Hillary Clinton
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Obama likely to nominate Kerry for Secretary of State
World | Dec 16, 2012, 05:59 PM ISTWashington,Dec 16: The U.S. President Barack Obama is likely to nominate Senator John Kerry as his next Secretary of State, according to the media reports.The 69-year-old Mr. Kerry, currently the chairman of the powerful Senate
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Hillary Clinton asks world leaders to help reduce tensions in Gaza
World | Nov 19, 2012, 05:04 PM ISTWashington,Nov 19: Emphasizing on Israel's right to “self-defence”, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has asked many world leaders to use their influence to work for an immediate de-escalation of tensions in Gaza. Clinton, who
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Hillary Clinton urges India to play larger role in Asia
World | Nov 14, 2012, 09:41 PM ISTMelbourne, Nov 14: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has lauded India as an important player in the Indo-Pacific region and has also urged New Delhi to play a larger role in the region's affairs."We've
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Hillary Clinton takes responsibility for security failure in Libya
World | Oct 16, 2012, 11:40 AM ISTWashington, Oct 16: In an effort to deflate the Republican attack from the White House ahead of presidential elections, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today took the “responsibility” for the failure to defend the attack
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Hillary Clinton discusses India-Pak ties with Zardari
World | Sep 25, 2012, 12:30 PM ISTNew York, Sep 25: The improving trade ties between Pakistan and India, terrorism and violent anti-US protests were among a host of issues that President Asif Ali Zardari discussed with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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US declares Afghanistan major non-NATO ally
World | Jul 07, 2012, 05:05 PM ISTKabul, (Afghanistan), Jul 7: The Obama administration on Saturday declared Afghanistan the United States' newest “major non-NATO ally,” an action designed to facilitate close defense cooperation after U.S. combat troops withdraw from the country in
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Pak starts allowing NATO supplies to use routes to Afghan
World | Jul 04, 2012, 03:17 PM ISTIslamabad, Jul 4: Pakistan today began allowing NATO supplies to move out from a port in Karachi, a day after it lifted a seven-month blockade of vital routes to Afghanistanin the wake of the much-sought
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Clinton identifies Ela Bhatt as one of her 'heroines'
World | Jun 22, 2012, 07:26 AM ISTWashington, Jun 22 : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has identified India's eminent social activist Ela Bhatt as one of her “heroines”.“I have a lot of heroes and heroines around the world,” Clinton said
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Clinton lauds Singh-Gilani for improvement in Indo-Pak ties
World | Jun 14, 2012, 07:30 AM ISTWashington, Jun 14: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today applauded the leadership of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gillani for taking steps to improve their bilateral ties.“I applaud the
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Hillary thanks Mamata for hospitality
India | May 30, 2012, 08:39 PM ISTKolkata, May 30: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has written to Mamata Banerjee thanking the Chief Minister for the hospitality extended to her during the recent visit and expressed hope that the US' partnership
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US report slams India on corruption, human rights abuses
World | May 25, 2012, 08:46 AM ISTWashington, May 25 : The US state department has highlighted "widespread corruption at all levels of government" as one of the most serious prolems in India, Times of India reported. "Widespread impunity at all levels
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Pak doctor's prosecution 'unjust and unwarranted',says Clinton
World | May 25, 2012, 06:37 AM ISTWashington, May 25 : The 33-year jail term to a Pakistani doctor who helped CIA in finding Osama bin Laden has created outrage in the US with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling it “unjust
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US hacked Yemeni al-Qaida sites says Clinton
World | May 24, 2012, 07:48 AM ISTTampa, Florida, May 24 : The State Department has launched a different sort of raid against al-Qaida -- hacking into al-Qaida websites in Yemen.In a rare public admission of the covert cyber war against extremists,
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Pak must not allow launching pads for terror attacks against India, says Clinton
India | May 08, 2012, 09:14 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 8: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today pressed Pakistan to do more to ensure its territory is not used as “launching pad” by terror groups for attacks and also said that
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West Bengal to be partner state for US investment, says Mamata
India | May 07, 2012, 05:46 PM ISTKolkata, May 7 : The US today agreed to treat West Bengal as a partner state for investment after a high profile meeting between US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
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Mamata offers black coffee, sandesh to Hillary Clinton
India | May 07, 2012, 07:02 PM ISTKolkata, May 7: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her entourage were treated to traditional Bengali sweets ‘kanchagollah' and ‘sandesh' during the meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Writers' Building.Hillary drank
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Hillary wants India to do more to cut Iranian oil purchases
May 07, 2012, 02:17 PM ISTKolkata, May 7: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today urged India to do “even more” to cut its purchases of oil from sanctions-hit Iran to keep pressure on that country to to prove its
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Hillary to ask India to further cut oil imports from Iran
May 06, 2012, 08:35 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 06: Pressing India to further reduce oil imports from sanctions-hit Iran tops the agenda of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who flew into Kolkata today at the start of a three-day
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US wants oil-thirsty India to stay away from Iran
World | May 06, 2012, 02:01 PM ISTKolkata, May 6: Urging India to reduce the oil it imports from Iran tops U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's agenda as she starts two days of talks with Indian officials.India has huge energy
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Lawmaker asks Clinton to reconsider decision on visa to Modi
World | Apr 25, 2012, 12:04 PM ISTWashington, Apr 25: A US lawmaker has asked the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, to reconsider the government's decision against issuing a diplomatic visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, drawing strong reactions from the