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All options on table if Iran goes nuclear: Panetta

In escalating war of words, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has warned Iran that ‘all options’ are on the table if Tehran blocks the Straits of Hormuz or if it goes nuclear.

"We've made very clear

US economy on road to recovery: White House

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The United States economy is on the road to recovery with stronger job growth expected this year, but income inequality and Europe's debt crisis could still pose challenges, according to a White House

G-20 Foreign Ministers to discuss global issues in Mexico

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The first ever meeting of G-20 foreign ministers would discuss pressing global issues including governance, trans-national crime, green growth, climate change and food security, US officials have said

Rao says India-US partnership has global significance

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Observing that the Indo-US strategic partnership has global significance, Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao has said the two countries are jointly working in a variety of fields, from fighting terrorism

ISI employed architect for bin Laden compound: Report

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An architect regularly employed by the ISI worked on the compound in which Osama bin Laden sheltered for years in Abbottabad and the slain al Qaeda chief communicated regularly with LeT from his hideo

No tax breaks for outsourcing jobs: Obama

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Keeping up his tirade against outsourcing, US President Barack Obama said on Saturday that firms shipping jobs off shores should be denied tax breaks if manufacturing is to be brought back to America

Lawmakers question sharp rise in denial of H1B, L1 visas

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Voicing concern over increasing rates of denial of H-1B and L1 work visas, that are popular among Indian professionals, top US lawmakers and corporate bigwigs have questioned the Obama administration

In 40 years, US could face water crisis

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Global warming and climate change are likely to unfold a water crisis in the United States within the next 40 years, says a new report.

It concluded that seven in 10 of the more than 3,100 US countie

Now, ‘beauty and the geek’ jeans with in-built keyboard

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Computer experts have invented an avant-garde pair of jeans that are equipped with a set of speakers, a wireless mouse and a keyboard embedded into the upper thigh regions.

The dungarees of the dot c

Anti-India campaign gains ground in US

Piggybacking on the anti-Iranian sentiments, an anti-India campaign seems to be gaining ground in the United States.

This comes amidst escalation in tension between Iran and Israel and the United St

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