WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday named job creation as his top priority in 2010, seeking to revive America’s belief in hiscrusade for change after a first year in office haunted by economic decay. In his debut State of the Union Address, Obama admitted his White House had suffered political setbacks — some deserved [...]
New Delhi The Congress today signalled distancing itself from the government on the issue of awarding the Padma Bhushan to US-based NRI hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal. Maintaining that such awards should not be given to “those with a taint”, the ruling party said it was for the government to explain the reasons for the award [...]
WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda, spoke publicly for the first time about the botched Christmas Day airliner bombing, praising the attempt — but not explicitly taking responsibility for it — in an audiotape broadcast Sunday that was aimed personally at President Obama. Mr. bin Laden said that the bombing attempt [...]
The strained relationship between Beijing and Washington took another hit Friday as China accused the Obama administration of leveling “groundless charges” after allegations that Chinese hackers penetrated computer systems of dozens of U.S. companies, including Google Inc. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu insisted that the Internet was open in China and warned that the [...]
WASHINGTON: A day after completing a year in White House, US President Barack Obama feels that he has neglected his direct connect with theAmerican people who he says are “angry and frustrated”. As he absorbed a stinging blow from the voters, Obama admitted that his getting embroiled in tackling a flurry of crises had weakened [...]
WASHINGTON: For relieving period pain, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen may be more effective than paracetamol, say researchers. However, according to the update of a Cochrane Review, it remains unclear whether any one NSAID is safer or more effective than others. Period pain is thought to be caused by an excess or imbalance of [...]
Washington: Dip a piece of paper into ink infused with carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires, it morphs into a real battery. Crumple the piece of paper and it still works. These are some of the newest ways of storing power, says Stanford University researcher Yi Cui, assisitant professor of material science and engineering. Stanford scientists [...]
Washington: America’s top military commander in Afghanistan believes that Al-Qaida cannot be defeated until Osama bin Laden, the most wanted fugitive of the world, is either killed or captured. “I don’t think it would make, it would not defeat Al-Qaida to have him captured or killed, but I don’t think that we can finally defeat [...]
Washington : Welcoming India’s decision to reduce troop strength in Jammu and Kashmir, a top US military official has said “de-tensioning of that border” is absolutely critical to the long-term stability of the region. “I really do believe that “de-tensioning” that (Kashmir) border is absolutely critical to the long term stability in that region. And [...]
Washington : The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday issued a final ruling that greenhouse gases posed a danger to human health and the environment, paving the way for regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles, power plants, factories, refineries and other major sources. The announcement was timed to coincide with the opening of the [...]
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