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U.S. govt. to slap fraud charges against S&P for ‘false’ mortgage ratings

U.S. largest credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) is in trouble as country’s Justice Department is planning to file civil fraud charges against the agency accusing it...

February 11, 2013

Ameet Shah appointed to US Dept committee on renewable energy

The Co-Chairman of Astonfield Renewable Resources Ltd, Ameet Shah, has been appointed to the US Department of Commerce’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (RE&EEAC). Shah will...

January 28, 2013

US military to remove ban on women serving in combat

The US Defence department is expected to lift a ban on women serving in combat after a decade of war that saw female troops thrust onto the battlefield....

January 26, 2013

Obama takes oath for another term as US president

Barack Obama has been officially sworn in for a second consecutive term as US President. Obama delivered the oath in the Blue Room of the White House with...

January 23, 2013

Obama inks $633 billion defense bill

U.S. President Barack Obama inked a $633 billion defense bill for year 2013 that tightens penalties on Iran and strengthens security at diplomatic missions across the globe after...

January 6, 2013

U.S.General Norman Schwarzkopf who led Operation Desert Storm died

The retired US General Norman Schwarzkopf who led the U.S. Forces for a victory in the first Gulf War in Operation Desert Strom in 1991 died. Operation Desert...

January 1, 2013

K-15 missile ready to be integrated with Arihant

The underwater missile K-15 (K-15 Sagarika missile) developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully launched off the Visakhapatnam coast. After one more flight, the two-stage...

January 1, 2013

John Kerry nominated as next secretary of state for USA

US President Barack Obama nominated John Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the 2004 Democratic presidential...

January 1, 2013

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