporters here that Obama was an “ineffective” campaigner and this was good news for him as in 2016 “they did a lousy job and that’s […]

  • Sunday, 11 April 2021
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Former US President Barack Obama Joins Biden At Michigan Rally

Washington: Former US President Barack Obama joined his former Vice President and the incumbent Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden at a campaign rally for the latter in the state of Michigan, just three days ahead of Tuesday’s election. The joint appearance at the drive-in rally in Flint, Michigan, on Saturday, was the first since Biden […]

  • Saturday, 10 April 2021
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