Washington
Obama to ‘work closely’ with new Israel government
President Barack Obama looks forward to “working closely” with the new Israeli government formed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the US leader’s visit, officials said today.
Mukesh Ambani to quit BoA board,to join its Global Advisory Council
India’s business magnet Mukesh Ambani would step down as the board of director of the Bank of America and instead join its global advisory council, the bank announced Friday.
US military member suing over Japan nuke disaster
US service members are suing the Tokyo Electric Power Co. For more than $ 2 billion on grounds the utility lied about the dangers of helping clean up the nuclear disaster that struck two years ago, a newspaper reported.
No new initiative during Obama’s West Asia trip: White House
The Middle East trip by US President Barack Obama is not about any new initiative or announcement, the White House has said, ahead of his crucial visit to the region.
Cyber attacks emerge as top threat to the country: US official
A senior US official has told lawmakers that they now consider cyber attacks as among the top threats to the national security, even though their is remote chance of any such major attack against the critical infrastructure systems during the next two years.
US concerned over rhetoric coming from nuclear-armed N. Korea
Expressing concern over the belligerent and the rhetoric emanating from nuclear-armed North Korea, a top American intelligence official has said that such statements are reflective of the attitude and intent of the authoritarian regime in Pyongyang.
‘India First’ is my definition of secularism, says Modi
Denied a visa to visit US, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi today took to video conferencing to address Indian-American community, saying his idea of secularism is “India First”.
‘Earth to be hottest in 11.3 millennia’
The earth is on track to becoming the hottest it has been at any time in the past 11.3 millennia, a period spanning the history of human civilisation, a study published on Thursday has found.
Nasa finds proof of big Mars floods
Nasa scientists have discovered evidence of “gigantic floods” on Mars that carved deep channels into the Red Planet in the past 500 million years.
Obama administration sets in motion a global round of trade talks
Faced with sluggish jobs growth and failure of the Doha round, the Obama administration has set in motion an ambitious global round of trade talks covering Europe and much of Asia, which is bound to influence countries like China, India and Brazil, say a media report.
