Barack Obama defends Shell Arctic drilling decision

Last Updated: Saturday, August 29, 2015, 16:09

Two days before heading to Alaska to raise climate change awareness, US President Barack Obama on Saturday defended his controversial decision to allow Shell to drill in the Arctic`s Chukchi Sea.

Pentagon teams up with Apple, Boeing to develop wearable tech

Last Updated: Saturday, August 29, 2015, 02:07

US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter awarded $75 million on Friday to help a consortium of high-tech firms and researchers develop electronic systems packed with sensors flexible enough to be worn by soldiers or moulded onto the skin of a plane.

'Modi's US visit to focus on innovation, digital economy'

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 13:47

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to interact with technology and business leaders and focus on innovation, digital economy and renewable energy during his US trip next month, a top Indian diplomat has said.

India very high on Barack Obama's list of US investments abroad

Last Updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015, 09:45

India is very high on the US list for investments in foreign countries as economic growth across the world remains a priority for President Barack Obama, according to the White House.

Key facts about the TPP trade alliance

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 09:12

The Obama administration`s ambitious Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) proposal would create a 12-country trade bloc covering about 40 percent of the global economy and bringing potentially far-reaching economic change to its members.

Greek PM calls Obama to discuss debt crisis

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2015, 11:19

Obama reiterated that it is in everyone's interest that Greece and its creditors reach a mutually-acceptable agreement, the statement said.

India IT outsourcing firms seek booster shot from Obamacare

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2015, 09:03

The United States is the biggest market for the outsourcing industry, which is dominated by Tata Consultancy Services Ltd , Infosys Ltd and Wipro Ltd .

White House calls on Greece, EU to find compromise

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 06:41

The White House urged Greece and EU leaders Monday to find a compromise to keep the cash-strapped country in the eurozone, after Greeks voted resoundingly to reject an austerity-based bailout.

US jobless rate falls to 5.3% but wages refuse to budge

Last Updated: Thursday, July 2, 2015, 20:33

The Labour Department said that the unemployment rate fell from 5.5 per cent in May.

US jobless rate falls to 5.3% but wages refuse to budge

Last Updated: Thursday, July 2, 2015, 20:33

The Labour Department said that the unemployment rate fell from 5.5 per cent in May.

Obama calls Hollande, discusses Greece debt crisis

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 14:31

US President Barack Obama and his French counterpart Francois Hollande have agreed to combine their efforts to work on a package that will return the financial crisis-hit Greece to the path of recovery.

Obama, Merkel say 'critically important' for Greece to resume reforms: W.House

Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 2015, 00:48

US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday agreed that Greece needed to find its way back to a path of reform without exiting the eurozone, the White House said.