The exercise under the codename Vigilant Eagle, was carried out between August 6-11 under a cooperative military agreement between Russia and the US, which tasks NORAD, the bi-national US and Canadian command, and the Russian Air Force to conduct a live-flying exercise for up to five days, RIA Novosti reported.
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Several proposed Islamic centres, including one near Ground Zero, have touched off a heated nationwide debate that raises questions about the state of religious tolerance in post-9/11 America.
If elected in the November elections, Haley would be the first Indian American female and also the first-ever female governor of South Carolina.
Indian-American Nikki Haley, whose bid for the governorship of South Carolina is marred by allegations of extra-marital affair, suffered a setback on Thursday when former vice president Dick Cheney endorsed one of her rivals.
In an hour-long news conference at its Palo Alto headquarters in California, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined 'a pretty big overhaul' and billed it as a dramatically simpler way for people to control who sees information they post on the online social networking service.
BP spokesman Mark Proegler said that the oil major had approved a test of Costner's Ocean Therapy device to help the company clean up the Gulf after its Deepwater Horizon drill rig exploded and began spewing oil into the water.
According to evidence presented at trial, Kernell obtained unauthorised access to Palin's personal e-mail account by resetting its password.
LL Cool J, a rapper and actor, who was to have provided his heart-warming story in the show's In Their Own Words segment, alleged that the channel had "lifted" an interview he gave to "someone else" in 2008 and were "misrepresenting to the public in order to promote Palin's show".
A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake capable of tremendous damage struck southern Chile on Saturday, shaking buildings in the capital, the US Geological Survey said.
Former Alaska governor and 2008 Republic Party vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has revealed that she may run for US president in 2012.
The Republican victory is a major setback to Democrats who would lose their filibuster majority of 60 in the 100-seat Senate, which was essential for President Barack Obama's ambitious health care reform bill to clear the Congress.
Tareq and Michaele Salahi, who also rubbed elbows with the likes of President Obama, US Vice-President Joe Biden and Indian PM, and triumphantly posted photos of their coup on social networking site 'Facebook', has earned the distinction in a recent Gallup poll.
In India, there is a perception that the current ecological disaster is a responsibility of the developed world. If we want to play in the big league we must stop seeing ecological solutions as impositions, say Vikram Sood and Nandita Sood-Perret.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is scheduled to visit India next week, will be accompanied by Foreign Affairs minister Lawrence Cannon, Minister for International Trade Stockwell Day and Parliamentary Secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Deepak Obhrai. "Such a high powered delegation should speak volumes that we, our government, are laying all emphasis possible on our relations with India, solidifying our relations with India," said Obhrai.
The quake, which struck at 6.48am NZT, was centred 200 kilometres from Samoan capital of Apia at a depth of 35 kilometres.
Day Two of Lakme Fashion Week ended with a generous sprinking of celebs... some old hands, some new faces. Take a look!
European cities have emerged as the world's richest and most expensive places. By comparison, Indian cities are amongst the world's least expensive.
A UK-based nuclear medicine doctor presents his case on the existence of Lord Krishna in a documentary.
Yudh Abhyas 2009 will impart a different trajectory to the military-to-military relationship. This is no longer about raids on insurgent hideouts or terrorist camps; strike corps training is for fighting a full-scale war together. This year, American and Indian mechanised forces will synchronise operations, planning, manoeuvring and firing together to capture a simulated objective.
The film joins a handpicked few which will get gala treatment at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Journalist and author Basharat Peer reveals how the Indian and state government in general, and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in particular, have mismanaged and mishandled incidents in Kashmir, notably the Shopian rape and murder cases.
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The Proposal provides the comfort of a fairytale, updated with strippers, a little comedic nudity and bodily function humour just so that we remember what century we're living in.
Former Republican United States vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday announced that she will resign as Alaska's governor, fuelling speculation that the charismatic leader will seek presidency in 2012.
Santosh Naik, managing director and chief executive of Disha Direct Marketing Services Pvt Ltd, offered some valuable tips during a chat on rediff.com on Friday.
The romantic comedy, which cost about $40 million, could earn over $200 million worldwide.
20th June will be the World Refugee day reminding us the plight of the forgotten.
In its Global Economics Paper, Goldman Sachs Economic Research has outlined ten crucial steps that India must take to achieve its full potential.
Bobby Jindal, the Indian American Governor of Louisiana and rising Republican star, has failed to find a place in the latest CNN poll for his party's favourite presidential nominee for 2012, with Sarah Palin emerging as one of the top contenders. The meteoric rise of 37 year-old Jindal, son of Indian immigrants, had led to speculation that he might bag the Republican nomination for the 2012 presidential election.
Hero Honda, the country's largest and most valuable two-wheeler company, said it logged sales of 370,575 two-wheelers in April, up 29.5 per cent from April 2008.
Wealth managers do a lot more than pick stocks. They can help you plan your total financial life. And you don't need to be rich to use one.
For at least 13 years, big and small investors alike turned over their money to Paul Greenwood and Stephen Walsh, two New York money managers, in the belief that an "enhanced equity index" strategy was reaping them profits.
Thrust into the spotlight as a Republican rising star following the party's drubbing in the November 4 polls, the Indian-American governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, has bagged the second spot in a straw poll for the 2012 presidential nomination.
With 196 of its languages listed as endangered, India, a nation with great linguistic diversity, tops the UNESCO's list of countries having maximum number of dialects on the verge of extinction. India is closely followed by the US which stands to lose 192 languages and Indonesia, where 147 are in peril.
If the automobile, which can transform itself from a two-seater road car to a plane in 15 seconds, survives its first test flight next month, it is expected to land in showrooms in about 18 months, The Sunday Times claimed.
President-Elect Obama has shown poise in the face of great challenges personally and to the country he has sworn to serve. His judgment and decision-making have shown wisdom beyond his years. But his greatest trait to me, one that he shares with the leaders mentioned earlier, is his ability to inspire all different kinds of people.
Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama, by flipping Virginia, Ohio, Iowa and New Mexico from red states in the 2004 elections to blue in this year's contest, took a commanding lead in the 2008 US Presidential Election, causing CNN to project him the winner and the 44th President of the United States of America
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama entered final hours of the election campaign with a solid, though narrowing, lead over his powerful Republican rival John McCain.
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