Friday, November 5, 2010

Obama visit: No great expectations?

Obama visit: No great expectations?

Obama visit: No great expectations?

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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.


Obama in India today; first stop at Taj to meet 26/11 survivors

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American President Barack Obama is on his way to India. In a couple of hours along with wife Michelle, Obama will land in Mumbai. The President's plane Air Force One is expected to touchdown at 12:50 pm at the Mumbai airport.


Controversial Muslim survey in Kerala irks residents

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An America-based survey has hit communal sentiments in Kerala with a provocative questionnaire aimed at gauging the attitude towards America and Islam. Now the Centre has taken up the issue, with the Home Ministry demanding a report from the Intelligence Bureau on the survey.


Full text of Obama's statement in which he mentions about his India visit

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Following is the full text of the remarks made by US President Barack Obama on the October Jobs Report in which he mentions about his India visit.


One day to go for Obama visit, Mumbai turns into fortress

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Mumbai has turned into a fortress as security personnel on Friday took their positions with a massive three dimensional security - land, air and water - put in place for the US President Barack Obama's two day visit beginning from Saturday.


Diwali lights up India

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Fireworks lit the sky and houses wore a festive look decorated with earthen lamps and multi-colour 'rangolis' across India on Diwali which also witnessed bonhomie along the Indo-Pak border where soldiers of the two countries exchanged sweets and dry fruits.


Another Qantas aircraft makes emergency landing in Singapore

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A Qantas Boeing 747 with 431 people on board returned to Singapore with an engine problem shortly after takeoff on Friday, a local TV station reported. Channel News Asia quoted Qantas as saying that flight QF6 operating from Singapore to Sydney "experienced an issue with its number 1 engine" shortly after takeoff.


Protocol glitch: US says sorry to Chavan, Bhujbal

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There's been a major protocol glitch on the eve of Barack Obama's visit to Mumbai that has top Maharashtra politicians, including the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister taking a stand against attending the functions arranged for the US President.


My goal is to double US exports: Obama

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US President Barack Obama left for Mumbai on Friday, saying he would seek to prise open the Indian market for American businesses during his maiden visit to the country that is expected to give a fresh impetus to bilateral strategic and economic partnership.


Cyclone alert sounded in parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

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The regional weather office on Friday sounded a cyclone alert to parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, with a deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal now intensifiying into a cyclonic storm, christened JAL.


Obama arrives on Saturday, consulate apology for invite row

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US President Barack Obama arrives in Mumbai on Saturday leading the largest-ever American business mission overseas on the first leg of his maiden visit to India which will give a fresh impetus to bilateral strategic and economic partnership and counter-terrorism measures.


In Qantas blowout, concern for jet engine maker

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The blowout of an engine on Qantas Flight 32 on Thursday was the latest in a series of problems involving Rolls-Royce engines and analysts said it raised serious questions about the company's ability to develop the engines for the newest generation of commercial and military airplanes.


Suicide bomber, grenades hit 2 mosques in Pakistan, 70 killed

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A suicide bomber has struck a mosque frequented by anti-Taliban tribal elders in northwestern Pakistan during afternoon prayers, killing at least 67 people in one of the deadliest attacks this year.


What it takes to become a Victoria's Secret Angel

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This is how an angel earns her wings. First, she is born, in someplace like Belarus or Florianópolis, the spot in southern Brazil where an awful lot of folks with German names fetched up over the centuries, or, well, Saskatchewan.


Teenaged girl gangraped and killed

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A teenaged girl was allegedly gangraped and killed by four persons in Nagar Parishad's ward number 10 locality in Bihar's Supaul district, a police officer said on Thursday.


Naxals kill two villagers, injure two others in Bihar

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Maoists gunned down two villagers and injured two others early today in Bihar's Banka district, police said. Over thirty armed ultras struck Baratand village and fired several rounds killing two villagers on the spot, DGP Neelmani said.


Implant gives the blind a glimpse at sight

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A ground-breaking retinal implant has allowed three people to see shapes and objects for the first time since they lost their sight to an eye disease.


Maharashtra CM, Deputy CM to boycott Obama meet?

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A day ahead of the visit of the US President Barack Obama to India, several politicians in Mumbai are asking one question - Just whose city is it anyway? That's because Obama's security detail is asking for all sorts of personal details from them if they are to be anywhere close to the Obama at the ceremonies he attends in the cities.


Assam: 21 cholera deaths in tea estates

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Twenty people have died of cholera in the last one month in Assam's Sonitpur district and considering that the deaths have been reported from some of the affluent tea estates, questions are being raised about the living conditions of tea workers in these gardens.


Three airlines halt A380 flights over engine explosion

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Three airlines suspended flights of Airbus A380 superjumbo jetliners on Thursday after an engine on a Qantas plane blew apart shortly after takeoff from Singapore.


Plane carrying 22 crashes in Karachi; all killed

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Officials say a small plane carrying 22 people has crashed near the airport in Pakistan's largest city after the pilot warned of engine troubles. Officials say there were no survivors.


US denies moving 34 warships to Mumbai

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Dismissing news reports as totally absurd, the US has denied that it has moved some 34 war ships around Mumbai, where President Barack Obama would arrive on the wee hours of Saturday, the Pentagon has said.


No survivors in Cuba airliner crash with 68 onboard

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A Cuban airliner flying from the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba to the capital crashed in mountains after declaring an emergency Thursday evening, killing all 68 people aboard, including 28 foreigners, authorities said.


Death toll from Indonesian volcano crosses 100

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Blistering gas from Indonesia's most volatile volcano spewed farther than expected Friday, incinerating houses at the edge of the danger zone, triggering chaotic evacuations and pushing the death toll above the 100 mark.


Cyclone threat in Andhra Pradesh

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It will be a wet, wet Diwali in coastal Andhra Pradesh that continues to be battered by rain even as a fresh cyclonic storm is said to be brewing over the sea. Several low-lying areas remain water-logged forcing people to move out of their homes.


More pro-India members in US Congress

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There's much that's being said about US President Barack Obama's visit to India post the US mid-term elections - many believe the focus may shift. However, the Republican sweep may have improved the prospect of Indo-US relations in the next two years, as influential Republican lawmakers and well-known friends of India will now head key Congressional committees in the House of Representatives.


UK woman of Indian origin commits suicide in Mumbai hotel

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A British woman of Indian origin on Thursday allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the sixth floor of a plush hotel in suburban Juhu, police said. Sunanda Valan, working as a receptionist at a hospital in England, had come to Mumbai this morning with her husband Ajay and checked in Ramee Guestline Hotel around 6 am.


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