Ahead of his landmark visit starting this weekend, US President Barack Obama on Wednesday described India as a “cornerstone” of America’s engagement in Asia, but held out no assurances on key issues — support for India’s permanent membership of the UN Security Council and ending curbs on export of dual-use technology.

Any mention of Kashmir by US President Barack Obama during his trip to India can be potentially explosive, a top American strategic expert has said, adding that Pakistan will dominate in his talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Days ahead of his visit to India, America's first black president Barack Obama saw his Democratic party suffer a near rout in the face of voter dissatisfaction over a recession-hit economy.

The fate of a record seven Indian-Americans, six of them Democrats, hangs in balance in Tues-day’s elections, with US President Barack Obama’s Democratic Party expected to lose seats in both chambers. But Republican Nikki Haley is favoured to win the governor’s race in South Carolina.

Women who eat peanuts during pregnancy may put their infants at increased risk of allergy, a new study has claimed.

Republican Party has asked US President Barack Obama to seek a large pie of India's estimated USD 35 billion defence expansion plan when he meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi next week.

Any mention of Kashmir by US President Barack Obama during his trip to India can be potentially explosive, a top American strategic expert has said, adding that Pakistan will dominate in his talks wit

Days ahead of a visit to India, US President Barack Obama faces the prospects of a radically altered political landscape with a widely predicted rout for his Democratic party in Tuesday's mid-term ele

American scientists claim to have found evidence that suggests Mars had a warm and wet climate which could have supported life some 3.5 billion-years-ago.

Most likely voters in US elections on Tuesday prefer a Republican-controlled Congress, an opinion poll showed in a new indication that Republicans are poised to make substantial gains.