
New Delhi: The much-anticipated Premier League Soccer (PLS) is likely to move out of West Bengal thanks to the state sports department's non-cooperative attitude, and offers have come from Kerala and Maharashtra to host the football tournament. It was learnt that the Bengal sports department has indicated that the venues may not be free to host matches if the tournament is held next month, with some sources even claiming that...

06:51 PM, Feb 17, 2012

Washington: The United States has expressed satisfaction that various wings of the establishment in Pakistan are talking to each other to resolve the ongoing stalemate. "We are pleased to see that the groups are talking to each other and trying to work through these issues," Victoria Nuland, State Department spokesperson told reporters. Nuland reiterated that the US supports a civilian government in Pakistan. "We support the civilian government. We want...

08:09 AM, Jan 25, 2012

Kabul: The elusive Afghan Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, who had called on his warriors last November to continue the war against NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, has now confirmed having opened peace talks with the US authorities, Geo News reported. The one-eyed Omar, who has escaped the US manhunt since his regime was ousted in late 2001, made two demands -- release of Afghan prisoners from Guantanamo Bay detention...

06:20 PM, Jan 06, 2012

Washington: As US State Department on Wednesday posted a new map of India reflecting its long standing official position on the country's geographical boundaries, its spokesman acknowledged of having made a "goof up" in this regard, which had resulted in a strong objection from New Delhi. "We made a goof and we fixed it and we're now back in compliance with our own cartographical policy," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland...

07:05 AM, Jan 05, 2012

Washington: The US State Department is partnering with an Indian non-profit to create an online searchable database of credible Indian NGOs to work with potential American donors to build public-private partnerships. The database will include all those Indian NGOs that have been vetted by an independent third party to ensure they are accountable, transparent and keep only a small percentage of a donation to cover their expenses so the maximum...

01:06 PM, Dec 15, 2011

Washington: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been in discussions with the White House about leaving her job next year to become head of the World Bank, sources familiar with the discussions said on Thursday. The former first lady and onetime political rival to President Barack Obama quickly became one of the most influential members of his Cabinet after she began her tenure at State in early 2009. She...

08:13 AM, Jun 10, 2011
Baghdad: The US military command in Baghdad said on Friday that the number of forces still stationed in Iraq was 52,000, lower than the figure given on Thursday under the final pullout of combat troops. On Thursday it was said that 56,000 soldiers were still deployed in Iraq. But the military command said that was based on data from August 17 and was already outdated. Under the military drawdown plans,...

03:33 PM, Aug 20, 2010

Possibility of violence in the state, says US State Department. ...

11:38 AM, Dec 30, 2009

US Congressional report praises the Central government. ...

11:09 AM, Oct 27, 2009

A diplomat claims she was rejected for a post because of her age. ...

11:51 AM, Sep 19, 2009

There was a file on Blair which contained information of a "personal nature". ...

04:38 PM, Nov 25, 2008

Kapil Sibal spoke exclusively with Karan Thapar and said the letter has been misunderstood. ...

08:33 PM, Sep 04, 2008

Opposition cries foul, Government goes into a huddle to generate a response. ...

02:43 AM, Sep 04, 2008

While Govt did not comment, Congress downplayed the development. ...

08:48 PM, Sep 03, 2008

A letter from the State Department reveals how US plans to terminate the N-deal ...

06:19 PM, Sep 03, 2008