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China says India has forgotten lessons of 1962 war from venkateswarlu 1 day old

While China has blamed New Delhi for trying to provoke Beijing by orchestrating Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama's controversial visit to Arunachal ...

World leaders hope for climate deal from venkateswarlu 3 days old

At least 40 world leaders have said they will attend climate change talks in Denmark next month, but there are still fears that there will be few tangible ...

Michelle Obama to star in reality show from venkateswarlu 4 days old

She is known for her unconventional choices and now US first lady Michelle Obama is setting another precedent by the first presidential wife to appear ...

Barack Obama , the net-savvy Prez from venkateswarlu 5 days old

<a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/us_praesident_barack_obama/4078626" title="us-praesident-barack-obama"><img src="http://data6.blog.de/media/626/4078626_90e62671e6_m.jpeg" alt="us-praesident-barack-obama" style="margin:5px;" /></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/barack_obama_sworn_44th_president_united_states/4078627" title="Barack+Obama+Sworn+44th+President+United+States"><img src="http://data6.blog.de/media/627/4078627_77acfa41db_m.jpeg" alt="Barack+Obama+Sworn+44th+President+United+States" style="margin:5px;" /></a><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/media/photo/barack_obama_and_firac/4078628" title="barack-obama-and-firac"><img src="http://data6.blog.de/media/628/4078628_49e621ea7a_m.jpeg" alt="barack-obama-and-firac" style="margin:5px;" /></a> U.S. President Barack Obama was voted in as America's 44th President one year ago, on a balmy evening on Nov 4th, a decision that was hailed by world leaders, global citizens and a country that was reeling under the after effects of the Bush administration. Though this decision met with disapproval by a fair percentage of detractors, mostly those who had praised John McCain's candidacy as the answer to America's myriad problems, Obama won the hearts of millions of Americans and billions of people the world over, who watched his acceptance speech peppered with liberal (pun unintended) doses of "Yes, we can" with moist eyes and hands on their hearts. Obama's foray into the public eye was his interview on Oprah, where she was quick to proclaim him as the answer to all the ills and malaises that plagued the country, much before he announced his candidacy to the office of the most powerful man in the world. Seen as an articulate, well-read man who could hold the audience's attention with just one line, Obama's popularity during the Presidential elections was on display not only on traditional media like TV and newspapers, but also extensively felt across the net. There was the Obama fan girl phenomenon on Youtube, the Vote for Obama campaign on Facebook and his own Twitter account, which sees thousands of new followers everyday. One year after that historic election, Republicans took back two states run by Democrats. Obama followers would say that this is not a reflection of President Obama's policies or the decline of the honeymoon period with American voters. Does President Obama continue to resonate with the American public? The optimism of Obama's aides may not be stretched as evidenced by the huge fan following he commands on the net. Some of the decisions he's taken while in office like giving aid to Pakistan and the ongoing health reform debate have been widely criticized and questioned, but his popularity doesn't seem to be waning at all. On the contrary, it seems to be on the upswing. His secret mantra is his ability to reach out to people, say experts. He connects with men and women, young and old, domestic and foreign, rich and poor - be it any divide, he's managed to bridge every one, because he listens, even to his detractors. He took to Twitter on his first anniversary to tweet about the messages pouring in, be it congratulatory or criticism. He seems to have understood that there are various platforms on which to connect with people and doesn’t restrict himself to the four walls of the White Office and its dais. And he uses every single one of them to reach out. He still has a good 3 years left in which he hopes to bring in a lot of reform and bring back the country to its old glory, but that aside, Barack Obama is all poised to go down in history as the net savvy leader of our times. Source: http://in.news.yahoo.com/242/20091105/1342/twl-obama-the-net-savvy-prez.html ...

Chinese participation in PoK projects illegal: India from venkateswarlu 13 days old

India today made clear its opposition to China''s participation in projects in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, saying it treats any such activity as "illegal". ...

Baghdad bomb fatalities pass 150 from venkateswarlu 15 days old

Iraqi officials have raised the death toll from Sunday's bombings in Baghdad to 155 and they say another 500 people were wounded in the explosions. The ...

'Pak using jihadi elements to destabilise India' from venkateswarlu 22 days old

India has charged Pakistan of using 'jihadi' elements to "destabilise" it and Afghanistan and expressed willingness to normalise relations with Islamabad ...

China should accept 'reality': Arunchal CM from venkateswarlu 28 days old

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu today took strong exception to China's objection to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the state, ...

Did Obama Deserve Nobel Prize? from venkateswarlu 30 days old

The Peace (Keepers) Prize The Nobel committee did President Obama no favors by prematurely awarding him its peace prize. As he himself acknowledged, ...

Andhra Pradesh: Worst floods in 10,000 years from venkateswarlu 36 days old

After a severe drought, what led to the massive scale of floods in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh? Blame it on the rain, you could say. Irrigation officials ...