India sheltered Dalai Lama for nuclear technology -- US aide
India's decision to give political asylum to Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in 1958-59 was in return for US assistance to its nuclear weapons programme, Major William Corson, intelligence aide to then US President Dwight David Eisenhower has revealed.

LTTE moves US court against terrorist tag
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has filed a fresh petition before a US court seeking withdrawal of its ``terrorist'' designation.

AspenTech signs `multimillion dollar' agreement with BPCL
A leading US-based supplier of integrated software and services has announced "a multimillion dollar" agreement with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) to help it augment its efficiency.

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