US agrees $1 billion tribal lawsuits settlement
The US government has agreed to pay more than $1 billion to 40 Native American tribes to settle lawsuits over federal use of their lands and assets, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday.
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India one of the top performing clean energy economies: Report
With Indian receiving USD 10.2 billion investments in clean energy, the country has emerged as one of the top performing clean energy economies in the 21st century, an eminent American non-profit orga
Genes determine nice behaviour
Ever wondered why some people are nice and generous while others behave badly? It’s because their genes may have nudged them towards developing different personalities, scientists say.
Rick Santorum suspends US presidential campaign
Rick Santorum, the Republican whose longshot presidential bid last year turned into a surprisingly strong challenge to frontrunner Mitt Romney, is suspending his campaign, US media reported on Tuesday
'Texts from Hillary' creators meet Clinton
The creators of 'Texts from Hillary', a spoof blog featuring photos of a sunglasses-sporting Hillary Clinton that quickly went viral, met the US secretary of state on Tuesday.
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Suspicious object found at Indian chancery; call traced to Utah
A small suspicious object was found inside the premises of the Indian chancery here by the security agencies after the Indian embassy, a few blocks away, received a call that a bomb was placed inside
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav impresses Corporate America
Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav seems to have highly impressed leaders of Corporate America who think he represents the young population of India who want change and progress.
Indo-US economic ties top priority for Powell
Headed for New Delhi next week, new US Ambassador to India Nancy J. Powell has said realising the true potential of economic relationship between India and the US would be her top priority.
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‘Child pornographer’ replaces Osama as FBI’s ‘Most Wanted Fugitive’
Eric Justin Toth, a suspected child pornographer, has replaced Osama bin Laden on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitive list after the al-Qaeda leader was killed in Abbottabad last year.
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Short on tools, central banks left with words
Some of the world's most prominent central bankers may have to hope the pen is as mighty as the sword.
With the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and other authorities in industrialised coun