Obama says work of Clinton Global Initiative is important even during tough economic timesSeptember 22nd, 2009 Obama praises Clinton in speech to Clinton groupNEW YORK — President Barack Obama says former President Bill Clinton should be credited with saving millions of lives around the world since leaving the White House. Obama on Tuesday spoke in New York to the Clinton Global Initiative, the former president's philanthropic organization.
No headway in Pak on 26/11: PCSeptember 11th, 2009 Washington, Sept 11 (IBNS)Home minister P Chidambaram met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton here on Thursday and spoke against Pakistan not taking any action against the perpetrators of the Mumbai attack. He said that Hafiz Saeed, believed to be the mastermind, is still roaming free despite the evidence provided by India in the several dossiers given to Islamabad, NDTV reported.
Clinton stayed at Taj to send tough message to terroristsJuly 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she chose to stay at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai last weekend to make it very clear that India and the US "are going to work together to stamp out the scourge of terrorism". "I wanted to start in Mumbai and I wanted to stay here, and I wanted to show our sympathy and solidarity for the people who lost their lives and were injured in the terrorist attack and for those who courageously prevented more deaths and injury," Clinton said in an interview with Fox News recorded in Mumbai.
Clinton hails courage of hotel staff in face of terrorismJuly 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was Saturday "deeply touched" to meet the staff of two luxury hotels here that were targeted by 10 heavily armed Pakistani terrorists last November and expressed her gratitude to the "great men and women" who helped save lives during the assault that lasted over 60 hours. "I was deeply touched to meet the staff of the Taj and Oberoi hotels this morning," Clinton said at a press conference at the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel after attending a function in the memory of the victims of the assault that left over 170 people dead.
Clinton salutes Mumbai's 'brave men and women'July 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - "Let us rid the world of hatred and extremism that produces such nihilistic violence," US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote in memory of the Mumbai terror victims while hailing the "brave men and women" of India's financial capital. Paying homage to those killed and wounded in the November 2008 savagery,
Clinton penned her thoughts in a register at the Taj Palace and Tower Hotel where she is staying and which was one of the landmarks which was stormed by terrorists from Pakistan.
Hilary Clinton condoles 26/11 victims, meets Tata, AmbaniJuly 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attended a commemorative event for 26/11 victims at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel here before meeting Indian business leaders Saturday, the first full day of her visit to the country, officials said. After attending the event in memory of the over 170 people killed in the November 2008 terror attack, Clinton signed a remembrance book.
Obama condemns Indonesia bomb attacksJuly 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama condemned Friday the bombing of two prominent hotels in Indonesia's capital Jakarta that killed at least nine people and injured dozens more. "The American people stand by the Indonesian people in this difficult time and the US government stands ready to help the Indonesian government respond to and recover from these outrageous attacks," Obama said in a statement.
Clinton condemns terror bombings, says US prepared to help IndonesiaJuly 17th, 2009 Clinton: US prepared to help IndonesiansPRAGUE — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton condemned Friday's hotel bombing in Jakarta and said the United States is prepared to provide assistance if requested by the Indonesian government.
Clinton condemns 'senseless' attack in IndonesiaJuly 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton condemned Friday the bombing of two prominent hotels in Indonesia's capital Jakarta that killed at least nine people and injured dozens. "We condemn these senseless acts of violence and stand ready to provide assistance if the Indonesian government requests us to do so," Clinton, who was arriving in India Friday at the start of a week-long trip to Asia, said in a statement.
'Hillary Clinton excited about India trip'July 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left on a much awaited trip to India, the US again stressed the importance it placed on the role India can play not just in the region, but as a global player. Clinton's series of meetings with current and former officials, lawmakers and think tanks in the run up to the visit is "an indication of the importance that Secretary Clinton and the administration, in general, places on our relationship with India, with the world's largest democracy," State Department Spokesman Ian Kelly said Thursday.
Sindhi book on Gandhi to be published in PakistanJune 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - A book on the life of Mahatma Gandhi "Bahuroopi Gandhi" will be published in Sindhi language in Pakistan next month, according to the Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal (BSM). The book, first published in India in 1948, is authored by Anu Bandopadhyaya and is translated into Sindhi by litterateur Zaffar Junejo, a BSM statement here said Wednesday.
Bush poster pelted with shoes in CanadaMay 30th, 2009 TORONTO - Former US President George W. Bush, who appeared at a joint "conversation" with former president Bill Clinton here Friday, was greeted with angry protests by hundreds of Canadians.
Show results on 26/11 probe: PM tells PakistanMarch 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday urged Pakistan to show 'visible results' regarding its probe into the terrorist attack in Mumbai if it wants to resume the composite dialogue with India. 'Pakistan should show visible results on the 26/11 probe,' Manmohan Singh said at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, on the sidelines of the civil investiture ceremony.
Tharoor faces questions, one too manyMarch 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Shashi Tharoor has been appearing on TV talk shows taking questions ranging from what he wrote about Congress president Sonia Gandhi in a book to his plans for the Thiruvananthapuram constituency. In one talk show, Tharoor, who has lived in the US for the most part of his life, was asked if he is a 'US agent'.
Kasab reading Gandhi's autobiography in jailMarch 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the lone terrorist captured in the Mumbai terror attacks last year, is reading Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography 'My Experiments with Truth' for the past one week. Kasab is reading the Urdu version of the autobiography.