Obama plans tax crackdown on firms setting shop in India

Contending that the current US tax system gives US-based multinationals shipping jobs to places like India an unfair advantage over domestic rivals, President Barack Obama has announced plans to reduce tax breaks for them. Read More:

India greets Obama, hopes to strengthen ties

In a letter written to new U.S. President Barack H. Obama, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Thursday congratulated him on assuming office and expressed hope for an extended cooperation in bilateral relation between India and AmericaRead More

Nicole Kidman denies she trashed Australia

Hollywood actor Nicole Kidman denied Tuesday she was embarrassed by her performance in Baz Luhrmann's epic 'Australia' and fled her homeland for fear of what the critics would say about the country's costliest film. Read More:

NYPD training for new threats in wake of Mumbai terror attacks

After studying the Mumbai terror attacks, the New York Police Department (NYPD) is looking for ways to disrupt cell phone calls and other forms of electronic communication among terrorists in the event of another terror attack in New York. Read More:

Obama picks Sanjay Gupta as US surgeon general

President-elect Barack Obama has offered the job of surgeon general of the United States to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, an Indian American neurosurgeon and health affairs correspondent for CNN and CBS, media reports said. Read More:

Mumbai attacks an 'act of war' by Pakistan: Rushdie

Describing the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai as an 'act of war' by Pakistan, author Salman Rushdie has called for a fundamental change in the way the West deals with terrorism - beginning by scrapping aid to Pakistan. Read More:

No mobilisation, no escalation from our side: Mukherjee

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee denying the Pakistani charges outrightly said on Tuesday that there is no question of escalating tensions on part of India. There is no mobilisation of Indian forces on the Indo-Pak border, except the patrolling that has been...

Second Hindu Baccalaureate Service at Nevada University

Hindu Baccalaureate Service (Dikshant Utsav), held for the first time in Western USA at prestigious University of Nevada-Reno (UNR) in May last, will be held again on April eleven next.Read More:

Pak Senators demand joint probe in Mumbai terror attcks

Pakistani Senators have condemned India's unsubstantiated allegations against Islamabad over the Mumbai terror attacks, and called for the neighbours to conduct a joint probe.Read More:

Asia's richest woman was feng shui master's lover, court told

Asia's richest woman, according to court testimony, was the lover of a feng shui master for 14 years before leaving him her entire multibillion-US-dollar fortune, a news report said Saturday Read More

Hillary pitches to make Obama a President with political strength

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has thrown her weight behind Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to make sure that he stands before the nation as a President with the political strength to break the gridlock, get things done, and start progress going in America...

Wipro posts 36 percent revenue growth, beats own projection

IT major Wipro Wednesday reported a profit of Rs.9.96 billion $203 million) for the second quarter of this financial year ended Sep 30, recording a 30 percent year-on-year growth to beat its own projection.Read More:

Plastic electronic newspaper to be launched in Britain next year

A British-designed electronic newspaper - made out of plastic and no larger than a table mat - is to hit the market next year as an alternative to, well, paper itself, according to a report Wednesday.Read More:

Mike Hussey is ICC's number-one Test batsman

Australia's Michael Hussey has returned to the top of the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after he scored 177 runs in the match, including a knock of 146 in the first innings.Read More:

McCain saw White House from a cell in Hanoi

Republivan presidential candidate John McCain and the other US servicemen held as prisoners of war in North Vietnam in the 1960s developed a number of survival techniques.Read More