United States of America: News
08 Aug 2018
FacebookIs 'Momo Challenge' killing teenagers like 'Blue Whale'?
Months after the Blue Whale Challenge took the internet by storm, a new 'game' is doing the rounds, according to reports.
08 Aug 2018
IndiaOver 21,000 Indians overstayed visas in US last year
Over 21,000 Indians in the US overstayed their visas last year, the Homeland Security Department said today.
08 Aug 2018
IndiaIndia, source of growth for global-economy for next few-decades: IMF
India is a source of growth for the global economy for the next few decades and it could be what China was for the world economy, the IMF said.
08 Aug 2018
Donald TrumpTrump nominates Indian-American professor Aditya Bamzai to Civil Liberties board
US President Donald Trump has nominated a prominent Indian-American law professor and legal expert to an agency on privacy and civil liberties.
08 Aug 2018
Murder'He'd have helped you understand': Kuchibhotla's widow tells his murderer
Sunayana Dumala, widow of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla who was shot dead in the US, told the murderer that if he had just kept his anger aside, "Srinu would have been happy to...help you understand that not every brown-skinned person is suspicious or evil."
07 Aug 2018
GoogleFossil's all-new smartwatches get heart-rate sensor, NFC payments, built-in GPS
US watch and accessory maker Fossil has launched its fourth-generation Fossil Q smartwatches.
07 Aug 2018
White HouseAnita Kumar, first Indian-American elected to board of WH-Correspondents' Association
Anita Kumar has become the first Indian-American to be elected to the board of the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA), more than a century-old apex body of journalists covering the US President.
07 Aug 2018
FacebookFacebook asks JP Morgan, Citibank, Chase to share customer details
Facebook has asked major US banks to share customer data to allow it to develop new services on the social network's Messenger texting platform.
07 Aug 2018
IranUS hits Iran again with tough, unilateral sanctions
The US re-imposed a wave of tough, unilateral sanctions against Iran today, bringing back into effect harsh penalties that had been lifted under a historic, multi-party nuclear agreement that President Donald Trump abandoned in May.
07 Aug 2018
FloridaUS: Indian-origin man pleads guilty to taking $2.5mn in bribes
An Indian-origin man, Bhaskar Patel (67) of Windermere, Florida, has pleaded guilty to taking $2.5 million in bribes and kickbacks from companies seeking contracts to work on energy-saving projects in US government buildings.
07 Aug 2018
PfizerAs Pfizer's Viagra patent ends, Indian firms prepare for dominance
Viagra, the global leader in treating impotence in men, might soon be dethroned, as pharmaceutical giant Pfizer loses its patent for the drug in the US in 2020.
07 Aug 2018
OPPOOPPO first OEM to offer Corning's Gorilla Glass 6
If you happen to have a smartphone in your hand, its display is probably protected by Corning's Gorilla Glass.
06 Aug 2018
PepsiCoEverything to know about Ramon Laguarta, PepsiCo's new CEO
It's official - Chennai-born Indra Nooyi is stepping down as the CEO of PepsiCo after 12 long years at the helm.
06 Aug 2018
AppleCan Apple bring a Hyperloop to Cupertino? They just might
The city of Cupertino in Silicon Valley is already home to Apple's iconic spaceship campus and, if things go as planned, the city could also become home to a Hyperloop, thanks to Apple.
China successfully tests first hypersonic aircraft capable of carrying nuclear-weapons
China today announced that it has successfully tested its first cutting-edge hypersonic aircraft which could carry nuclear warheads and penetrate any current generation anti-missile defense systems.
06 Aug 2018
Russia NewsRussian lawyer meeting: Trump ties himself up in knots
US President Donald Trump has landed himself in a PR fiasco with his latest statement on a June'16 meeting between his son and a Russian lawyer.
06 Aug 2018
SamsungSamsung Galaxy Note 9 may offer 1 TB of storage
Samsung will unveil its next-gen Galaxy Note 9 smartphone on August 9.
06 Aug 2018
WorldUS: Sikh man beaten, told 'go back to your country'
A 50-year-old Sikh man was allegedly beaten up by two white men in Keyes, California and a racist message "Go back to ur country" was spray-painted on his pickup truck.
05 Aug 2018
Pakistan News#PakistanElections: This mobile app and database helped Imran Khan win
While allegations about clandestine military support continue against Imran Khan, it has now come to light that a mobile app was instrumental to Khan's victory in Pakistan's recently-concluded general elections.
05 Aug 2018
Shark TankThis 'cat and dog wine' company is earning $500,000
Pets enjoy a lot of luxuries, but why don't they have their own drinks?
05 Aug 2018
Donald TrumpAfter Trump insults LeBron James, wife Melania praises basketball star
United States' First Lady Melania Trump praised LeBron James after her husband President Donald Trump commented on the basketball star's intelligence.
05 Aug 2018
AfghanistanSuicide attack kills three NATO soldiers in Afghanistan
A suicide attack by a lone bomber on foot killed three foreign soldiers (Resolute Support service members) on patrol in Charikar city of Afghanistan's Parwan province, said Provincial Governor's spokesman Wahida Shahkar.
05 Aug 2018
Moon#RaceToTheMoon: Chandrayaan-2 suffers another delay, launch unlikely till January
India's second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, has witnessed another delay which will see it launch no sooner than January 2019. The Rs. 800cr mission was initially scheduled for April 2018.
04 Aug 2018
XTrump taunts on LeBron's intelligence, Twitterati supports basketball star
In a late-night Twitter rant on Friday, President of US Donald Trump taunted star basketball player LeBron James after his interview with CNN host Don Lemon.
04 Aug 2018
FacebookIs Facebook the new Tinder? Dating feature is undergoing testing
Two months after Facebook announced its upcoming Dating feature during its F8 developers conference, reports have surfaced saying that the social media giant has already started testing the feature internally.
04 Aug 2018
BoeingSunita Williams among 9 astronauts to fly SpaceX, Boeing commercial-rockets
Indian-origin US astronaut Sunita Williams is among the nine astronauts named by NASA who will fly the first missions into space on commercially provided rockets and capsules, built and operated by The Boeing Company and SpaceX, starting next year.
04 Aug 2018
Maruti SuzukiExactly how rich is Apple? Here are some mind-boggling facts
On Thursday, Apple touched a market cap of $1 trillion, a figure that many icons of capitalism had never even dreamed of touching.
04 Aug 2018
HIVIndian-origin prof gets $2mn-grant for research on lupus in women
Indian-origin professor Chandra Mohan and his two colleagues at the US's University of Houston's biomedical engineering department received a $2mn grant from the National Institutes of Health to find out why lupus is more common in women than men.
04 Aug 2018
SamsungSamsung Galaxy Note 9 teaser video confirms phone's key details
Samsung has "accidentally" leaked the upcoming Galaxy Note 9 via an official intro video which was posted on YouTube but soon pulled down.
03 Aug 2018
LondonStudy: Humans may prefer "healthy" alcohol in next 10-20 years
Healthy alcohol may sound like an oxymoron now, but it's soon to become a reality.
03 Aug 2018
Russia NewsAfter US, Russia targeting Indian elections: Oxford University expert
After targeting elections in the US, Russia may turn its focus on other democracies like India and Brazil, an Oxford University Social Media expert has warned.
03 Aug 2018
IndiaPunishing only men for adultery violates right to equality: SC
The SC has commenced hearing on a much-criticized law: the 158-year-old criminalization of adultery in India.
02 Aug 2018
GoogleGoogle developing censored search for China; whatever happened to ethics?
In a bid to enter China again, Google is reportedly planning to launch a censored version of its search engine that will blacklist websites and search results about democracy, human rights, religion, and peaceful protests, among other things.
02 Aug 2018
IndiaUS Congress approves amendment to exempt India from Russian sanctions
The US Congress has cleared a $716bn defense bill that will exempt particular countries, including India, from sanctions for dealing with Russia.
01 Aug 2018
India#FinancialBytes: Reasons to file ITR even if income is non-taxable
Many people assume that since their estimated net income for the year doesn't exceed the tax exemption limit, they need not file an income tax return (ITR).
01 Aug 2018
AfghanistanOver 150 IS fighters surrender in Afghanistan's north: Officials
More than 150 Islamic State fighters surrendered in Afghanistan today, officials said, a move which they and the Taliban hailed as the end of the extremist group in the northern part of the country.
01 Aug 2018
Shashi TharoorSunanda Pushkar case: Delhi-court allows Shashi Tharoor to travel abroad
A Delhi court today allowed Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, accused in his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death case, to travel abroad.
01 Aug 2018
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Loans to get costlier as RBI hikes repo rate again
The RBI today increased repo rates by 25 basis points to 6.5%, the second hike in two months, making housing and automobile loans costlier.
01 Aug 2018
New JerseyUS: 3D-printed guns now? Thankfully, the judge blocks the release
A day back, it seemed that the floodgates of gun control were about to burst open in the US, with schematics for 3D-printed guns and supporting software slated to go public from August 1.
01 Aug 2018
Donald TrumpEx-Trump aide Paul Manafort considered himself above the law: Prosecutors
Paul Manafort orchestrated a multimillion-dollar conspiracy to evade US tax, leaving behind a trail of lies as he lived a lavish lifestyle, prosecutors said as they laid out their case against the former Trump campaign chairman.
