Panetta lifts ban on women in combat roles

United States Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has decided to allow women to serve in combat roles in the military, a senior official said on Thursday, as lawmakers termed the ground-breaking move as......

US on Afridi's 33-year sentence: 'Shocking and outrageous'

Strongly reacting to Pakistan jailing a doctor who helped the Central Intelligence Agency find Osama bin Laden to 33 years, the United States has said there was no basis for the verdict and it will......

'Jailing Dr Afridi is proof of Pak being at war with US'

Shocked over Pakistan sentencing a doctor, who helped the CIA to find Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, two top American Senators have asked the authorities in Islamabad to pardon and release him......

Declare Haqqani network a terror outfit NOW, say US Senators

United States lawmakers have questioned the inordinate delay in designating Haqqani network as a terrorist organisation; which top American officials believe is responsible for the recent attack on......

US visa is non-tariff barrier for IT, says FM

Finance Minister P Chidambaram has told US lawmakers of India’s concerns over the immigration Bill, calling the proposed legislation a non-tariff barrier.Chidambaram met members of the House......

US raises concern over American firms evading taxes

Amidst allegations that Apple is evading US taxes through overseas shell companies, the White House said this raises the broader question of American companies that ship profits and jobs overseas,......

Rakesh Mohan joins Yale faculty

Yale University president Richard C Levinannounced on Thursday the appointment of Rakesh Mohan as professor in the Practice of International Economics and Finance in the Yale School of Management,......

An uphill climb for XM-Sirius merger

In February, when Sirius Satellite Radio Chief Executive Mel Karmazin announced plans to merge his company with rival XM Satellite Radio, he pegged the chances of winning deal approval from......

PIX: Jennifer Lopez, Anoushka Shankar at Grammies 2013

The 2013 Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles, California on February 10, may not have had any big winners to sweep all top awards this year but the show was a success nonetheless.Sitar legend Ravi......

Grammies 2013: Winners at a Glance

The 55th annual Grammy Awards ceremony saw some great wins, and some interesting performances by Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Jack White, Sting and Bruno Mars.Here's a quick glance at the winners: Album......

Hollywood actor Charlton Heston dead

Iconic Hollywood actor Charlton Heston, best known for his portrayal of a larger than life figure in the 1959 Oscar-winning film Ben Hur, is dead. He was 84. Heston died at his Beverly Hills home......

'I felt dirty about it'

Before Michael Winterbottom's A Mighty Heart opened at the Cannes Film Festival, Paramount Vantage delivered a screener of the film to Asra Nomani's home in Morgantown, West Virginia. She watched......

Isner survives opening Delray test, Nishikori quits

Top seed John Isner narrowly avoided a second straight first round exit as the big serving American edged past Canadian Jessie Levine 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 at the Delray Beach International on Tuesday.......

Somdev, Becker ousted in first round

Big-serving American John Isner produced the first upset at the LA Open with a 7-6, 7-6 victory over seventh-seeded German Benjamin Becker in the opening round on Tuesday. Isner, who reached his......

Credit crunch weighs on Monaco GP

Indian magnate Vijay Mallya refuses to let the global credit crunch cramp his style, even if other high rollers may be keeping a lower profile at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. The aviation,......

Roddick halts Nishikori's winning run

Top seed Andy Roddick beat impressive Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-4 in the second round of the San Jose Open on Thursday. - Images: Nadal, Davydenko upset in Rotterdam Nishikori won his......

Federer, Henin roll into second round

Top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin put on a dazzling show to kick off the US Open, destroying their bewildered opponents in straight sets on Monday. Federer, bidding for his fourth......