The 30-share Sensex declined 590.05 points or 3.18 per cent to close at 17,968.08 and the 50-share Nifty dropped 189.05 points or 3.45 per cent at 5,287.45 levels.
Rupee has lost close to 16 per cent this year making it one of the worst Asian currencies so far.
Indian tax laws are a source of frustration for US companies, says US Ambassador to India Nancy J Powell.
Ex-US secretary of state John Kerry has torn into Trump for accusing him of holding "illegal" meetings with Iran.
United States Vice President Joe Biden will travel to India next month, his first official visit after assuming the position in 2008.
President George W Bush, during his campaign trail, tried to press home with voters his advantage on fighting terrorism and depict main rival John Kerry as a weak and vacillating leader unsuited to take on the challenge of terrorism.
A CNN/USA Today/ Gallup poll shows the percentage of likely voters who said Bush was their choice for president rose from 50 to 52 per cent.
Only half the country now approves of the way Bush is managing the US war on terrorism, down 13 points since April, according to the Washington Post-ABC poll.
A poll conducted by Time magazine found that those who consider themselves 'very religious' support incumbent George W Bush over his democratic challenger John Kerry by 59 per cent to 35 per cent.
It is a fallacy, which many of our pundits are prone to, to exaggerate the potential for confrontation and conflict between the US and China and to conceive fanciful notions of advantage for India in the downstream, says M K Bhadrakumar.
A majority of US voters think the presumptive presidential nominees -- Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain -- are 'flip-floppers', a phenomenon that apparently led to the defeat of incumbent George W Bush's rival John Kerry in the 2004 polls, a new opinion poll says. Asked if Obama and McCain are willing to stick to their principles regardless of the political consequences, the latest CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey says that the people do not think so.
The United States has cancelled the International Women of Courage Award to the Egyptian activist Samira Ibrahim after coming to know that she had in the past praised the 9/11 attack.
US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has promised "accountability" and "transparency" in America's civilian aid to Pakistan, a fortnight after a top Senator had expressed serious concern that the funds might end up in bank accounts of corrupt politicians and officials of the country.
Forty-eight per cent of likely voters questioned in an ABC News-Washington Post survey said they would vote for Bush while 48 per cent opted for Kerry.
Manmohan Singh will pay an official visit to Washington, DC, in September-October.
The United States administration on Wednesday sought to address public anger in Pakistan over an American official, who shot and killed two men, by saying that the department of justice will conduct a criminal investigation into the incident despite his diplomatic immunity.
USIBC wants Obama to raise America Inc's concerns with Manmohan Singh.
India is centrally important for America's success in the Af-Pak region, according to Richard Holbrooke, special United States representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan. "I want to be sure that everyone here recognises how centrally important India will be to this (the US success in Afghanistan and Pakistan)," he told American lawmakers at a Congressional hearing on Afghanistan and Pakistan convened by the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
James F Dobbins, a veteran United States diplomat, has been named as the new special American envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, at a time when both countries are going through "a pivotal moment". Announcing his appointment, US Secretary of State John Kerry said, "He has a deep and longstanding relationships in the region and I couldn't be more grateful that Jim has agreed to take on this assignment."
Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan has strongly defended free trade in goods and services, now under attack by John Kerry and John Edwards
US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Pak PM to cooperate in the investigation.
Worried at the emerging reports from Pakistan, the United States has announced that it would provide immediate assistance to $8 million for "unexpected and urgent refugee and migration needs" in Pakistan, including through international non-governmental organizations.
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday offered to enhance cooperation with India in the field of intelligence to avert attacks like the Pune blast that could 'further the agenda of terrorists' who were holding the bilateral ties 'hostage.'
The rise of BRIC countries represents a fundamental shift in global economy and the developing world needs a legitimate seat at the table so that shared challenges are better addressed, a powerful US Senator has said.
Munter, confirmed by the US Senate last week, would replace Anne Paterson in Islamabad.
Software czar Bill Gates engaged in a large number of social projects in India, has told US lawmakers that the northern parts of the India face difficult challenges.
United States vice president-elect Joe Biden will lead a bipartisan Congressional delegation on a visit to Southwest Asia before he takes office alongside Barack Obama on January 20. For security reasons, details of the trip and the countries to be visited have not been released. Biden would be accompanied by Senator John Kerry, the former Democratic Presidential candidate and the incoming Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
India on Thursday said the case against its diplomat Devyani Khobragade, arrested in New York on charges of visa fraud, should not be pursued and withdrawn by the US authorities.
Ties between Pakistan's ISI and Taliban remain troubling for the United States and this relationship should be "fixed", a top US senator has said.
Pakistan has agreed to return the tail of the modified variant of the Sikrosky H -60 Blackhawk helicopter, Senator John Kerry, now on a visit to Pakistan, was quoted as saying by the New York Times.
'As America's second post-9/11 President takes office, a single country has become ground zero for the terrorist threat we face,' Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote in an opinion piece published in The Washington Times.
Sending encouraging signal to the rest of the world, a bipartisan group of powerful US Senators on Friday agreed on a framework for a climate change bill.
Obama's winning will underscore that in America anything is possible. My hope is that young Indian Americans will see Obama and say, 'I can go into public service as well'. My hope is that Obama will inspire Indian Americans to see politics as something noble, as something that can make a difference in people's lives, says Ro Khanna
Inaugurating a confirmation hearing for Timothy Roemer, who has been nominated as new US Ambassador to India, Democrat Senator John Kerry said, 'There are many areas where we can make real progress. First, we have to help India to break with the perilous politics of South Asia's past. India needs no lectures: virtually no nation has suffered more from terrorism than India.'
Even though Hillary won fewer states as compared to Obama, she retains more number of delegates, who would ensure her nomination in the Democratic National Convention. She has 668 candidates as compared to Obama's 653.
The influence Pakistan Army wields even in its diplomatic ties with the US was evident when Senator John F Kerry met the country's army chief to allay politicians' concerns about the new US aid package that has sparked public outrage.
Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama, by flipping Virginia, Ohio, Iowa and New Mexico from red states in the 2004 elections to blue in this year's contest, took a commanding lead in the 2008 US Presidential Election, causing CNN to project him the winner and the 44th President of the United States of America
An American working in India is still optimistic about his country's prospects.
From the early pioneers to today's global superstars, the Olympics have captured hearts and minds, shaping cultures and inspiring generations.
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