US seeks 'transparency' in growth of Chinese military power
Amid growing uneasiness in the US over the rapid growth of Chinese military power, Washington on Tuesday asserted that Beijing has the right to develop its military but underlined the need for full 't
Asif Ali Zardari suffers heart attack, may quit: Report
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, who abruptly left the Pakistan capital for Dubai, has suffered a minor heart attack and some in the US Government believe he may even resign on account of 'ill-health', a media report said.
Bill to eliminate per-country caps on green card put on hold
A key legislation to eliminate per-country caps on employment-sponsored green card that would have benefited highly-skilled Indian workers seeking to stay in the US has been blocked by an influenti
US launches 'virtual' embassy for Iran
The Obama administration is launching a virtual embassy for Iran more than three decades after the bricks and mortar mission in Tehran was closed and diplomatic relations severed following the 1979 Is
Indian alert to growing military might of China: Rao
India remains alert to the growing military might of China, even as New Delhi has sought to strengthen its bilateral dialogue with Beijing over the last two decades, a top Indian diplomat based here has said.
Fai pleads guilty for being ISI agent in US
In a major embarrassment to the ISI, US-based Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, today pleaded guilty to federal charges of spying for the Pakistani spy agency and illegally lobbying the
IMF chief cautious on France-German debt pact call
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Monday welcomed France and Germany's push for tough fiscal standards in the eurozone, but said more steps were needed to tackle the region's cris
India, US, Japan to hold trilateral meet in Washington
The United States, India and Japan will hold their first trilateral meeting here Dec 19 to discuss 'a range of Asia Pacific regional issues' among three leading 'Pacific democracies'.
"This meeting i
Sikh man stabbed at US airport, police rules out hate crime
A Sikh man traveling to India has been stabbed at an airport in California.
The police, who subsequently arrested the assailant, have ruled out hate crime.
The middle-aged man, whose name has not be
US Senators say Pak military actions leading to American deaths
Two key US senators on Tuesday said that US must 'fully review' ties with Pakistan and weigh possible cuts or new restrictions on military and economic aid as "certain actions" of the Pakistan mili