Dr Balasubramanium, immediate past president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, was awarded the AMA's Dr Nathan Davis International Award on March 31 for his work in India in helping to institute emergency medical services and trauma centers.

Even as experts were debating pros and cons of the waiver, came the first-ever announcement in the history of commodity markets anywhere in the world the introduction of Commodity Transaction Tax and this, coupled with service tax imposed on commodity exchanges, was a blow to the nascent commodity Futures industry in the country.

One hopes the big daddies of South Block and DRDO realise why radical reforms are so crucial.

"Pakistan, across the border, has been a troubled country with a series of stability issues for the duration of its existence. There's a political process that's in progress now. We are anxiously watching how they deal with this situation," Admiral Fallon told the committee while defending the outlays for the Central Command.

The text of US President George W Bush's final State of the Union address delivered to Congress on Monday.

The year 2007 did not turn out to be much different than 2006 in that much of the time was spent on figuring out whether Washington and New Delhi will come to terms with the so-called 123 Agreement that would formalise the Henry J Hyde Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act that the President George W Bush signed into law in the closing days of 2006.

The defence secretary, however, said the US would not be looking to add significant numbers of US forces to run operations in Pakistan.

In the past six months, (Pakistan President Prevez) Musharraf has been seriously weakened, the major non-religious political figures have been diminished, and the US has been publicly involved in the deal-making leading to Pakistan's next government. The biggest security challenge for the US, however, comes from the newly emboldened violent extremists who are challenging the authority of the Pakistani state

Now comes another test in the coming days. As Benazir travels to the province of Punjab in the coming days, what will be her reception? Will it match another homecoming - no less fortuitous, no less breathtaking - two decades ago?

The resolution now goes to the US Senate for a concurring vote.

An alternative to oil? Check. Completely green? Check. Economical? Check. So why has the entrepreneur been sued, pilloried, and lampooned?

The officials also said the peace deal with tribal leaders in Waziristan has not proved successful in combating extremism and fighting terrorists.

Business leaders tell Congress that to attract and retain the best minds, the U.S. must keep the doors open to immigrants

"At best, untouchability involves social segregation, including separate educational facilities, drinking water, and restaurants."

A consistent use of RTI will bring about a positive change.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram's speech.

The board of directors has considered the proposal entailing the demerger of Indiabulls Securities on a going concern basis and plans to list the resulting entity after the demerger, Indiabulls Financial informed the Bombay Stock Exchange.

It all began in the family grocery store back in Omaha.

The White House will soon be presented a number of options on Iraq and one of them from the Pentagon will suggest that the US adopt the 'go big' strategy.

Noting that 'proper joint staff-work' could have helped both sides appreciate the strengths and limitations of each other, he writes, 'There had been no joint deliberations at any level.'

Burns, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs who played a key role in clinching the deal, will address a talk on "India and Pakistan: On the Heels of President Bush's Visit" on Monday.

Chidambaram's Budget speech.

If Pakistan does not cohere as a modern, more or less centrist state, if the army loses its grip, and if regional separatist and radical Islamists grow in influence, Pakistan could become a grave threat to the United States and its neighbours.

'Now we have to think about disasters like earthquake, infernos, chemical leakage, war,' says Maharashtra DGP Dr P S Pasricha.

The text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address from the Red Fort on Monday.\n

Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden is in eastern Iran and not the rugged tribal areas of Pakistan's northwestern frontier where many believe him to be on the run, United States intelligence officials were on Monday quoted as saying.\n\n

'We need to work on the team spirit rather than focusing on individuals,' says Sudhir Patel.

Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav presented the Railway Budget for 2004-2005 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday (July 6, 2004).

The text of President A P J Abdul Kalam's address to the joint sitting of Parliament.