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Quietly, US military opens up to Sikhs

Growing up near the Air Force base in Dayton, Ohio, Tejdeep Singh Rattan knew he wanted to serve in uniform. When the military discouraged him, he persisted but again got a cold shoulder.

US wants to offer best defence technology to India: Pentagon

Ahead of a high-level strategic defence dialogue, the US on Friday said it wants to offer top of the shelf military technology to India.

‘Moses had help parting Red Sea’

US researchers think they have narrowed down where Moses parted the Red Sea 3,000 years ago, and also how he did it — with a little help from the wind.

Bizarre dinosaur with 15 horns discovered

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Palaeontologists have unearthed a bizarre dinosaur with 15 horns that roamed in southern Utah region in the US some 76 million-years-ago.

‘Neanderthals could adapt, evolve own technology’

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It has long been believed that Neanderthals developed “modern” tools after coming into contact with Homo Sapiens, but a new study has suggested that these prehistoric humans were more advanced than th

Manmohan Singh gets World Statesman Award

A top US official on Thursday described Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as "a man of uncommon decency and grace" who has led the way in building the Indo-US partnership, as he presented the Indian leade

Obama said US can absorb another 9/11, claims book

US President Barack Obama reckons that the country can “absorb” another terror attack, a new book by journalist Bob Woodward has claimed.

Teenager son of Andhra Congress leader dies in US

The teenager son of a Congress leader from Andhra Pradesh died in an accident in Florida after the car he was travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into the water.

Relationship with Asean crucial for US: Susan Rice

The relationship that the United States is trying to build up with Asian countries and those in Asean region is crucial for its national security interest, a top American official has said.

US cautions citizens after Delhi attack

The United States has asked its citizens to exercise caution during their travel in New Delhi after two Taiwanese nationals were injured in the firing incident near the historic Jama Masjid in the Ind

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