Barack Obama in his latest book, 'A Promised Land' has said that he had ruled out involving Pakistan in the raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout because it was an \"open secret\" that certain elements inside Pakistan's military, and especially its intelligence services, maintained links to the Taliban and perhaps even Al-Qaeda, sometimes using them as strategic assets against Afghanistan and India. The former US president said that the top secret operation was opposed by the then defence secretary Robert Gates and his former vice-president Joe Biden, who is now the president-elect. Watch the video for more.Also Read: 'Spent childhood listening to Ramayana, Mahabharata': Obama

In his memoir that hit the stands on Tuesday, the former US president describes the various options explored to kill Osama bin Laden once it became clear that he was living in Pakistan

Laden, the world's most wanted terrorist, was the chief of al-Qaeda that carried out the 9/11 attacks on twin towers in New York, killing nearly 3,000 people

The 44th US president, in his latest book, says the transition to a more market-based economy in the 1990s led to soaring growth rates, a thriving technology sector, and a steadily expanding middle class

The decision was taken by the Pakistani Cabinet on November 9, Dawn newspaper reported, adding that the banking authorities have also been asked to submit a compliance report to the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country

Obama described Gandhi as a person having a nervous, unformed quality about him, like a student eager to impress the teacher but lacking aptitude and passion to master the subject

The Executive Order prohibits certain purchases involving publicly traded securities or any securities that are derivative of or are designed to provide investment exposure to such securities of any Chinese military company

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement in a video message at an event in which Prime Minister Modi dedicated two future-ready Ayurveda institutions in Jaipur and Jamnagar to the nation

Nissan has sued former chairman Carlos Ghosn over what it says is harm suffered from various types of alleged financial misconduct

Democrat Biden has won 290 electoral votes, 20 more than the required 270 in the election while his Republican rival received 217 votes from the 538-member Electoral College

Railway officials said that they are keeping a close eye to see if passengers carry banned Diwali firecrackers. Officials say that they are following a strict code and orders have been passed to ensure there is no recklessness

Former Facebook employee Mark Luckie leveled a range of scathing allegations such as 'compromised implementation' of community standards by the California-headquartered social media giant in his deposition

The 768-page book will be released globally in 25 languages and will chart his initial political career and journey to the White House and his first term as US President

Four years after he left the presidency, Obama because of his oratory skills, still remains the biggest crowd puller for the opposition Democratic party

World leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are expected to address the session virtually by providing videotapes of their speeches

Taking to Twitter, former US President Barack Obama announced that the book titled \"A Promised Land,\" will be available on November 17, two weeks after Election Day