The possession of nuclear weapons by India and Pakistan and their ability to escape international punishment because of their strategic value to the US and its allies have weakened the taboo against obtaining nuclear arms, the WSJ reported.
As long as oil continues to be a factor, as long as Iraqi Shias and Sunnis continue to butcher each other, as long as the expenses of war can be sustained by the American economy, there is no hope of an American withdrawal from Iraq.
The recent action comes amid the ongoing tension between India and China after the violent standoff on June 15 in Galwan Valley area in eastern Ladakh in which both sides suffered casualties.
Internet search major Google is likely to pick up a 5 per cent stake in media giant Time Warner's AOL for about $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
Amjad Farooqi was wanted in connection with an assassination attempt on president General Pervez Musharraf last December, and was indicted in the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
One of the big arrests in Pakistan is that of an Egyptian national who was a member of an Al Qaeda cell known as Islambouli group.
Studies indicate there is a consistent positive relationship between overall fitness and academic achievement.
Faced with criticism over offshoring jobs to India and other developing countries, IBM Corp has adopted new internal transfer policies aimed at filling vacant positions in the company with workers who would otherwise get a pink slip.\n\n\n\n
US treasury secretary John Snow learned more than one month ago of the tentative plan and Chinese officials gave him details on the change and its timing before the announcement, The Financial Times and The Asian Wall Street Journal said.
The approval, first in December 2002 and later in a January 8, 2003 memo, allowed for inflicting 'fear of dogs', and 'mild non-injurious physical contact', The Wall Street Journal said.
Outsourcing of information technology jobs, which is likely to continue to countries like India, has had an unexpected resul
In a recent article, Wall Street Journal said that online mathematics education is the next phase of outsourcing in the US.
Online search-engine leader Google Inc. is preparing to introduce an electronic payment system later this year in a move that would pose a financial threat to one of its biggest advertisers, Internet auctioneer eBay Inc.\n\n
Analysts said News Crop bid could result in similar offers from other media giants.
In what would be a major shift in the computer world, Apple reportedly is talking with Intel about using its chips in its Macintosh line.
China is demanding America's best technology as the price for entry into its market.\n\n\n\n
Pakistan interrogating businessman over nuke links: report
French cosmetics giant L'Oreal SA plans to buy an ayurvedic skin-care brand to bring the Indian vision of beauty to the world.
Google, the popular Internet search engine, has chosen India's Silicon Valley Bangalore for its first engineering research and development centre outside the United States to be set up next year.
Airbus recaptured the aircraft industry's top spot in the first quarter of 2013 as US rival Boeing fell behind on orders and grappled with the grounding of its newest jet, the 787 Dreamliner.
Microsoft, the world's largest software company, is all set to launch its Internet search service from Thursday, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
The Congress accused Facebook of interfering in India's democratic process and social harmony and being soft on members of the ruling BJP on applying its hate-speech rules.
India's prominence as an outsourcing hub is eroding with new locations including the Philippines and eastern Europe making their presence felt, a media report said.
Kicking off its plans for a business newspaper, HT Media Ltd announced on Friday an editorial content tie-up with the Wall Street Journal, though not going for equity participation as of now.
Geeta Anand has shared it with the staff of the Wall Street Journal, for which she works.
The controversy in the United States over outsourcing work in India has led to more business for the country from America and elsewhere as it has highlighted its low cost and expertise, media reports said.
Maj. Gen. Zhu Chenghu, a dean at China's National Defense University, stressed that he was expressing a personal view, not official policy, The Asian Wall Street Journal reported.
Now that Phillip Purcell has been ousted from the top job at Morgan Stanley, the chances of "executives-in-exile," including Vikram Pandit
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