New Delhi: New Maldives President Mohammed Waheed Hassan on Sunday inducted seven ministers into his Cabinet. The move can be seen as an attempt to consolidate his position in the country. The south Asian country continues to be on the boil ever since the forced ouster of former president Mohammed Nasheed. Male witnessed sporadic protests by the supporters of Nasheed on Saturday. However, the main concern is now slowly shifting...
01:14 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Washington: Seeking to fortify its strategic ties with China amid strains in relations with US, Pakistan is considering a proposal to lease the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region to Beijing for 50 years, an eminent US-based think tank has claimed, citing local media. The Pakistani move is aimed at cementing its all-weather relations with China amid the irreparable rupture in US-Pak ties over the past year, said Middle East Media Research Institute...
09:29 AM, Feb 12, 2012
Male: There seems to be no end to the political crisis in the Maldives. Male remained tense on Sunday with sporadic protests by the supporters of former president Mohammed Nasheed. However, the main concern is now slowly shifting to the island of Addu. Days after armed policemen and the military took over the entire area, reports of serious violations of human rights have emerged from the region. There were reports...
08:51 AM, Feb 12, 2012
Washington: The United States has said it is working to reduce investment and trade barriers with India and Brazil, two of the fastest growing markets. The two countries present American exporters with significant opportunities and challenges, said Miriam Sapiro, Deputy US Trade Representative. "As with China, we are working hard to identify, address, and reduce barriers to trade and investment between the United States and India and Brazil, two of...
12:23 PM, Feb 11, 2012
New York: Despite economic woes, wars, conflicts and natural disasters the world is a happier place today than it was four years ago and Indonesians, Indians and Mexicans seem to be the most contented people on the planet. More than three-quarters of people around the globe who were questioned in an international poll said they were happy with their lives and nearly a quarter described themselves as very happy. "The...
11:11 AM, Feb 11, 2012
Washington: 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 that the defence budget proposals will have a topline request of $525 billion for fiscal year 2013, set to begin in October, with $88.4 billion more for overseas contingency operations, mostly in Afghanistan. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff...
08:10 AM, Feb 11, 2012
Washington: US immigration authorities, in the past four years, have increased denial of work-related visas, with India-born professionals being refused at higher rates than nationals of other countries, an American think tank said in a report on Friday. Analysis of new data obtained from US Citizenship and Immigration Services showed the agency had increased denials of L-1 and H-1B petitions beginning 2008, thus harming the competitiveness of US employers and...
01:44 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Islamabad, A US drone targeted a compound in the restive North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan on Thursday, killing four suspected militants, including a man who acted as a conduit between the Taliban and al-Qaeda. The unmanned spy plane fired two missiles at the compound in Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency early on Thursday morning, officials said. The compound was being used by suspected militants and four...
11:52 AM, Feb 09, 2012
Washington, An under construction Gurdwara in the American State of Michigan has been vandalised and defaced with anti-Muslim graffiti, the police and community leaders said. The vandalism of the Gurdwara, coming up in Sterling Heights city of Michigan, happened on February 5, members of its management committee said. The graffiti included vulgar language, racial epithets, the use of what appears to be a cross, a large drawing of a gun,...
11:44 AM, Feb 08, 2012
Washington, The United States is considering to apologise to Pakistan for the November 26 incident that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in a NATO cross-border fire, a media report said on Tuesday. The report in the New York Times also said that Pentagon is sending a top general to Islamabad for talks with the Pakistani Army leadership in an effort to mend ties. "The State Department is supporting a proposal circulating...
02:28 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Washington, US President Barack Obama is leading over his potential Republican challenger Mitt Romney by six points, a latest opinion poll has said. The opinion poll results by The Washington Post and ABC news came a day after Obama said that he deserves to be re-elected for the second term given that his administration has successfully led the nation in revival of its economy. Romney, who won his third primary...
11:26 AM, Feb 07, 2012
London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger may try to extend Thierry Henry's loan from the New York Red Bulls. Henry's loan deal stipulates that he has only next weekend's Premier League game at Sunderland and a February 15 Champions League match at AC Milan left before returning to Major League Soccer. Wenger said the Gunners had not discussed any extension with the Red Bulls but acknowledged it was possible. "I haven't...
06:38 PM, Feb 06, 2012
Ireland, The United States has said it was "deeply concerned" at the news that dozens of activists including 19 Americans could go on trial in Egypt over the alleged illegal funding of aid groups. "We have seen media reports that judicial officials in Egypt intend to forward a number of cases involving US-funded NGOs to the Cairo criminal court," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said. "We are deeply concerned by...
11:50 AM, Feb 06, 2012
New Delhi: Actress Sonam Kapoor has blasted rumours that she has a problem with Shahid Kapoor and director Punit Malhotra. The actress tasted her first box office success with Malhotra's 'I Hate Luv Storys' but recent reports said that she turned down a film by the young director because he has roped in Shahid, her co-star in flop 'Mausam'. The 26-year-old actress is apparently still smarting over the failure of...
03:10 PM, Feb 04, 2012
Washington: To make America more attractive to highly-skilled foreign students and workers, the United States has announced a series of reforms, including changes in the F-1 and H-1B visa rules, that may benefit professionals from India. The interim measures are aimed at improving the competitiveness of US companies in the world market and stimulating US job creation before comprehensive immigration reforms for "fixing our broken immigration system," the Department of...
01:30 PM, Feb 04, 2012
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