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CPI-M politburo meeting begins, likely to discuss Indo-US N-deal

New Delhi, Nov 11 : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo meeting began here today, and in all likelihood, it will discuss the much-touted Indo-US civil nuclear deal and the prevai

US-Pak anti-terror operations in “jeopardy” following emergency

Washington, Nov 10 : The proclamation of emergency by Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf is playing a spoilsport in the US-Pak anti-terror operations in the tribal areas, as military troops are busy tackling domestic protests against the emergency, a US daily has claimed.

Lt General Carter Ham, director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington said on Wednesday, “We would certainly not want to see... jeopardised in any way” the “very valuable” cooperation between the two militaries, the Daily Times reported.

Cocaine abuse compromises sensitivity to monetary reward

Washington, Nov 10 : Offering cocaine users vast sums of money as an incentive to give up the drug may not do any good, for a new study has found that the drug compromises brain sensitivity to such

US lawmakers move resolution to suspend sale of F-16s' to Pakistan

F-16 Fighter JetWashington, Nov 10 : Two key US lawmakers in a move aimed at penalisin

Hillary Clinton ready to invoke Bill in run-up to presidential poll battle

Washington, Nov.9 : New York senator and presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton is pulling out all the tricks out of her bag, including highlighting the achievements of one Bill Clinton to retain

Joseph Biden proposes 4-point plan to ensure US aid flows only to Pakistan people

Washington, Nov 9 : Democratic presidential hopeful and Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Joseph Biden, has laid out a four-point aid plan for Pakistan in a bid to make the bil

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