USAID’s Rajiv Shah wins lavish praise from Obama

USAID’s Rajiv Shah wins lavish praise from Obama

Citing immigrants’ absolute faith in the American dream, Rajiv Shah, the Indian-American administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has given a call to “end extreme poverty in our lifetime.” “This is now achievable, but only if all of us-from science, business, government, and faith-come together for the poor,” he said delivering the […]

Obama vows to veto new sanctions against Iran

Obama vows to veto new sanctions against Iran

Declaring that “for the sake of our national security, we must give diplomacy a chance to succeed”, President Barack Obama has reiterated that he would veto any new sanctions bill from the US Congress. International negotiations on preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon will be difficult and “they may not succeed”, he acknowledged in […]

Obama critic Dinesh D’Souza pleads not guilty

Obama critic Dinesh D’Souza pleads not guilty

President Barack Obama’s Indian-American filmmaker critic Dinesh D’Souza has pleaded not guilty to charges he made illegal contributions to New York Republican senate hopeful Wendy Long in her 2012 campaign. Mumbai-born D’Souza, 52, whose documentary “2016: Obama’s America” took a highly critical look at Obama during the 2012 presidential campaign, faces up to seven years […]

Obama wishes Indians ahead of Republic Day

Obama wishes Indians ahead of Republic Day

US President Barack Obama has wished the people of India ahead of the country’s Republic Day on Jan 26. Obama sent “congratulations and best wishes” on behalf of the American people to the people of India on the occasion of India’s 65th Republic Day. In a message to President Pranab Mukherjee, Obama said: “On this […]

Obama hails agreement to implement deal on Iran n-programme

Obama hails agreement to implement deal on Iran n-programme

US President Barack Obama Sunday welcomed an agreement to start implementing an interim deal on Iran’s nuclear programme from Jan 20, but vowed to veto any legislation imposing new sanctions on the Islamic republic hereafter. “Beginning January 20th, Iran will for the first time start eliminating its stockpile of higher levels of enriched uranium and […]

Obama announces ‘promise zones’ to tackle poverty

Obama announces ‘promise zones’ to tackle poverty

As part of his efforts to focus on income inequality and poverty in the country, US President Barack Obama Thursday announced five “promise zones”. “I will work with anybody who’s willing to lay out some concrete ideas to create jobs, help more middle-class families find security in today’s economy, and offer new ladders of opportunity […]