Nikki Haley hit by second affair claim
In more trouble for Indian-American Nikki Haley, who hopes to become South Carolina’s first woman governor, a political lobbyist on Thursday claimed he had a tryst with the Republican candidate, who i
12 MPs to attend Yale university programme
Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi and two Union ministers of state Ajay Maken and Agatha Sangma are among the dozen odd Members of Parliament who would attend the fourth annual Yale University Programme for India’s Parliamentarians.
US military plans unilateral strike in Pak
US military is looking at options for a unilateral strike in Pakistan if a successful terrorist strike on US soil is traced back to the country, senior Pentagon officials were quoted as saying on Saturday.
Facebook comes up with simpler privacy controls
Amid mounting criticism that it is betraying the trust of its users, world’s largest social networking site Facebook on Thursday overhauled its privacy controls under which the amount of information t
Cheney endorses Haley rival for gov
Indian-American Nikki Haley, whose bid for the governorship of South Carolina is marred by allegations of extra-marital affair, suffered a setback on Thursday when former vice-president Dick Cheney en
US may not oppose Sino-Pak nuke deal
The US has indicated it would not oppose a Sino-Pak civilian nuclear deal but wants it to be in compliance with NSG rules, notwithstanding warnings by top scholars that such an approach would be a hig
Deal in US over gays in military
The White House and Congress have reached an agreement to repeal the military’s “Don’t ask, Don’t Tell” policy, banning gays from serving openly in the armed forces, after 17 years.
Gates: Taliban trying to overthrow Pak govt
Pakistan’s Tehrik-e-Taliban is not only trying to overthrow the government in Islamabad, but is also launching attack against other countries, including the US, defence secretary Robert Gates said on
‘2010 is warmest yet in recorded history’
The year 2010 is turning out to be the warmest ever in recorded history, with the first four months reporting an average temperature of 13.3 degrees Celsius which is 0.69 degrees above the 20th centur
‘India not using Afghan to trouble Pak’
Afghanistan’s former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah dismissed charges that India was using the country to support anti-Pakistan elements, saying there was “misperception” in Islamabad regarding Ne