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Spaceships to be thought-controlled?
Astronauts in their future missions to moon or Mars may be able to pilot a spacecraft using their thoughts alone, scientists say.
No ‘grand peace plan’ during Israel trip: Obama
President Barack Obama is playing down expectations for a Mideast peace breakthrough during his upcoming trip to Israel, telling American Jewish leaders that he won’t be carrying a “grand peace plan” when he arrives in the region later this month.
Obama dines with Republicans in budget push
President Barack Obama met a dozen Republican senators for dinner Wednesday, in a rare break from the rancor that has driven two years of paralyzing Washington rows over taxes and spending.
Curiosity ‘put to sleep’ after glitch
A computer glitch on Nasa’s Mars rover Curiosity has forced the scientists to put the robot on “safe mode” while engineers try to fix the problem.
India govt asked to increase limit of duty free gold for NRIs
An Indian American organisation has asked the Indian government to increase the limit of duty free gold that an NRI couple can bring to India.
Obama, Putin discuss Iran and Syria over phone call
US President Barack Obama called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and discussed with him the Iranian nuclear issues and the current situation in Syria, the White House said. Obama called Putin yesterday to discuss next steps in the bilateral relationship and to coordinate on regional and global issues, the White House said in a statement.
Obama orders $85 billion spending cuts, blames Republicans
President Barack Obama reluctantly ordered an $85 billion austerity drive Friday that could slow the US economy and slash jobs, after blaming Republicans for refusing to stop the “dumb” spending cuts.
Obama double win as Lew confirmed for treasury post
President Barack Obama’s former chief of staff Jack Lew was confirmed Wednesday as the next US treasury secretary, taking over a key portfolio at a time of deadlock over the budget and debt.
Obama asks Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ban
The Barack Obama administration took another step toward institutionalising gay marriage, formally asking the US Supreme Court to strike down a 1996 law defining marriage exclusively as a union between a man and a woman.
Obama’s draft immigration plan draws flack
A day after Obama administration’s ambitious immigration plan that can pave way for some 11 million illegal immigrants, including nearly 2.5 lakh Indians, to become legal permanent residents in the US, was leaked, the proposal was labelled “dead on arrival”.
