Pentagon says Iraq operations have cost $560 million so far
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said Friday that military operations in Iraq have cost more than $560 million so far, including the surveillance flights and airstrikes that began on June 16. Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said the average daily cost for the operations has been $7.5... read more »
Obama Weighing Delay in Action on Immigration
WASHINGTON — President Obama is considering a delay of his most controversial proposals to revamp immigration laws through executive action until after the midterm elections in November, mindful of the electoral peril for Democratic Senate candidates, according to allies of the administration who... read more »
John Walker, Spy For Soviet Union, Dies in North Carolina Prison
RALEIGH, N.C. — A former American sailor convicted during the Cold War of leading a family spy ring for the Soviet Union has died in a prison hospital in North Carolina, officials said Friday. Retired Navy Warrant Officer John A. Walker Jr. died Thursday at the Federal Medical Center in Butner,... read more »
Obama, in Estonia and at NATO summit, to send strong message to Putin
U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Estonia and attend a NATO summit in Wales next week to send a strong message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that his incursion into Ukraine must be reversed and to keep his hands off the Baltic nations. A fresh move into eastern Ukraine by Russian forces... read more »
Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 shifts south
SYDNEY: The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will shift further south in the Indian Ocean, Australian authorities said on Thursday, ushering in yet another new phase of the... read more »
Hike in Delhi Metro fares only after State elections: Venkaiah Naidu
NEW DELHI:Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will have to wait for a final decision on increasing the fares with Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu saying that this is not the right... read more »
Delhi University admissions remain procrastinate, AISA protesters detained over four-year ...
New Delhi: The stand-off between the University Grants Commission and Delhi University continues over the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme with no admissions for a third day on Thursday.... read more »
RComm raises $804 million via share sale: sources
Reliance Communications Ltd (RLCM.NS) on Wednesday raised $804 million by selling shares, people involved in the process said, in what is the single biggest equity issue since the... read more »
Oil minister to attend cabinet meet amid gas price hike speculati...
Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan will attend a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, a government source said, amid speculation that India could raise gas prices from July 1. Pradhan is not a member of the... read more »
