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US prepares six mega cities against Mumbai-type attacks

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Learning a lesson from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, several American security and intelligence agencies have conducted a series of workshops in six major US cities to tackle such terror strikes, US Homela

Don't want US companies to look for skilled workers in India, China: Obama

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President Barack Obama has said that he does not want US companies to look for skilled and educated workers in India and China in fields like engineering, technology and science.

To prevent that, Oba

Brain, not heart, drives you to fall in love

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, a new study has claimed that intense romantic feelings actually come from your brain, not from the heart.

India trade team to Iran may upset US

India’s announcement of sending a huge trade delegation to Iran may put Indo-US ties under strain at a time when Washington is seeking international cooperation to put maximum economic pressure on Tehran to give up its nuclear programme.

Romney wins Republican nominating caucuses in Maine

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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney won a non-binding nominating contest in the northeastern state of Maine Saturday with 39 per cent of the vote, the head of state Republican party said.

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Obama to felicitate Amartya Sen

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India-born Nobel laureate Amartya Sen will be felicitated by US President Barack Obama for his efforts to increase the understanding of how to fight hunger and poverty.

US President Barack Obama wou

Video of US dad shooting daughter's laptop goes viral

A video of an angry American father pumping nine slugs from a handgun into his daughter's laptop has gone viral on YouTube and sparked an impassioned online debate over his parenting skills.

Tommy Jo

US urges Myanmar to release detained monk

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The United States on Friday urged the authorities in Myanmar to release a prominent Buddhist monk who was one of the leaders of a 2007 anti-government uprising.

"We are deeply concerned that the Burm

US Pentagon braces for budget cuts

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The US Defence Department is bracing for budget cuts set to be announced next week, Xinhua reported.

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said on Friday the defence budget proposals will have a top

China's one-child policy 'barbaric': Romney

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Calling China's one-child norm 'barbaric', top Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has vowed to cut off US aid to the UN Population Fund for supporting Beijing's policy.

If elected Presiden

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