Washington, Sept. 26: The fate of the Bush administration's 700 billion dollar bailout package is still in suspense, even after the president met presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama, and Congressional leaders at the White House on Thursday.

The debate over the proposed bailout of the financial industry continued late into the night, with congressional Democrats saying they're still working toward an agreement and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke due to meet with lawmakers.

Washington, Sept 26 : The US and Pakistani troops exchanged fire along the Pak-Afghan border last evening, after Pakistanis reportedly fired shots at two American helicopters which, Pakistan claimed, had crossed into its border.

A top American military official said that the two American “OH-58 Kiowa” reconnaissance helicopters were not damaged and no casualties were reported.

American and NATO officials said that the two helicopters were flying about one mile inside Afghan airspace to protect an American and Afghan patrol on the ground when the aircraft were fired at by Pakistani troops stationed at a military checkpoint near the Tanai district in Khost Province. Small-caliber arms were used, added the officials.

Washington - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are scheduled hold their first presidential debate late Friday, but now the two campaigns can't agree on whether they should proceed or stay in Washington to address the nation's financial crisis.

McCain kicked off the uncertainty Wednesday when he announced he was suspending his campaign to return to Washington to work on emergency legislation that the White House wants from Congress to rescue financial markets.

On Wednesday, the chairperson of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi, expressed her viewpoint that if India and U.S. want to better their trade relations, then the two countries should enter into a bilateral investment treaty. 

Furthermore she expressed that both countries’ leadership should move ahead in executing agreements while examining their implementation till the last.  

Washington - Google's entry into the cell phone market is no longer a rumour. The company's new G1 phone, unveiled this week, will go head-to-head with Apple's iPhone in an effort to capture part of the market in cutting-edge "app" phones - wireless phones that marry standard wireless telephony with data-driven applications.

But the G1 won't be the best wireless phone for everyone. While the G1 is clearly a direct competitor of the iPhone - in terms of looks, feature set, and price - it's a departure from the iPhone in significant ways. Here's what you'll get.

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Washington, Sept. 26 : Concluding a much anticipated meeting with US President George W Bush at the Oval Office here on Thursday evening, Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh lauded Bush''s "strong personal commitment" in transforming India-US relations.