US President Barack Obama said here Wednesday that his four-nation Asia trip beginning with India later this week would create job opportunities for Ameri-cans, now facing high unemployment.
“As I plan for my trip later this week to Asia, the whole focus is on how are we going to open up markets so that American businesses can prosper, and we can sell more goods and create more jobs here in the United States,” Mr Obama told a press conference a day after the his Democratic Party lost its majority in the US House of Representatives, while retaining a slender majority in the Senate.
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Ex-Army Chief meets Antony
age correspondent
New Delhi
Nov. 4: Former Army Chief Deepak Kapoor on Thursday met defence minister A.K. Antony in the evening to present his version of events on allegations regarding his property and assets related to the Adarsh housing scam. Sources said Gen. Kapoor had denied any wrong-doing.