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Obama visits Rajghat, pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi | US President Barack Obama visited Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, to pay homage to the Father of the Nation on Monday.
Obama and First Lady Michelle placed wreaths on Gandhi's 'samadhi'. Later,
Obama
left for Hyderabad House to hold restricted as well as bilateral level talks with
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Indian delegation. The Prime Minister is
being assisted by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and National Security Advisor
Shiv Shankar Menon at the restricted talks, which is lasted for 50 minutes. Earlier,
the U.S First Couple were accorded a ceremonial reception in the Rashtrapati
Bhavan
this morning. They were welcomed warmly by President Pratibha Patil and her
husband
Devisingh Patil. They were then greeted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his
wife Gursharan Kaur. Obama then inspected a tri-service Guard of Honour. In the
evening, he will address a joint sitting of Parliament before attending a state
banquet hosted in his honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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