The lack of bureaucratic support as well as aggressive regulation and tax policies are scaring away foreign investors from India, the chairman of Honeywell International has said, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.
The security pact signed by US President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, which defines America's future role in Afghanistan, doesn't rule out the possibility of drone strikes against insurgent targets in Pakistan even after the withdrawal of US troops in 2014, US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker has said.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Montana Supreme Court's decision to uphold a state law banning corporate involvement in elections flies in the face of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling.
Newt Gingrich announced he would be ending his presidential candidacy and gave a half-hearted endorsement for Mitt Romney, but vowed his big ideas won't be going anywhere.
How do you make people like Obamacare? A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services presentation offers a model.
In a Tuesday speech from Bagram Air Force base, a hub of American operations in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama heralded a turning point in a conflict that has spanned the more than a decade since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The two industries spent a combined $112.9 million on lobbying fees during the first three months of 2012.
Ron Paul and economist Paul Krugman faced off for the first time Monday in a debate video that is essential viewing for any fan of either Paul.
Mexico is close to ratifying a new law that will compensate the victims of organized crime, including the family members of kidnapped or missing persons.
A federal judge Monday blocked a Texas law that booted Planned Parenthood from receiving state funding under a women's health program.
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed to India's upper house of parliament, making him the latest addition to the lineage of athletes who became politicians.
Two members of Congress introduced a bill on Friday that would ban employers from requiring employees to hand over their social networking account information. The Social Network Online Protection Act was introduced by Democratic Congressman Eliot Engel of New York and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky of Illinois.
Campaigning for President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton said the Obama administration was beating the clock on the U.S. economic recovery, and he rebuked Mitt Romney for pushing Bush-era policies on steroids.
Driverless cars are closer than ever before to hitting the market, but concerns about liability for accidents may hamper progress.
Cellular therapies will change the landscape of treatment options for heart disease patients, making them economical for all classes of society, says eminent Indian American Heart Surgeon Dr Mukesh Hariawala.
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives defied a veto threat by President Barack Obama on Friday and voted to take money from his healthcare overhaul to pay for an extension of low-interest federal student loans.
In a joint declaration statement issued Friday, the United States and Japan have agreed to the removal of 9,000 troops from Okinawa island.
With sleek body and exceptionally well performing camera, HTC One S is one smartphone that left critics drooling over it. The latest HTC flick is perhaps one of the very nicest phones in 2012 (until of course Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5 hit the market), managing Ice Cream Sandwich, Sense 4 user interface and boasting of slim avatar.
The CISPA cybersecurity bill, opposed by many Internet freedom advocates, passed the House Thursday evening despite a White House veto threat.
The race to succeed U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson (R-Ill.) may get a little bit hotter after former Miss America Erika Harold announced she is considering a candidacy.
Brazil's congress voted late Wednesday to approve a bill that eases regulations on how much forest farmers are required to preserve on their land, marking a victory for the country's influential agriculture lobby.
Sharpening the edges of an election-year fight, U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ari., denounced as imaginary claims that Republicans are conducting a war on women.
