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Obama assures all federal support to tornado-hit Oklahoma

United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday assured full federal support to Oklahoma City, where many areas have been devastated following the monstrous tornado that hit the region, leaving at......

Bhutto murder case: FIA gets Musharraf's physical remand

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Friday remanded Pervez Musharraf to the physical custody of the Federal Investigation Agency till April 30 in the assassination of former prime minister Benazir......

FBI didn't find any terror activity against bomber: US

The White House has strongly defended the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its past probe against Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Tamerlan, 29, died last Thursday in an exchange of......

FBI sets free Obama ricin letter suspect

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has dropped the charges against a man for allegedly sending a poison-laced letter to the United States President Barack Obama and a Senator. The FBI decision,......

Amit Mitra assault case: Six CPM, SFI activists arrested

Six activists belonging to Communist Party of India-Marxist and its youth wing Students Federation of India, including two women, were arrested in New Delhi on Monday for allegedly assaulting West......

Warren Buffett says US economy on mend

Warren Buffett said on Monday the US economy is gradually improving, helped by the efforts of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to stimulate it, but that low interest rates have made bonds......

'Lehman investments: JPMorgan must face lawsuit'

A federal judge on Wednesday said JPMorgan Chase & Co must face a lawsuit by a pension plan that accused it of mismanaging its money by investing in Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc notes before that......

Centre to give Rs 1,208 crore to drought-hit Maharashtra

India's federal government will give Rs 1,208 crore ($222.39 million) to drought-hit western Maharashtra state, farm minister Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday, as the state struggles to provide......

Boeing receives federal approval for battery test

Aviation major Boeing has received federal approval to its plan to test the battery system of its 'Dreamliner' planes, which were grounded early this year after a fire in one of the aircraft due to......

Court refuses Aussie firm's request to sue ICICI Bank

The Federal Court of Australia in its ruling has said ICICI Bank that financed Lanco Group for acquisition of Griffin Coal cannot be dragged into the legal dispute that Perdaman Chemicals &......

Nadal and Williams win easily in Rome

Rafael Nadal made short work of his great rival Roger Federer to win the Italian Open, his sixth trophy of the year, 6-1, 6-3 on Sunday. The crowd sitting in the sunshine at Rome's Foro Italico......

Rome: Serena slays Robson; Djokovic, Federer cruise

World No 1 Serena Williams inflicted swift revenge on behalf of her older sister when she beat Britain's Laura Robson 6-2, 6-2 in the Rome Masters on Tuesday. Venus Williams was despatched in......

Boxers suffer as IBF upsets AIBA again

The suspended Indian Boxing Federation has infuriated the International Boxing Association (AIBA) yet again and it is the pugilists who are paying the price for their refusal to act according to......

WFI withdraws 6 medallists from jr C'ship suspecting dope

Taking a tough stand against suspected dope offenders, the Wrestling Federation of India has withdrawn the names of at least six medal winners at the just concluded Junior National Wrestling......

Federer upset by Nishikori in Madrid third round

Defending champion Roger Federer became the second high-profile casualty at the Madrid Open when he was beaten 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 by Japanese 14th seed Kei Nishikori in the third round on Thursday. The......

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Q. Oklahoma (USA) has suffered a major natural disaster. President Obama (who is a Democrat) immediately ordered federal aid to supplement local recovery efforts. It did not matter to him that the governor of that state is from Republican Party Do you think that Americans need to learn politics from us? I mean In India the Union government would have decided to be so generous to a state only if it had their own party government over there.Yours comments?
Vikram: A. more

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Q. The design on the flag of Malaysia is based on the flag of which country?
Pravin: A. I appreciate and salute the speed with which the US president came to the help of this affected state, even though it was governed by other party more

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Q. Roger Federer has won how many Indian Wells tennis singles titles?
Pravin: A. flag is based on a design adopted in 1950 by the Federation of Malaya, a British protectorate more

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How a cop wronged court, only to be caught later

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Feds halt data cull for State Dept terror report

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Soldiers flood western Mexico to protect towns

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Feds investigating Susan Powell case

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Stocks gain on reassurance from a top Fed official

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