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Rao meets top US officials, briefs on Indo-Pak talks

WASHINGTON: Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has reviewed the progress of India-US strategic dialogue with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and top US officials and briefed them on the recent Indo-Pak talks as well as New Delhi's view point on Afghanistan.

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LeT not yet on Pak's radar: Gen Petraeus

WASHINGTON: Terror outfits like LeT are not yet on the radar of the Pakistani establishment and the need to take action against the organization blamed for Mumbai attacks has been Washington's "source of dialogue" with Islamabad, a top US General has said....

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US officials see little change in Pak's perception about US

WASHINGTON: In spite of having pumped billions of dollars into Pakistan as assistance, US officials have said they see little change in Pakistani's perception about America....

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Headley to plead guilty

CHICAGO: In a new twist, Pakistani-American David Headley, a terror suspect in the Mumbai attacks, will plead guilty before a US court, a move that may get him a lighter sentence than the maximum death penalty....

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India wants US to streamline its export controls

WASHINGTON: India has told the US to further streamline its rigid export controls saying that barriers continue to hamper transfer of high-technology....

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Indian-American bizman charged by SEC with fraud

CHICAGO: The Indian-American founder of a database compilation firm has been charged by regulators with fraudulently using millions of dollars of corporate funds to support his lavish lifestyle, including 20 automobiles and a jet, forcing him to agree to USD 7.43 million in penalties....

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Musharraf says it is critical to defeat Taliban

WASHINGTON: Pointing out that it was "critical" to defeat Taliban, Former Pakistan President Parvez Musharraf has sharply criticized US plans to begin troops pull out from Afghanistan in a year's time....

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Obama delegates India N-authority to Clinton

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been named as the new certification authority by US President Barack Obama to verify the Indo-US Civilian Nuclear Act for the US Congress after every six months....

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Columbia University opens Global Center in Mumbai

NEW YORK: Columbia University in New York City announced the opening of its latest Global Center in Mumbai, India this month, in its attempt to expand international web of research centers. The Center in Mumbai is expected to be an important outpost for scholarly collaboration in India and worldwide....

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Rally against author of book on Hindu history

NEW YORK: Hindu groups held a demonstration March 10, in New York City against Dr. Wendy Doniger, Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago Divinity School who was to be honored by National Book Critics Circle for her book titled 'Hindus: An alternative History'....

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