Janet Napolitano

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  Indian-American To Lead University Of California's Investment Fund

  A prominent Indian-American businessmen will lead a venture to collect funds for University of California with an aim to invest in innovation opportunities.

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  Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff Tops off US Tour With Silicon Valley Visit

  Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff capped off her U.S. tour on Wednesday with a visit to Silicon Valley, where she met with top technology executives and took a ride in Google Inc's self-driving car.

• Yemen ups security as US reviews response to Al Qaeda threat; UK, France shut embassies

  Yemen boosted security around Western embassies on Sunday as Washington held urgent talks on an Al Qaeda threat that prompted it to close missions across the Arab world.

• US Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano resigns

  US Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano said on Friday she was resigning to take up a job in academia, opening up a surprise vacancy in President Barack Obama's cabinet.

• European Union threatens to suspend data-sharing with US over spying reports

  The European Union is threatening to suspend two agreements granting the United States access to European financial and travel data unless Washington shows it is respecting EU rules on data privacy, EU officials said today.

• US tornado survivors begin rebuilding their lives

  Survivors of the killer tornado that ripped through this Oklahoma City suburb rolled up their sleeves Wednesday under a blazing sun and got down to the long, hard task of rebuilding their lives.

• US, India ask the world to shut out terror sanctuaries

  The United States and India on Tuesday asked the international community to take effective steps towards eliminating sanctuaries and infrastructure that support terrorism.

• President Barack Obama to speak on Oklahoma disaster

  President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday.

• US lawmakers seek more internal-security cooperation with India

  Ahead of the second US-India Homeland Security dialogue in Washington today, the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans has sought expanded cooperation between the two countries on internal security issues.

• Planes still top of terror wish list: US official

  Ten years after AlQaida used hijacked airliners as missiles to attack the United States, terrorists continue to target aviation more than any other potential U.S. vulnerability, Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano said on Thursday.

• Lashkar-e-Taiba as dangerous as Al Qaeda: US

  Visiting US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist organisation was as dangerous as the Al Qaeda."The LeT is ranked right up there with Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda-related groups as a terrorist organisation, one that seeks to harm people and take innocent lives. In the US perspectiv...

• Silent on ISI, US assures more access to Headley

  US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on Friday refused to comment on the involvement of Pakistan's ISI spy agency in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack as alleged by key conspirator David Coleman Headley.But the visiting American official assured India of more "access" to Headley, who has admitted his role in the Mumbai attack and turned i...

• India lives in 'most difficult neighbourhood': Chidambaram

  Home Minister P Chidambaram today said that India lives in the "most difficult neighbourhood" in the world as terrorism infrastructure in Pakistan has flourished "as an instrument of state policy".Calling for stronger Indo-US ties to combat terrorism and other threats, Chidambaram stressed on the need for a "stable, peaceful and prosperous neighbou...

• Chavan seeks US expertise in strengthening Maharashtra security

  Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has sought co-operation of the Department of US Homeland Security to strengthen the security apparatus of the state in the wake of looming terror threat and evolving international situation.Chavan, during his meeting with the US Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, apprised her about the ste...

• US unnerved by intelligence report of Al-Qaida planning

  US and European security and intelligence agencies have launched a massive manhunt for a team of Al-Qaida commandos planning to carry out Mumbai-style terror attacks in European cities.Disclosures by captured German Al-Qaida member Ahmed Sidiqi that a Mumbai-style terror attack may be in offing on the European mainland has unnerved American intelli...