United States of America: News
04 Oct 2017
YahooAll 3bn Yahoo accounts hacked during 2013 data breach
Tech giant Yahoo has revealed that all three billion of its accounts were hacked during a 2013 data theft.
04 Oct 2017
Donald TrumpTrump appears to complain about Puerto Rico hurricane relief cost
US President Donald Trump has praised his administration's response to the category-four Hurricane Maria which pummelled Puerto Rico.
04 Oct 2017
ISISGun manufacturers' shares perform well after Las Vegas shooting
The recent Las Vegas shooting incident has left many Americans feeling shocked and insecure.
03 Oct 2017
PhysicsNobel Prize in Physics awarded to three US gravitational-wave scientists
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three US scientists for the discovery of gravitational waves by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.
02 Oct 2017
Nobel Prize2017 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to three US scientists
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to three US scientists, Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael W Young.
02 Oct 2017
ThailandChina gets $5.5 billion bullet train project nod from Thailand
According to reports, Thailand has greenlit China's first international order of bullet train technology by agreeing to a US$5.5 billion worth high-speed railway project, which will connect Bangkok, Thailand's capital city, with Southern China.
01 Oct 2017
South KoreaTrump may visit India as part of East Asia tour
As US President Donald Trump embarks on his East Asian tour of Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines on November 3-14, sources say that there may be a possibility of him visiting India as the White House mentioned that Trump "will discuss the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific region to America's prosperity and security."
30 Sep 2017
Donald TrumpUS health secretary Tom Price quits over private plane scandal
Tom Price, Donald Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary, resigned on Friday amid growing uproar over his use of expensive private planes for official purposes.
29 Sep 2017
IndiaOne year on, what did the surgical strikes achieve?
On Friday, India marks the first anniversary of the surgical strikes mounted by Indian Army special-forces across the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
29 Sep 2017
ISISISIS releases purported audio recording from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
ISIS released, what it claims to be, a new audio recording from its chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
28 Sep 2017
FacebookPaul Horner, notorious fake news writer found dead
Paul Horner, the writer who became famous for his fake news stories during the 2016 US Presidential elections, died at 38.
28 Sep 2017
TechnologyAmazon introduces smarter and more affordable Echo
Amazon's Echo has been a money spinner for the firm with 15 million devices sold till date, as per estimates.
28 Sep 2017
Donald TrumpTrump's son-in-law Jared Kushner registered to vote as a woman
US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has been registered to vote as a woman, according to New York State Board of Elections records.
28 Sep 2017
FacebookMark defends Facebook against Trump's fake news allegations
Mark Zuckerberg is the nice guy. He is politically correct and quick to mention it because if he doesn't, his empire aka the biggest social media platform, Facebook gets flak.
28 Sep 2017
Donald TrumpUS-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.
27 Sep 2017
XTwitter may double tweet length to 280 characters
Social media platform Twitter is testing a longer character limit so users can "easily express themselves."
26 Sep 2017
IndiaEx-Senator: India, US should jointly strike Pakistan's nuclear-weapon sites
Former-US lawmaker Larry Pressler opined that India and the US should jointly launch a pre-emptive strike on Pakistan's nuclear weapon sites.
26 Sep 2017
WhatsAppReports: Chinese censors block WhatsApp after several disruptions
China has blocked the Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp in its territory, security experts have confirmed.
26 Sep 2017
BusinessHackers target Deloitte; major security breach reported
Deloitte, one of the top global accountancy firms, has been targeted by a major cyber-attack that compromised data of its clients, including private emails and plans of some blue-chip clients.
26 Sep 2017
South KoreaNorth Korea accuses US of declaring war on them
Amid numerous threats and retorts flying back-and-forth, US-North Korea relations show no signs of improvement.
26 Sep 2017
Donald TrumpNew revelation: Jared Kushner used private e-mail for government business
Numerous scandals have rocked the Trump administration in less than a year at the White House.
25 Sep 2017
Pakistan NewsPak nukes located at 9 sites, are vulnerable to terrorists
Last week, Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi flaunted his country's nuclear-capable short-range missiles, which he claimed are aimed at deterring the Indian military's 'cold start' doctrine.
24 Sep 2017
IndiaFaulty ammunition resulted in Howitzer explosion
On 2nd September, one of the Indian Army's new US-manufactured ultra-light M-777 Howitzer had exploded during a field trial in Pokhran.
24 Sep 2017
Donald TrumpWhy is the sports world angry at Donald Trump?
After drawing criticism from several world leaders and the media, US President Donald Trump has now offended the sports world.
24 Sep 2017
IndiaSushma Swaraj at UNGA: Is India growing increasingly assertive?
India's external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj recently addressed the UN General Assembly.
23 Sep 2017
North KoreaChina limits oil exports, bans textile imports from North Korea
China has stepped up sanctions against North Korea by limiting oil exports and banning textile imports from the isolated regime.
23 Sep 2017
IndiaUNGA: Sushma raises H-1B visa issue with Rex Tillerson
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the sidelines of the UNGA.
23 Sep 2017
Bose CorporationNow talk to Google Assistant on your Bose headphone!
Leading speakers brand Bose recently debuted its modified version of the noise-cancelling QC35 headphones. The exciting new addition is support for Google Assistant.
23 Sep 2017
FacebookFacebook to share Russia-linked political campaign details with US authorities
Facebook conveyed that it would share information, related to a Russia-linked political campaign which spread false messages to American voters, with US investigators.
21 Sep 2017
South KoreaNorth Korea calls Trump's UN speech a "dog's bark"
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho's has called US President Donald Trump's speech to the UN General Assembly "the sound of a barking dog."
21 Sep 2017
IndiaMahindra & Mahindra will launch driverless tractors in 2019
Mahindra & Mahindra recently revealed a prototype of its driverless tractor. The firm plans on launching a fully functional model, for commercial use, in 2019. Before that, it'll launch a driver assist model next year.
21 Sep 2017
Puerto RicoHurricane Maria leaves whole of Puerto Rico without power
The US territory of Puerto Rico was bludgeoned by Hurricane Maria weeks after being devastated by Hurricane Irma.
21 Sep 2017
North KoreaIran's Rouhani calls Trump 'ignorant' and a 'rogue newcomer'
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani criticized US President Donald Trump during his speech to the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
21 Sep 2017
Narendra ModiMattis to meet Sitharaman to boost Indo-US defense ties
US Defense Secretary James Mattis will be visiting New Delhi on September 25 where he'll attempt to forge "a strong political connect" to boost the Indo-US defense cooperation.
20 Sep 2017
Emmanuel MacronUNGA session: Is Macron pitting himself as 'anti-Trump?'
US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron delivered their first speeches in the UN General Assembly, during its 72nd annual session.
20 Sep 2017
AustraliaUS to resettle 50 refugees from Australia's controversial offshore centers
A group of 50 refugees housed in Australia's controversial offshore detention centers in Nauru and Papua New Guinea (PNG), are the first to be accepted by the US under a resettlement deal.
20 Sep 2017
Donald TrumpPaul Manafort, Trump campaign chief was wiretapped by FBI
In a shocking revelation, US media reported that the FBI wiretapped former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort to probe into his potential Russia connections.
