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• Spellbound Congress MP gifts chain to US President

  Spellbound by Barack Obama's speech in the Parliament, a Congress MP from Andhra Pradesh today gifted a golden chain with south sea pearls which he was wearing to the US President who immediately accepted it.Rayapati Sambasiva Rao, the MP from Guntur, went to Obama after he concluded his 35-minutes-long speech to the members of both the Houses and ...

• Obama enjoyed spa before taking plunge in busiest India day

  Before starting his busiest day during his India visit, US President Barack Obama today first hit the luxurious spa -- Kaya Kalp -- at the ITC Maurya here for a work out before heading to the breakfast table.Obama and US First Lady Michelle are staying at the ITC Maurya on Sardar Patel Marg since yesterday when they reached the national capital dur...

• Michelle Obama to be treated to Zari, Phulkari

  Traditional cane and bamboo art from Assam, pata chitra from West Bengal, zari work from Delhi -- all these would be on the platter when US first lady Michelle Obama visits National Crafts Museum in New Delhi on Monday.The exhibition galleries, usually closed on Mondays, would be specially opened for her.According to museum officials, artisans are ...

• Obamas check out the world's cheapest car, the Nano

  President Barack Obama, who heads the world's richest economy, today checked out the world's cheapest car -- Nano.    No sooner the powerful US couple was introduced to Ratan Tata, who heads the $ 72 billion conglomerate, President Obama told the first lady Michelle that this is the person whocreated the $ 2,500 wonder car. Eyewitnes...

• The Obamas charm with their fisherfolk dance

  US first couple Barack and Michelle Obama hit the dance floor to a foot-tapping Marathi folk number, joining a group of students at the Holy Name school to participate in symbolic Diwali festivities.    The US President and the First Lady's engagement for the day started at the Holy Name High School in upmarket Colaba locality in sou...

• Rajasthan village excited about Obama

  Kanpura, a tiny village in Rajasthan is all excited about Barack Obama. Even though the American President won't be visiting there, he will catch a glimpse of rural India and how the IT revolution is changing it through video conferencing, sitting at Mumbai's St Xavier's college.People in Kanpura village will get to talk to Barack Obama from a mode...

• Taj Hotel caters to Obama's sweet tooth

  The management at Taj Mahal Palace Hotel is leaving no stone unturned to make US President Barack Obama's stay in the city 'sweet' and special. Sources said chefs have been working for almost 24 hours to prepare an exclusive chocolate box for the president and his entourage. Interestingly, the box itself will be made of chocolate.The chefs want to ...

• Obama visit: No great expectations?

  The big presidential visit is finally here. Barack Obama's three nights in India will be the longest overseas stay of his presidency. Coming after his battering in the mid-term polls, this is a President who wants to go back with some economic success in India. On the table are agreements in development related sectors, but no big bang. As Indian o...

• Michelle Obama making a difference

  From making America eat better to advocating social causes, US First Lady Michelle Obama is trying hard to make a difference. And perhaps that is why she's fitted in meeting a group of children from Mumbai's orphanages on her jam packed  itinerary. For a year now, these children  are preparing to meet the US First Lady - they are learning...