US ‘very disappointed’ with China on Snowden
The United States has told China it was upset it did not hand over US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden after he fled to Hong Kong, saying that the decision had undermined relations.
PC sells India growth story
Washington: Finance minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday invited American companies to establish manufacturing plants in India, as he defended Indian economic policies as growth oriented and WTO comp
Osama bin Laden stayed in 5 Pak cities
Islamabad: It was not just his plain luck but also planning that kept Osama bin Laden, the world’s most wanted terrorist, undetected in Pakistan from the prying eyes of top intelligence sleuths and A
India to take up with US snooping of its Embassy in Washington
Concerned over the “disconcerting” reports that its mission were being spied upon by American intelligence agencies, India today said it will take up the matter with the US authorities.
US drone attack kills 18 in Pakistan
A US drone targeted a residential compound and a vehicle in northwest Pakistan’s restive tribal region close to the Afghan border, killing at least 18 suspected militants, officials said today.
India defends US surveillance programmes
India’s foreign minister on Tuesday defended the vast US surveillance programme of phone logs and Internet data revealed by intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.
Snowden seeks asylum in India, 19 other countries
Washington: American whistle-blower Edward Snowden, currently sheltered in the transit zone of Moscow airport, has sought asylum in 20 countries, including India. These asylum requests have been file
US warns citizens on travel to Egypt as American killed
Warning its citizens against travelling to Egypt, the US today said its non-emergency diplomatic staff could leave the country after an American freelance photographer was killed during protests against President Mohamed Mursi a year after his election.
Djokovic condemns US to 101-year low, Serena eases
World number one Novak Djokovic condemned the United States to their worst Wimbledon men’s performance in over a century as Serena Williams set up a clash of senior citizens against Kimiko Date-Krumm.
Rupee near record low, trading below 58.50
Mumbai: The rupee is closing in on record low on the back of month-end importer dollar demand, weak equities. Pair at 59.71/72 versus 59.27/28 close on Friday, 59.9850 life high.
Dealers say the pair