United States of America: News
18 May 2018
Sri LankaChina using Taiwan to gain more control, isolate India, Japan
China will turn Taiwan into a major nuclear and conventional military base and use it to gain more control over the disputed South China Sea to "isolate" both India and Japan, warned Richard D Fisher of the International Assessment and Strategy Center yesterday.
18 May 2018
Petrol Diesel PricesPetrol/diesel prices hiked for 5th day; expected to increase further
Another day, another hike - petrol and diesel prices have now risen for the fifth consecutive day.
18 May 2018
White HouseChina planning to buy upto $200bn worth of American goods
China may buy up to $200 billion worth of American goods under intense pressure from the Trump administration to reduce its massive trade deficit with the US, amid a round of high-level trade talks between the world's two largest economies.
17 May 2018
SamsungApple seeking $1bn from Samsung in 7-year-old patent infringement dispute
Apple is seeking $1 billion from Samsung in a long-running patent infringement case.
17 May 2018
YouTubeYouTube to launch new music streaming service on May 22
YouTube has announced that it will launch a new music streaming service called YouTube Music on May 22.
17 May 2018
Donald Trump'Some people are animals': Donald Trump on illegal migrants
US President Donald Trump today lashed out at illegal migrants during California Sanctuary State Roundtable at White House and branded them as "animals". He also vowed to strengthen the country's "weak" immigration law.
17 May 2018
WorldContinue granting work-permit to H-4 visa-holders: US lawmakers to Trump
A bipartisan group of 130 US lawmakers from both the Republican and the Democratic parties urged the Trump administration to continue granting work authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B non-immigrant workers.
17 May 2018
AmazonAmazon launches 8 new voices for Alexa Skills
Amazon has launched eight new, free voices for Alexa Skills.
17 May 2018
Prince HarryRoyal Wedding 2018: Meghan's father might skip the Royal Wedding
The highly anticipated Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is just two days away, scheduled to take place on May 19.
16 May 2018
AustraliaGoogle Australia under investigation for harvesting data from Android phones
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the country's Privacy Commissioner are investigating Google regarding claims that it collects user data from Android smartphones.
15 May 2018
Crime BranchDelhi: Four, including a cop, extort Rs. 15L from man
A policeman along with three men was arrested for allegedly extorting Rs. 15 lakh from a man, threatening to incriminate him in a false human trafficking case.
16 May 2018
South KoreaNorth-Korea threatens to cancel Trump meeting over US-South Korea military-drills
North Korea on Wednesday canceled a high-level meeting with South Korea citing the military drills between the latter and the US, hours before the Korean nations were to meet.
16 May 2018
MalwareSymantec discovers 45 malicious apps on Google Play Store
Security research firm Symantec has discovered two new sets of malicious apps on the Google Play Store. The first set is of seven apps and the second set is of 38 apps.
15 May 2018
FacebookFacebook suspends 200 apps post Cambridge Analytica scandal
Facebook has suspended 200 potentially problematic third-party apps from the platform.
15 May 2018
Federal Bureau of InvestigationCryptocurrency scam: Indian-origin man indicted in $60mn fraud in NY
Three co-founders, including an Indian-origin man, of a start-up cryptocurrency company named "Centra Tech", have been indicted with a scheme to defraud investors in New York.
15 May 2018
IsraelFresh protests expected as Palestinians get ready to commemorate 'Nakba'
Following the death of 55 Palestinians at the hands of Israeli forces on Monday, tensions remain high in Gaza as Palestinians get ready to commemorate the 70th anniversary of 'Nakba,' or Catastrophe, that saw hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced when Israel was created in 1948.
15 May 2018
KarnatakaSensex zooms 260 points as BJP takes lead in Karnataka
After opening lower, the benchmark BSE Sensex soared over 260 points in the early trade today after the Bharatiya Janata Party took the lead in the Karnataka State Assembly election results.
15 May 2018
Center for Strategic and International StudiesAmbassador-to-US Sarna slams American media for 'negative' portrayal of India
Indian Ambassador to the US, Navtej Singh Sarna, has slammed the American media for their "negative portrayal" of India, alleging that there is a tendency among foreign journalists based in India to pick up the "exception" stories and ignore the development news.
15 May 2018
Donald TrumpTrump defends his decision to help Chinese telecom giant ZTE
US President Donald Trump today defended his decision to offer an olive branch to Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE.
14 May 2018
H-1B VisaUS tightens visa rules to minimize overstay by foreign students
Late on Friday night, the Trump administration issued a draft policy seeking to tighten and enforce rules governing foreign college students who overstay their visa durations.
14 May 2018
Air IndiaSichuan Airlines' cockpit window breaks, makes emergency landing; co-pilot injured
A Chinese Flight 3U8633 with 128 people onboard was forced to divert to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province for an emergency landing after a cockpit window broke, injuring a co-pilot on the face and a crew member.
14 May 2018
Donald TrumpParis attack: Trump seeks changes to thought process on terror
US President Donald Trump today said countries must "open their eyes" and change their "thought process" on how to tackle terrorism, following the latest attack linked to the Islamic State in France.
14 May 2018
IndiaXiaomi's smart home devices get Google Assistant support
Xiaomi products, which sell well in markets like India and home country China, have had a hard time gaining traction in the US, where Google and Apple dominate the market.
14 May 2018
Dharmendra PradhanPetrol prices hiked 17 paise/liter, diesel 21 paise/liter after Karnataka-polls
After a 19-day pre-Karnataka poll hiatus, petrol price was today hiked by 17 paise/liter and diesel by 21 paise/liter as PSU oil firms began passing on the international rates spike to consumers.
13 May 2018
HamburgHamburg's proud Bundesliga run comes to an end
Bundesliga outfit Hamburg have been relegated from Germany's top flight for the first time in their history despite a 2-1 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach.
13 May 2018
IndiaPakistan hits back, refuses to let accident-accused US diplomat leave
In the latest in a series of retaliatory actions against each other, Pakistan yesterday turned back a US aircraft that had arrived to collect Col Joseph Emanuel Hall, a diplomat involved in a fatal road accident.
13 May 2018
AsiaBSE seeks US regulator nod for its India International Exchange
Asia's oldest bourse BSE is planning to seek US regulator's nod for holding the status of Foreign Board of Trade (FBT) for its India International Exchange in GIFT city in Gujarat.
13 May 2018
RobotsBoston Dynamics' dog-like SpotMini robot to start selling in 2019
US-based robotics company Boston Dynamics, known for machines that mimic real movements, will finally start selling some robots, starting with the dog-like SpotMini.
12 May 2018
John F KennedyFormer US-President Kennedy's grandson makes acting debut with 'Blue Bloods'
Former US President John F Kennedy's grandson Jack Schlossberg is making his acting in the show "Blue Bloods".
11 May 2018
RobotsBoston Dynamics' robot Atlas learns to run like humans!
US-based robotics company Boston Dynamics' humanoid Atlas has learned to run and navigate autonomously.
11 May 2018
IndiaDo you know why we celebrate National Technology Day today?
In 1998, India's success of Operation Shakti by testing nuclear missiles, set alarm bells ringing in the United States, while rest of the world witnessed the might of Indian technology.
11 May 2018
IranUS imposes fresh sanctions on Iranian entities
Just days after backing out from the Iran nuclear deal, and amid rising tensions in the Middle East, the US has now imposed fresh sanctions on six people and three companies with ties to Iran's elite military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
11 May 2018
CanadaCanadian minister asked to remove turban at Detroit Airport
Navdeep Bains, the minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development of Canada was asked to remove his turban at Detroit Airport, sparking a row.
11 May 2018
AdidasAdidas is literally turning garbage into money: Here's how
With over 1 million shoes' pairs made from ocean plastic and sold in 2017, Adidas is literally turning garbage into gold.
10 May 2018
North KoreaTrump to meet Kim Jong-un on 12 June in Singapore
The "highly-anticipated" meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place on 12 June in Singapore.
10 May 2018
India1 out of every 8 Indian has high blood pressure
Roughly one of every eight Indians suffer from high blood pressure (BP), a 2017 health ministry screening has revealed, an alarming rise from the one in 11 that was found in the 2015-16 National Family Health Survey.
10 May 2018
IranIsrael strikes Iranian targets in Syria after rocket attack
Israeli military forces carried out air strikes against Iranian targets in Syria after Iranian forces, based there, fired rockets at the Israel-occupied Golan Heights.
10 May 2018
North KoreaNorth Korea sends three Americans home ahead of Trump-Kim meeting
Three Americans- Kim Dong-chul, Kim Hak-song, and Kim Sang-duk, held captive in North Korea reached the United States on Thursday with President Donald Trump appreciating the gesture of North's supreme leader, Kim Jong-un.
10 May 2018
FlipkartWalmart-Flipkart deal turns many employees crorepatis: Details here
Walmart's $16bn buyout of Flipkart has brought cheer not only to India's iconic start-up, but also to 3,000 of its current and former employees who hold shares with the company.
10 May 2018
North KoreaTrump to welcome freed Korean Americans' return to US
US President Donald Trump is promising "quite a scene" when three Korean Americans detained in North Korea return to mainland US after more than a year in prison; their freedom is a bonus from the warming of relations between the longtime adversaries.
