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As Obama prepares to revel in his second inauguration, on Monday, there is no ceiling on what an individual can give, corporations and lobby groups are very welcome.

America will remain the anchor of strong alliances in every corner of the globe from Asia to the Middle east, US President Barack Obama said on Monday in his inaugural speech after being sworn in for a 2nd innings. Yashwant Raj reports. Full text of Obama's inaugural speech | Annotating the 2nd inaugural addresses

The following is the full text of the inaugural address of US President Barack Obama as prepared for delivery:

President Barack Obama today issued a impassioned call for national unity and equality, warning political 'absolutism' must not thwart change and renewal, as he was inaugurated for a second term.
Full text of Obama's inaugural speech

Four years after making history by becoming the first African-American president, Barack Obama will kick off his second term today with a scaled-back inauguration that reflects the tempered expectations for his next four years in office.

Latinos are taking a more prominent role in President Barack Obama's second inauguration, from the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice swearing in the vice president to a star-studded celebration of Latino culture.

A record number of Asian-Americans will serve in the next Congress, and several achieved groundbreaking firsts in last week's elections.

President Barack Obama's re-election means he can sustain the strategic shift toward the Asia-Pacific started during his first term but the attention and resources the region gets may be hostage to instability in the Middle East and budget battles in Washington. Two timings Prez | Full text of Obama's victory speech | Ladies' man: Obama's victory powered by women

President Barack Obama has won Florida's 29 electoral votes in the presidential election, CNN projected Saturday.

US President Barack Obama looked reluctant to leave the stage. He hung back as everyone shuffled away, a happy bunch. He turned around to face the cheering supporters once again. Yashwant Raj reports.

US President Barack Obama will make his first public comments today since the victory speech after his re-election, using his speech to set the tone for upcoming tense talks with congressional Republicans on avoiding the so-called "fiscal cliff" — a combination of deep spending cuts and the expiration of Bush-era tax cuts that will take effect Jan 1 and threaten to pull the country back into recession.

Now that his re-election is secured, President Barack Obama has a freer hand to deal with a world of familiar problems in fresh ways. His re-election means he can sustain the strategic shift toward the Asia-Pacific stared in his fisrt term. The best of US is yet to come: Obama 

US President Barack Obama surged to a second term in the White House and promised to unify a country divided once again along political lines, much as it was when he won the presidency four years ago. Yashwant Raj reports. Two timings Prez | Winning a blue streak | Battles ahead | Full text of Obama's speech | Obama's victory powered by women

India expects Obama 2.0 to be a continuation of the past two years, and is content at the prospect.