United States of America: News
24 Mar 2018
NoidaThis Indian start-up pays you for your used cigarette butts
If you are a smoker, collecting used cigarette butts might make you some money.
24 Mar 2018
WorldNew York: Man convicted for murder of Muslim cleric, associate
A New York resident was convicted of killing a Bangladeshi-American Muslim cleric and his associate in 2016, a crime considered symptomatic of rising Islamophobic and xenophobic rhetoric in the US.
23 Mar 2018
WorldDawood Ibrahim-led terrorist group's D-Company has diversified: US lawmakers told
Pakistan-based Dawood Ibrahim-led terrorist group D-Company has diversified in many other fields and built a powerful transnational crime-terror organization in part from drug proceeds, US lawmakers were told on Friday.
23 Mar 2018
North KoreaDonald Trump appoints hawkish John Bolton as the new NSA
In the latest move in an ongoing shake-up of US President Donald Trump's top advisors, John Bolton will replace the outgoing National Security Advisor HR McMaster.
23 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpUS-China trade war might cause two million job losses
America's trade deficit with China, probably the world's largest economic imbalance is estimated to result in about two million job losses in the US, the White House said, defending President Donald Trump's decision to initiate strong actions against China's "unfair" trade practices.
23 Mar 2018
Sri LankaHurricanes, wildfires, droughts, floods made 2017 most expensive year ever
Weather and climate disasters cost countries about $320 billion last year with major monsoon floods in the Indian subcontinent and severe droughts in parts of East Africa contributing to making 2017 the most expensive year on record.
23 Mar 2018
iPhoneCalifornia Police shot black-man suspecting gun. He had an iPhone
Police in California has released disturbing footage of cops shooting an African-American man 20 times in the backyard of his own Sacramento home.
23 Mar 2018
AustraliaAfter US targets China, Beijing hits back with proposed tariffs
Hitting back at the US' trade tariffs, China has proposed similar action on 128 US products, which had an import value of $3bn last year.
22 Mar 2018
FacebookMeet Christopher Wylie: The 28-year-old behind the Facebook data stir
Call him what you may, a genius storyteller, a data harvester, a politicker, or a whistleblower, but at 28, Christopher Wylie knows enough to have influenced three key global events - Brexit, 2016 US presidential election and #DeleteFacebook movement - each changing, challenging the world as we know it.
22 Mar 2018
FacebookFacebook's Mark Zuckerberg finally speaks up on Cambridge Analytica scandal
After five days of collective outrage from the public and lawmakers alike over Facebook's blatant disregard for data privacy and security, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has finally broken his silence on the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
22 Mar 2018
FacebookWill #DeleteFacebook save us from an expected apocalypse?
Seventy years ago, we met Winston Smith, whose ever-changing reality was defined by Big Brother.
21 Mar 2018
Columbia UniversityStudy reveals living abroad leads to better understanding of self
Living abroad can help people develop a better understanding of themselves and have increased clarity about career decision-making, a study has found.
21 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpTrump had unprotected sex with porn star in 2006: Polygraph
Donald Trump had unprotected sex with porn star Stormy Daniels in July 2006, a year after he wed Melania Trump, claims a polygraph test Daniels took in 2011 for Life & Style magazine.
21 Mar 2018
Ravi Shankar PrasadCongress has hired Cambridge Analytica for 2019 polls, BJP alleges
Information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad alleged that Congress has roped in Cambridge Analytica (CA), UK-based data analytics firm, for strategizing for the 2019 parliamentary elections.
21 Mar 2018
FacebookHow to protect personal information from third-party apps on Facebook
In the wake of Facebook's ongoing controversy regarding data privacy and security, it has become imperative that users take it upon themselves to protect personal information from third-party apps on the platform.
21 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpPresident Trump attacks Hillary Clinton for controversial remarks in India
US President Donald Trump has slammed Hillary Clinton for her controversial remarks in India against his voters, saying that Democrats lost touch with "normal everyday working people".
21 Mar 2018
Air IndiaAir India reschedules India-bound flights from US
Air India has rescheduled a couple of India-bound flights from the US on Wednesday due to inclement weather in northeastern America, the airline tweeted.
21 Mar 2018
FacebookWhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton wants everyone to delete Facebook
In 2014, Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion, which increased the net worth of one of the co-founders of the chat app, Brian Acton, to $6.5 billion.
21 Mar 2018
WorldH-1B visa application process to begin from April 2
The H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2019 beginning October 1, 2018, will be accepted from April 2, a federal agency announced.
21 Mar 2018
WorldStudent opens fire at Maryland school, killed, two injured
Another shooting was recorded in a US school yesterday. A 17-year-old student of Great Mills High School in St Mary's County, Maryland, shot two others before being killed.
20 Mar 2018
IndiaIndian doctors protest US body's diabetes treatment guidelines
A proposed set of modified guidelines for managing diabetes globally, issued by the American College of Physicians (ACP), has created a stir among doctors in India.
20 Mar 2018
White HouseUS: Indian professionals hold rally to end green card backlog
Hundreds of Indian professionals held peaceful rallies across the US, demanding an end to the massive green card backlog by eliminating arbitrary per-country limit regulations.
20 Mar 2018
Xi JinpingChina will not concede "a single inch of land": Xi
Soon after being re-elected for a second five-year term with prospects of continuing as the President of China for life, Xi Jinping asserted that his country will not concede "a single inch of land" and guard its sovereignty.
20 Mar 2018
FacebookFacebook-Cambridge Analytica controversy: Zuckerberg loses $6 billion in 1 day
Amid growing controversy over data security and privacy, Facebook's shares fell by 6.7% as they ended trading at $172.56, wiping almost $37 billion off the social network's market value.
20 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpAnti H-1B advertisements at railways stations, trains in Silicon Valley
An anti-immigrant organization has installed advertisements against H-1B visa-holders at railways stations and on trains in California's San Francisco Bay Area, where Silicon Valley, the home to world's top tech companies, is located.
19 Mar 2018
NASANow, become a citizen scientist and submit pictures to NASA
As part of its Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) initiative, NASA has called out to the general public to click as many pictures of clouds as they can.
19 Mar 2018
FacebookEverything you need to know about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
As has already been reported, Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm that helped Donald Trump get elected as the US president, obtained user data of around 50 million people from Facebook before the presidential elections in 2015.
19 Mar 2018
Russia NewsPutin wins 4th term as Russian President with 74% vote
Vladimir Putin is set to extend his power in Russia for another six years after winning the Presidential Election with 74% vote, an official exit poll said.
19 Mar 2018
Xi JinpingChina unveils drastic cabinet reshuffle plan
China on Monday appointed a whole new set of top officials, including a Defense Minister, to head a revamped government, days after President Xi Jinping began his second five-year tenure following the removal of the two-term limit.
18 Mar 2018
Pakistan NewsUS vice president urges Pakistan to 'do more' against Taliban
US Vice President Mike Pence in a strong message to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqani Abbasi told that his country "must do more" against Taliban and other terror groups, said the White House.
17 Mar 2018
KabulWhen an Afghan man names his son Donald Trump
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17 Mar 2018
Rajnath SinghRajnath Singh: India willing to cross border to protect Kashmir
On Saturday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that no power in the world could take Kashmir away from India, and if need be, Indian forces would cross border to protect the country's territorial integrity.
17 Mar 2018
IndiaStudy: Over 6.25 lakh Indian children smoke cigarettes daily
According to a study by the American Cancer Society and US-based research firm Vital Strategies, over 6.25 lakh Indian children smoke cigarettes every day - a sign of a serious public health threat.
17 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpUS: Trading concerns to cause "most friction" in India-US ties
The thorny issue of trade in India-US ties is set to become even more prickly after US President Donald Trump railed against import taxes imposed by India, and challenged a bunch of Indian export subsidies at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
17 Mar 2018
Madhya PradeshHillary Clinton fractures right wrist after slipping during India visit
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is on a visit to India, has suffered a hairline fracture on her right wrist after a fall.
17 Mar 2018
Kalpana ChawlaCelebrating Kalpana Chawla on her 59th birth anniversary
Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian-origin to space-travel, was born today in Karnal, Haryana.
17 Mar 2018
Larry PageGoogle co-founder funded company unveils autonomous flying taxis
For sometime now, Kitty Hawk, a company funded by Google co-founder Larry Page, has been secretly testing a new kind of autonomous flying taxis in New Zealand.
16 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpDonald Trump Jr-Vanessa to divorce after 12 years as couple
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of American President Donald Trump, and his wife, former model-actor Vanessa Trump, are parting ways after 12 years of marriage.
16 Mar 2018
IndiaThis Mumbai banker became a billionaire by serving India's richest
In 1995, IIM-Ahmedabad alumnus Nirmal Jain set up Probity Research, one of India's first equity-research firms.
