Chicago - Continued text of US president-elect Barack Obama's victory speech Tuesday night in Chicago, as issued by his campaign.

"What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek ­ it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.

New Delhi, Nov 5: Vice President Hamid Ansari today said that our political commitment to closer ties with our neighbours in South-Asia is serious. India's security interests are better served if our neighbours evolve as viable states with moderate and stable political and social environments and vibrant economies.

Washington, Nov 5: After emerging a clear winner of the Presidential Poll 2008, Barack Obama’s next task would to set up a new team of aides to deliver on the promises which got him elected with a thumping majority. And, most of the officials to be picked up by Obama are expected to be the experienced hands who had worked under the Clinton regime till eight years ago.

Those close to Obama claim that new Cabinet announcements may start trickling out by next week.

Virginia, Nov 5: South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), an NGO which advocates for civil rights and immigrant rights issues facing the community in the United States, has played a big role in the victory of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama by galvanising the immigrant community in America.

Approximately 2.7 million South Asians live in the United States, which comprises individuals with ancestry from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Maldives

New York, Nov 5: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, one time rival of Barack Obama, today congratulated her fellow Democrat on his election as the 44th President of the United States.

CNN quoted Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines as saying that the two spoke for a few minutes.

Clinton congratulated Obama on his victory, and offered her condolences on the loss of his grandmother.

Obama thanked the New York senator for all she did to help him win the election, and said he looks forward to speaking with both her and former President Bill Clinton soon.

Washington, Nov 5: A low-profile President George W Bush watched the election results from his White House residence, while hosting a birthday party for his wife, Laura.

Even before one vote was counted, this result was clear: The presidential race was a verdict on the two-term President as much as candidates John McCain and Barack Obama.

“May God bless whoever wins tonight," the president, who is suffering low approval ratings, told friends and advisers by his side.

Both Obama and McCain positioned themselves as agents of change -- that is, change from Bush.