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Obama plays down oath blooper

United States President Barack Obama tried to play down the blooper made by Chief Justice John Roberts during the swearing-in ceremony, saying the top judge helped him on a few stanzas of the oath......

Roberts confirmed 17th US chief justice

John Glover Roberts Jr won confirmation as the 17th chief justice of the United States on Thursday, overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate to lead the Supreme Court.The Senate voted 78-22 to......

US judge Srinivasan a step closer to creating history

US Principal Deputy Solicitor General Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan on Wednesday moved a step closer to creating history, reports Aziz Haniffa. Srikanth ‘Sri’......

US-India nuke deal impasse a challenge, says Blake

In perhaps what could be his swansong appearance as the Obama administration’s point man for South Asia, Robert Blake has acknowledged that the impasse over the implementation of the US-India......

It's time for us to begin dialogue with Modi: US house rep

The latest fan of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi seems to be the American Samoan delegate, Eni Faleomavaega, the ranking Democrat on the house foreign affairs subcommittee on Asia and the......

US immigration bill to raise H-1B visa

The sweeping US immigration bill, likely to be unveiled on Tuesday, may propose a substantial increase in the much sought after H-1B visa, but the conditions imposed therein, if approved by the......

Curbs on biz visas will impact Indo-US ties

Industry body US India Business Council has expressed concerns over proposals such as imposing restrictions on US business and work visas being considered by a group of Senators, saying the......

COLUMN: Will BP's punishment teach any lesson?

The billion dollar penalty of the kind imposed on BP will not deter risky operations but it will hopefully create an incentive for stricter safety measures writes Rajni Bakshi. British Petroleum......

Nooyi, two other Indians invited by Obama for talks

US President Barack Obama has invited at least three Indian-Americans, including PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, as part of his wider consultations with leaders from business, labour, civic community and......

Rare whisky auction to fund India school

A rare 55-year-old bottle of Glenfiddich single malt whisky has been put up for auction to raise funds to build a school and home for physically and mentally disadvantaged children in Ramnagar,......

50 pieces of silver: The Gospel according to Tarantino

As Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino turns 50, Raja Sen comes up with a light-hearted write-up on what would happen if the director decided to make the Bible no less.I always picture Quentin......

Argo, Life of Pi win at Oscars 2013

The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les......

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......

Review: Lincoln is a deserving Oscar frontrunner

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln boasts of a stellar cast led by two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day Lewis in the titular character, writes Vipin Vijayan.Steven Spielberg never ceases to amaze. To......

Watching The Clock at MoMa

New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) showcased The Clock, a meticulous effort showing clocks and watches from thousands of films from the last 100 years of cinema.It is 7.45 am when......

Chelsea enter FA Cup fifth round

Central defenders Robert Huth and John Terry headed a goal in each half as Chelsea beat Birmingham City 2-0 on Sunday to reach the FA Cup fifth round.Chelsea, playing after Bolton Wanderers won 1-0......

US government sues Armstrong for sponsor money

The United States accused cyclist Lance Armstrong on Friday of defrauding the US Postal Service by taking its sponsorship money at the same time he was doping and using performance-enhancing drugs......

African Cup: Ghana, Mali progress in contrasting styles

Ghana and Mali took contrasting routes to join Ivory Coast, South Africa and Cape VerdeIslands in the African Nations Cup quarter-finals on Monday. Whereas Ghana, who clinched first place in Group......

Injured Hilfenhaus leaves Australia short-staffed

Ben Hilfenhaus limped off the Bellerive Oval during the first Test against Sri Lanka on Sunday to almost certainly leave Australia a pace bowler short for the second time in three matches. -PHOTOS:......

English Players' Union backs tougher racism sanctions

The English Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) issued a six-point action plan to help deal with racism on Wednesday following a series of high profile developments in the fallout from the......

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