Mumbai

MUMBAI - She did a little jig to a Bollywood number, thumped the tambourine and even played hopscotch barefoot! US First Lady Michelle Obama certainly conquered hearts with her spontaneity as she mingled with special children at a Mumbai event Saturday.

MUMBAI - The United States has sought to assuage the Indian information and technology industry, saying that India has not been singled out on the issue of rise in visa fee.

MUMBAI - Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday described Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation, as "hero not just to India, but to the world" during a personal pilgrimage to Mani Bhawan, the home Gandhi used whenever he visited Bombay at the height of the country's freedom struggle against British colonial rule.

MUMBAI - United States President Barack Obama on Saturday expressed his country's solidarity with India against terrorism and appreciated the courage and humanity as displayed on November 26, 2008 by people at the Taj hotel.

MUMBAI - US President Barack Obama was "greatly touched" Saturday on being gifted a book, "Slavery", by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal who said it had been penned 140 years ago by Indian social reformer Jyotirao Phule in admiration of the American people.