United States of America: News
02 Feb 2018
IndiaMobile download speed increases by 42% in India
According to a report by global speed test service Ookla, the speed of mobile downloads in India increased by 42.4% at 8.80 Mbps in 2017.
02 Feb 2018
StartupsAir taxi start-up, Joby Aviation, raises $100 million in funding
Joby Aviation, a US-based air taxi start-up, has announced to have raised $100 million in funding from the venture capital arms of several big firms.
02 Feb 2018
SuicideFidel Castro's eldest son 'Fidelito,' depression patient, kills himself
Cuba's late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro's eldest son Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart committed suicide yesterday. He was 68.
01 Feb 2018
JapanFujifilm acquires Xerox in a $6.1 billion deal
Xerox Corp, a US-based company that's become synonymous with the printing hardware market, is set to be acquired by Japan's Fujifilm Holdings in a $6.1 billion deal.
31 Jan 2018
United AirlinesUS woman wants "emotional support" peacock to fly with her
A passenger at US' Newark airport had a bizarre request: she wanted her "emotional support" peacock to fly with her.
31 Jan 2018
IndiaNavy launches INS Karanj, third Scorpene-Class submarine, after much delay
The Navy launched the INS Karanj, India's third Scorpene-class submarine, today at Mumbai's Mazagon docks.
31 Jan 2018
Donald TrumpPresident Trump delivers an optimistic "State of the Union" address
Moving away from his gregarious and pompous style, US President Trump delivered an optimistic "State of the Union" speech with a visible frown.
30 Jan 2018
Pakistan NewsAfghanistan: Kabul hotel attacker trained by Pakistan spy agency ISI
In a shocking claim, Afghanistan's Permanent Representative to the UN, Mahmoud Saikal said that Pakistan's spy agency ISI trained the terrorist involved in the attack on Kabul's iconic Intercontinental Hotel.
30 Jan 2018
Social NetworkFitness app Strava "accidentally" reveals secret army locations across countries
In a rather shocking incident, top secret military locations and exercise routes of army bases around the world have been revealed by fitness app Strava.
30 Jan 2018
Donald TrumpFBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe quits abruptly amid Trump pressure
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who was constantly accused of political bias by US President Donald Trump, has abruptly resigned, less than two months before he was supposed to retire.
30 Jan 2018
TechnologyTrump-administration to build 5G network to guard against China
The US Government is reportedly mulling to takeover a part of the country's mobile networks and build a centralized, super-fast 5G network within three years to guard the nation against China.
30 Jan 2018
TechnologyThis Indian techie can make fuel from plastic-waste
The planet is suffocating under the millions of tons of plastic-waste we create daily. The non-recyclable plastic-waste dumped on land also pollutes oceans and air.
29 Jan 2018
SamsungSamsung Galaxy S9/S9+ latest leaks reveal secret "Intelligent Scan" unlocking
As the launch of Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ draws closer, a fresh slew of leaks from reliable sources revealed some of the most significant features of the devices.
29 Jan 2018
IndiaISB tops Indian institutes in Global MBA Rankings, IIM-Ahmedabad slips
The Indian School of Business (ISB) was ranked 28th among universities worldwide in Financial Times' Global MBA Ranking 2018.
29 Jan 2018
IndiaChallenges that await new Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale
Seasoned diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale took charge as the new foreign secretary today, a day after his predecessor S Jaishankar demitted office.
29 Jan 2018
IndiaSurvey: Indians' trust in government continues to remain high
In a welcome news for the Modi-led NDA government, India continues to be among the top three nations where trust in government remains high.
28 Jan 2018
Sexual HarassmentSteve Wynn resigns as Republican finance chair amid harassment allegations
Amid sexual harassment allegations, US casino mogul Steve Wynn has resigned from his post of finance chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC).
27 Jan 2018
Donald Trump#Davos2018: Trump has made 15 new friends. Who are they?
US President Donald Trump is in Swiss ski-town of Davos to attend the annual shindig of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting.
27 Jan 2018
JapanHackers steal $534.5 million from Japanese cryptocurrency exchange
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, Coincheck said that on Friday, an attack by hackers led to around 523 million of the exchange's lesser-known NEM cryptocurrency coins getting transferred to another account without authorization.
27 Jan 2018
Donald TrumpTrump proposes ending visa lottery to clear green card backlogs
In a move which might favour skilled Indian IT professionals in the US, President Donald Trump has proposed to end visa lottery system in favour of reducing green card backlogs of highly skilled workers.
27 Jan 2018
AppleWhy is Apple hiring so many designers?
Apple job openings seem to hint at something brewing at Apple Park.
26 Jan 2018
North KoreaDoomsday Clock moved to two minutes to midnight
The Doomsday Clock, which serves as a metaphor for how close humanity is to destroying the planet, was moved to two minutes before midnight or doomsday, said the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
26 Jan 2018
BengaluruBengaluru: Man arrested for conning BSNL, running fake telephone exchange
A former BPO employee was arrested for allegedly conning BSNL and causing huge losses to the telecom company.
25 Jan 2018
Russia NewsTrump "looking forward" to being interviewed in Russia collusion probe
US President Donald Trump seems to have ended months-long speculations about whether he would agree to be interviewed in the Russian collusion probe.
24 Jan 2018
X'Nigeria isn't a shithole': Twitterati honors Oluyinka Olutoye, legendary doctor
President Donald Trump spouting racist statements is no longer a surprise. Recently, he had discussed whether US should take immigrants from "shithole" countries.
24 Jan 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Top Haqqani commander, two others killed in drone strike
A top commander of the Haqqani network was killed along with two others in a US drone strike in Pakistan's Kurram agency bordering Afghanistan, reports said.
24 Jan 2018
MicrosoftGoogle v/s Microsoft: Who will win the K-12 education market?
Google currently dominates the American laptop market for K-12 education with its low-cost Chromebooks.
23 Jan 2018
George ClooneyBacardi to acquire premium tequila-maker Patron for $5.1 billion
With demand for high-end tequila growing across the world, alcohol giant Bacardi announced yesterday that it would be buying premium tequila-maker Patron Spirits International AG for a deal worth $5.1 billion.
23 Jan 2018
NetflixNetflix valuation touches $100 billion for the first time
Video streaming pioneer Netflix's market capitalization has crossed over $100bn, thanks to its spectacular quarterly results for Q4 2017 that helped push the company's valuation up.
23 Jan 2018
AfghanistanTrump mimics Modi when discussing Afghanistan: Washington Post
American President Donald Trump affected an Indian accent and mimiced Indian PM Narendra Modi when discussing Afghanistan in meetings, suggests a Washington Post report published on Sunday.
23 Jan 2018
Donald Trump19th US shutdown ends in two days: Who won?
The US shutdown has been called off as Democrats and Republicans agreed to a short-term funding bill.
22 Jan 2018
SamsungSamsung Galaxy S8 vs. S9: Which one should you buy?
Samsung's much-awaited Galaxy S9 is only a month away from being officially launched as the company has confirmed that it unveil the device at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February.
21 Jan 2018
Donald TrumpThousands rally across the US on second Women's March
On Donald Trump's first anniversary, thousands of protesters rallied for a second Women's March against the US president.
21 Jan 2018
GoogleGoogle's certificate course for IT beginners in 8 months!
Dreaming of working with Google, Microsoft and other IT giants but no experience? No worries. Google is now bringing an exciting opportunity.
21 Jan 2018
US GovernmentStatue of Liberty closed due to US government shutdown
Tourists who went down to lower Manhattan hoping to catch a ferry to the Statue of Liberty were left high and dry on Sunday as both the historic statue and the nearby Ellis island were closed owing to the US government shutdown.
20 Jan 2018
South KoreaNorth Korea to send Winter Olympics delegation to South Korea
North Korea will send a delegation to South Korea on Sunday to prepare for a trip by an art troupe for next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea.
20 Jan 2018
US GovernmentUS govt. shutdown: How services will get affected
Almost half of the two million civil federal government workers in the US have been placed on "furlough" and will be barred from doing their jobs from Monday owing to the US government shutdown.
20 Jan 2018
WiproWipro struggles to keep employee strength
Wipro lost 1,206 employees in the last quarter of 2017.
20 Jan 2018
TechnologyUS engineers create thinnest memory storage device
Engineers from the US have developed the thinnest memory storage device that will help them with much faster and smarter computing.
