San Diego: News

10 Dec 2024

Donald Trump

From Dhillon to Ramaswamy: Meet Indian Americans in Trump cabinet

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American lawyer Harmeet K Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the US Department of Justice.

10 Dec 2024

Donald Trump

From Dhillon to Ramaswamy: Meet Indian Americans in Trump cabinet

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American lawyer Harmeet K Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the US Department of Justice.

03 Oct 2024

Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry death: Doctor who helped supply ketamine pleads guilty

Dr. Mark Chavez, a San Diego-based physician, has pleaded guilty to a felony count of conspiring to distribute ketamine.

16 Aug 2024

California

Run if you see this fish; doomsday may be coming 

The extremely rare oarfish, which, when seen by humans, is considered a bad omen and is often associated with impending catastrophes, was discovered off the coast of California last weekend.

21 Jul 2024

Mexico

River on US-Mexico border carried 167B liter sewage in 2023

The Tijuana River, which straddles the US-Mexico border, carried a record-breaking 44 billion gallons of contaminated water into San Diego County, California in 2023.

16 Jul 2024

Donald Trump

Who's Usha Vance, Indian-origin wife of Trump's vice presidential pick

Former United States President Donald Trump announced JD Vance, a rising star in the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement, as his running mate on Monday.

11 Jul 2024

California

Ellen DeGeneres announces retirement post-Netflix special

Ellen DeGeneres, the 66-year-old comedian and former talk show host, has declared her retirement from show business.

26 Jul 2023

Telugu Films

Rana Daggubati's 'Hiranyakashyap' concept teaser is out

Rana Daggubati is one of the most known faces of Indian cinema, especially after the success of Baahubali. Recently, at the San Diego Comic-Con, he announced his upcoming project titled Hiranyakashyap, based on the evergreen Amar Chitra Katha comics.

19 Jul 2023

Comic-Con

Comic-Con: Rana Daggubati to unveil 'Hiranyakashyap,' many more projects

San Diego Comic-Con is set to be a big event for India. Project K is in the buzz but now, Telugu star Rana Daggubati is also set to unveil some projects across films, TV, and comic books. These will be a part of his production house Spirit Media.

10 Jul 2023

Telugu Films

Prabhas starrer 'Project K' makers to unveil merchandise today

The anticipation surrounding Project K is rising as days go by. The Nag Ashwin directorial is reaching newer heights as it is set to be the first Indian film to be unveiled at the San Diego Comic-Con.

07 Jul 2023

Telugu Films

Prabhas-Deepika's 'Project K' to be launched at San Diego Comic-Con

Indian cinema is on a different high after the global success of SS Rajamouli's RRR. Now, Nag Ashwin's ambitious film Project K is set to be launched officially at the prestigious San Diego Comic-Con event on July 19.

21 Jul 2022

Japan

All about the San Diego Comic-Con 2022 edition

Comic book fans and pop culture lovers rejoice! The much-awaited Comic-Con is back with a bang after two long years.

13 Sep 2020

X

Technology companies may cut salaries for leaving Bay Area

In light of COVID-19, many Silicon Valley companies have started offering permanent work from home option.

01 Aug 2019

India

Top five zoos in the world

If a humble foreign trip with family is what you are planning, zoos should definitely be a part of the itinerary.

28 Feb 2019

Donald Trump

Hungry man eating pizza photobombs live reporting of Cohen testimony

If you were ever so famished during a boring event that you gobbled some food soon after it finished, you'd understand the 'Hallway pizza guy'.

14 Jan 2019

San Francisco

New Yorkers didn't wear pants for subway ride. But why?

Many subway commuters in New York saw a lot more than they imagined of fellow passengers on Sunday.

29 Sep 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo

Five biggest controversies involving Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of raping a woman in 2009 in a Las Vegas hotel.

02 Jul 2018

DNA

Lab-grown Neanderthal mini-brains might shed more light on human evolution

Up until now, researchers' attempts to understand the success of Homo sapiens over their less fortunate evolutionary uncles, the Neanderthals, literally involved studying a void i.e. the empty space in Neanderthal skulls.

27 Jun 2018

Donald Trump

US-Federal-judge orders Trump administration to reunite migrant families within 30-days

A federal judge in San Diego issued a preliminary injunction to reunite separated parents with their children taken from them under Trump's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy.

25 Apr 2018

California

Reputed Indian-American scientist faces misconduct allegations

Indian-American scientist Inder Verma, among the world's top authorities on cancer and gene therapy, has been placed on leave from California's prestigious Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Salk Institute suspends Indian-American cancer scientist for alleged misconduct

A prominent Indian-American cancer and gene therapy scientist in the US has been placed on administrative leave following allegations of "inappropriate conduct" against him.

04 Apr 2018

YouTube

YouTube shooter was angry at company for 'censorship,' 'discrimination'

A woman identified as Nasim Aghdam, YouTube employee, opened fire at the company's California headquarters yesterday, injuring three before apparently shooting herself.

30 Mar 2018

X

Conservative attacks on #MarchForOurLives student leaders turn personal

Conservatives not comfortable with the politics of student leaders of Saturday's #MarchForOurLives have stooped to a new low, hurling personal attacks at the teen organizers calling for stricter gun-control measures.

28 Sep 2017

Donald Trump

US-Mexico border wall: Construction of prototypes begins

Even as Congressional funding for Trump's border wall remains a question mark, it may go up (for real) soon.

17 Jul 2017

Hollywood

Virtual Reality gaming just got better with Marvel!

Disney's D23 unveiled the Marvel Powers United VR, where you can get into the character of The Hulk, Captain Marvel, or Rocket Raccoon and just go berserk.

10 Jul 2017

Books

Dr Spencer Johnson of 'Who Moved My Cheese?' fame dead

Dr Spencer Johnson, author of the popular best-sellers 'Who Moved My Cheese?' and 'The One Minute Manager', died today of pancreatic cancer aged 78 in San Diego, US.

02 May 2017

World

Depressed San Diego man opens fire on crowd after break-up

Peter Selis of San Diego, depressed over a break-up, didn't choose targets when he opened fire at a pool party; out of the seven Black and Hispanic victims, one died.

25 Mar 2017

United Nations (UN)

American brewery recycles sewage water for new pale ale

San Diego brewery Stone Brewing recently unveiled Full Circle, a pale ale made with treated sewage water.

28 Dec 2016

South Korea

Qualcomm fined $854 million on charges of anti-trust violations

American chip manufacturer Qualcomm was fined a record $854 million (1.03 trillion South Korean Won) by South Korean economic regulator, Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC).

29 Nov 2016

Donald Trump

Anti-Muslim letter praising Donald Trump sent to California mosques

Three mosques in California reportedly received a letter addressing Muslims as "vile and filthy," and praising Republican President-elect Donald Trump.

20 Nov 2016

Donald Trump

Donald Trump settles University lawsuits for $25m

United States President-elect Donald Trump settled three lawsuits faced by Trump University for $25 million.

09 Oct 2016

Technology

Resolving the problem of taking selfies with pets

With the thriving selfie culture present, there is no doubt that selfies have become the preferred method of capturing moments.