Obama India Visit

With less than a week left for US President Barack Obama's visit to India to attend the Republic Day parade, the government on Sunday said it would do everything to ensure his convenience, and to make it a visit that he "will cherish for a long, long time".

Ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to India, the US has asked Pakistan to ensure that there is no cross-border terror incident during the trip and subtly warned of "consequences" if any such attack is traced back to the country, sources said .

The Delhi police is installing face-recognition cameras at the city's entry points and at the venue of Republic Day celebrations to identify anti-national or criminal elements.

An influential American lawmaker has appealed to President Barack Obama to support issuance of a Diwali US postal stamp, saying it will signify that the US honours its religious diversity and inclusiveness and help strengthen Indo-US cultural ties.

Literally running from pillar to post in both India and the US for the past several years, Indian and Indian-American relatives of victims of the 1986 terror attack on Pan Am Flight 73 are now pinning their last hope on President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resolve the issue of compensation.

A seven-layer security ring will be thrown around the VVIP enclosure on Rajpath for the Republic Day parade to be witnessed by US President Barack Obama and the airspace over the area would be monitored by a radar to be specially set up.