Obama India Visit

With preparations and the itinerary for President Obama's visit in the last-mile phase, officials tell NDTV that US and Indian officials are looking at creating a "special moment" in the league of the spontaneous visit to the Martin Luther King memorial that was taken when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the White House late last year.

When President Barack Obama visits Agra to tour the Taj Mahal, he may stop at the five-star hotel where Pervez Musharraf stayed when he travelled to the city as Pakistan's president in 2001 for the summit with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.

Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have foiled an infiltration bid by terrorists in the Arnia sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The infiltration attempt took place along with a ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Rangers, along the International Border in the Pittal Border Out Post (BOP) area.

Yes, the itinerary is a secret. No, Taj Mahal is still on the cards. But there are so many more fantastic places that the Obamas can still visit on their trip to India over the this weekend. Here's a list of places and touristy things for the couple to do, in order to savour the "real" India.

When President Barack Obama arrives in India on the 25th, it will be in Air Force One - that jetliner so advanced and iconic that it has been granted leading man status in several films.

Barack Obama is the first US president to visit India twice while in office. His three-day visit will include a townhall in Delhi with students among the audience, a private dinner with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence a day -long trip to the Taj Mahal with his wife Michelle.