Obama to host Karzai at the White House
President Barack Obama will host Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the White House on Friday. It’s the first in-person meeting for the two leaders since Mr. Obama won re-election. His victory meant the...
View ArticleObama signals faster US pullout from Afghanistan
President Barack Obama has signalled a faster drawdown of US troops in Afghanistan with a changed role of training and advising Afghan forces as it moves to bring the decade-long war to a close by the...
View ArticleObama proposes ban on assault weapons
US President Barack Obama has proposed sweeping gun control measures, including universal background check and ban on assault weapons. Unveiling plans to introduce tighter gun control, Mr Obama called...
View ArticleObama asks Congress to strengthen gun-control law
With sentiments running high in favour of stricter gun control laws, U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday asked the Congress to speed up legislations for universal background checks for people...
View ArticleHillary’s role as Secretary of State, praised by Obama
US President Barack Obama has praised Mrs Hillary Clinton’s role played as Secretary of State. In a joint interview on CBS, Mr Obama praised Mrs Clinton for discipline, her stamina, thoughtfulness and...
View ArticleGirl who performed for Obama shot dead in Chicago
A 15-year-old girl who performed at President Barack Obama’s inauguration last week was shot dead in Chicago by a gunman who opened fire on a group of kids hanging out in a park, police said on...
View ArticleIndia incredibly important country in the world: Obama
Describing India as “an incredibly important country in the world”, the White House has said President Barack Obama will continue to enhance the depth of US relationship with New Delhi in his second...
View ArticleCore of al Qaeda on path to defeat: Obama
The core of al Qaeda is on the path to defeat, US President Barack Obama has said adding that this has been mainly due to the relentless actions being taken by his administration against terrorist...
View ArticleJulian Assange urges US to leak US drone secret documents
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange urged US officials to leak secret documents on drone strikes, saying that the broad discretion to kill citizens showed a “collapse” in the American system. Assange, who...
View ArticleProtest in Washington to combat climate change & global warming
Thousands of protesters have gathered in Washington to urge the US President, Mr Barack Obama to take strong measures to combat climate change and global warming. Demonstrators travelled from across...
View ArticlePakistan’s dominance in current ODI series against India surprises Zaheer Abbas
Pakistan’s dominance in the ongoing ODI series against India has surprised the country’s former captain Zaheer Abbas, who feels the host team looks jaded after playing too much cricket. India slumped...
View ArticlePlayers putting self-interest ahead of team: Kapil Dev
Former India captain Kapil Dev feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni and some other players have lost their focus after winning the 2011 World Cup and the players are putting their self-interest ahead of the...
View ArticleDhoni doubtful for Delhi ODI, Karthik in as backup
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was today rendered a doubtful starter for tomorrow’s third and final one-dayer against Pakistan due to a sore back, forcing the team management to call up Dinesh...
View ArticlePietersen becomes first English batsman to complete 1000 runs against India
Dashing England’s middle-order batsman Kevin Pietersen on Tuesday became the first-ever England batsman to complete 1000 runs in One-Day Internationals against India. Pietersen achieved the feat during...
View ArticleAustralia beat Sri Lanka to level ODI series 2-2
Moises Henriques and Xavier Doherty took three wickets each to capitalize on Phil Hughes’ unbeaten century Wednesday as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 32 runs and share the five-match limited-overs series...
View ArticleIst ODI: Australia Thrashes West Indies
Mitchell Starc’s five-for and Glenn Maxwell smashing 51 runs off 35 balls to lead Australia to a comprehensive nine-wicket win over the West Indies with more than 40 overs to spare in the first one-day...
View ArticleClarke’s decision to play in IPL sparks ‘cash versus country’ debate in...
Former Australia Test selector Trevor Hohns has warned Michael Clarke against playing in the money-spinning Indian Premier League (IPL) after the captain headlined a list of 30 players from Down Under...
View ArticleIndia Australia Test Series: Maxwell Works Out Plans to Takle Indian Spinners
Set to make his Test debut against India, dashing Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has already chalked out his plans against spinners, and feels his brief experience of playing in Indian conditions...
View ArticleIndia vs. Australia:Watson Ready to Open in Chennai Test
Australian cricketer Shane Watson has declared that he is ready to don the opener role if injured teammate David Warner is ruled out of Friday’s first Test against India. Watson, who moved to No.4 in...
View ArticleChennai Test: Australia all out for 380, James Pattinson removes Indian...
James Pattinson jolted India by dismissing Murali Vijay and Virender Sehwag in his successive overs on the second day of the first Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Vijay, who played his last...
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