Obama woos Indian tourists
Wooing the increasingly affluent Indian tourists, President Barack Obama has issued an Executive Order to make it easier for travellers from emerging economies to get visas to visit the United States.
Rare monkey rediscovered in Borneo
An endangered monkey known as the Miller’s Grizzled Langur has been discovered on the island of Borneo in an area it was not previously known to inhabit, international researchers said on Friday.
Shadowed areas of moon hide ‘fluffy dirt, water ice’
The permanently shadowed regions of the Moon have baffled scientists since long.
Six dead in NATO chopper crash in Afghanistan
Six NATO service personnel have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, US officials said, indicating the incident was not believed to be the result of enemy fire.
The helicopter
Republicans presidential candidates denounce Internet bills
Top Republican presidential candidates have denounced the contentious internet piracy bill arguing that it comes in the way of internet freedom and increases governmental control in the free cyber wor
Need to crack down on China when they cheat: Romney
US needs to open up markets and also needs to crack down on China when it indulges in illegal practices, Mitt Romney, the leading Republican presidential candidate has said.
"We have to open up mark
US charges seven and shuts down file-sharing site
US authorities shut down one of the world's largest file-sharing sites yesterday and charged seven people with copyright crimes, prompting hackers to disable the FBI and Justice Department's websites.
Indian tourists in US spent about USD 2.86 billion in 2010
An Indian tourist visiting America in 2010 spent at an average more than Rs 2 lakh during their stay here, thus contributing an estimated whopping USD 2.86 billion to the US economy.
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US rejects $7 bn oil pipeline project with Canada
US has cancelled a $7-billion oil pipeline project with Canada, Xinhua reported.
President Barack Obama, in a statement released by the White House, said the "rushed and arbitrary deadline insisted o
US deeply disturbed by inter-ethnic clashes in South Sudan
Expressing deep distress over the inter-ethnic clashes in South Sudan, the US on Wednesday called upon its government to address issue of lack of security in the country and asked the UN to provide ad