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.

Washington - US President George W Bush assured Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that his administration was working to get prompt congressional approval on a deal that would allow the United States to share civilian nuclear technology to India.

"It's taken a lot of work on both our parts, a lot of courage on your part," Bush said. "And so we're working hard to get it passed as quickly as possible."

Washington, Sept. 26 : The entire suspense over the signing of the US-India civil nuclear deal seemed to evaporate during the meeting between President George W Bush and Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. The two had a warm 30-minute meeting at the Oval Office, but no agreement was signed.

Addressing the media after the meeting, Bush told reporters that he is working hard to push the deal through.

"This agreement has taken a lot of work from both sides. We are working harder to make it possible," Bush said.