Washington
Obama, Karzai hold video conference, discuss range of issues
US President Barack Obama held a video conference with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai during which they discussed the current security situation in Afghanistan and the progress in the reconciliat
New Delhi venue of IMF conference on India, China
The International Monetary Fund said it will host a high-level conference on India and China, to be held in New Delhi next week.
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde would be travelling to New De
US-Russia cooperation based on interests: White House
Cooperation between the US and Russia was based on mutual interests 'regardless of who the president is', White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Thursday.
Carney was asked if the US president will
30-story building built in 15 days in China
A Chinese company has achieved a unique engineering feat of taking only 15 days to build a pre-fabricated 30-story building in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province.
The Broad Sustainable Building
China cyber warfare skills a risk to US military
China's cyber warfare capabilities would pose a danger to US military forces in the event of a conflict over Taiwan, according to a report by a US congressional advisory panel released on Thursday.
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Poultry industry welcomes USTR decision to drag India to WTO
The US poultry industry has applauded the decision of the Obama Administration to drag India to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) alleging that New Delhi's decision to ban import of US poultry is unj
US vows to 'get tougher' on trade enforcement
US Trade Representative Ron Kirk has said Washington will 'get tougher' on trade enforcement against the so-called 'unfair trade practices' of its partners around the world.
Strengthening trade enfor
US court orders Washington to review terror label for Iran exiles
A US court has ordered the government to examine quickly a request by the main Iranian opposition group to be taken off a US terror blacklist, according to documents seen Wednesday by AFP.
The People
Lakshmi Mittal dropps out of Forbe's top 20 richest list
India's steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal dropped out of the top 20 for the first time since 2004, Forbes said, after shares of his main business, ArcelorMittal, plunged, leaving him $10.4 billion poorer w
Mukesh Ambani richest among 48 Indian billionaires
Reliance India chairman Mukesh Ambani with a net worth of $22.3 billion emerged as the world's richest Indian in the Forbes list of billionaires featuring 48 Indians.
India's top ten included Savitri
