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GE fearful of losing Indian contracts if US fails to back pact - Livemint.com
Washington / Boston: The world’s biggest maker of energy-generation equipment, General Electric Co. (GE), says it may lose contracts in India to French, Russian and Japanese rivals if the US Congress doesn’t ratify a US-India nuclear deal soon ...

Left slams House session delay - Hindustan Times
Parliament will meet for a five-week session from October 17 to November 21, by when the India-US nuclear deal is expected to go through all processes. The delay in schedule prompted a sharp reaction from the Left that described the move as “a ...

N Korea to halt nuclear disablement - Financial Times
The future of the international effort to eliminate North Korea’s nuclear weapons was in doubt on Tuesday night after Pyongyang said it would suspend efforts to disable its nuclear facilities and would consider putting its Yongbyon reactor back ...

Toxic metals found in herbal medicines sold online - Boston Globe
Traditional Indian medicines bought on the Internet and used throughout the world contain dangerous levels of toxic metals, according to a Boston study that says an ancient practice of combining herbs with metals and gems is responsible. Lead ...

Left unhappy with timing of Parliament session - IBN LIve
LEFT UNHAPPY: Sitaram Yechury criticised the Government's decision to delay the session. New Delhi: Left parties on Tuesday charged the UPA Government with subverting Indian democracy by dovetailing the Parliament session with that of the US Congress ...

Parliament session to begin on Oct 17 - Hindustan Times
The next Parliament session, probably the last of the 14th Lok Sabha, will be held from October 17 to November 21, by which time the Indo-US nuclear deal is expected to go through all the processes. The delay in the schedule prompted a sharp reaction ...

Adios, Tequila? - MSN MoneyCentral
Diageo ADR Reptg 4 Ord Shs ( DEO ) Stock Quote , Chart , News , Add to Watchlist The sun may be setting on the Tequila Sunrise, the drink of choice for undergraduates behaving badly on those Spring Break trips to Mexico. Kids aren't suddenly joining ...

Special Article - Statesman
Exactly eleven years before 9/11, US President George Bush Senior heralded what he described as the New World Order. Addressing the US Congress he said: “A hundred generations have searched for this elusive path to peace, while a thousand wars ...

Democratic National Convention podium schedule - Los Angeles Times
Pledge of Allegiance Angela Morgan – Alexandria, Virginia Served 9 years in the Marines and now runs a leadership development small business National Anthem Colorado Children's Chorale Group over 30-years old – Tad Koriath (piano) Local children ...

Come September, come N-deal: Rice - Statesman
WASHINGTON, Aug 26: As India and the USA started redrafting the text of NSG waiver, Washington has said it is working in a focussed manner to push the process with an aim to conclude the civil nuclear deal by early next month. “Our principal focus ...