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Mumbai attackers used latest IT tools: US Gen.

The Mumbai attack carried out by Pakistan–based LeT was an example of how terror outfits use latest IT tools for their decisive motives, a top US commander has said, warning that “democratisation of t

American bill to punish Pak dollar by dollar

A far-reaching legislation has been introduced in the US Congress that would deduct $50 million from the aid to Islamabad for every American killed by terrorists operating from Pakistan.

Pentagon dumps anti-Islam course

A controversial US military course that taught officers to prepare for a “total war” against Islam using “Hiroshima-style” tactics has been suspended by the Pentagon following an uproar.

Basu: Subsidy reform, diesel decontrol soon

After the furore over his remarks to the Carnegie Endowment here, chief economic adviser Kaushik Basu says he feels India will see “some important” reforms in six months, including on subsidies, a pos

UPA committed to reforms: Pranab

Asserting that government is committed to economic reforms, Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said it is now time for taking some hard decisions and expressed confidence that three k

India-U.S. pol-mil talks after 6 years

After a gap of nearly six years, the US and India would hold their first political-military dialogue in New Delhi next week during which the two countries are expected to discuss a wide range of bilat

SRK to speak at Yale University

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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan would deliver a lecture at the prestigious Yale University as its Chubb Fellow, an honour which in the past has been bestowed on heads of states and Noble Prize winn

Blunt talks with india, China over iran oil: Hillary

The US is having “very intense and very blunt” conversations with India, China and Turkey on reducing their dependence on Iranian oil in a bid to bolster American sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear programme, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said.

India trade team to Iran may upset US

India’s announcement of sending a huge trade delegation to Iran may put Indo-US ties under strain at a time when Washington is seeking international cooperation to put maximum economic pressure on Tehran to give up its nuclear programme.

Iran oil, Af-Pak dominate talks

India’s insistence on continuing to buy Iranian oil defying US sanctions, drawing common approach on China, Af-Pak situation and peace negotiations with Taliban dominated the talks of foreign secretar

The crisis facing Europe today is starker and deeper than any it has encountered before.

With the Indian political league hotting up and general elections barely two years away, (or less, as Mamata Banerjee has claimed), it may be a good time to look at where the major players stand.