United States of America: News
31 Oct 2018
Statue of UnityStatue of Unity and 4 other tallest statues of world
Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 'Statue of Unity' on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 143rd birth anniversary.
31 Oct 2018
CaliforniaIndian-couple, who fell to death, warned others of dangerous selfies
Indian-couple Vishnu Viswanath and Meenakshi Moorthy, who died after falling 800 feet in California's Yosemite National Park last week, warned people of dangers of 'doing it for gram'.
31 Oct 2018
WorldIndian sentenced for cyberattacks on US university, to pay $8.6mn
An Indian-origin man has been ordered to pay $8.6 million in restitution and serve six months of home incarceration for launching a series of cyber attacks including creating click fraud botnets, infecting hundreds of thousands of devices with malicious software on the computer network of a leading US university.
31 Oct 2018
Narendra Modi#SardarPatelB'day: Delhi BJP organizes 'Rashtriya Ekta Daud', hails Patel's contribution
Delhi unit of BJP organized a run, 'Rashtriya Ekta Daud', in the city today morning to celebrate the 143rd birth anniversary of India's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
31 Oct 2018
Columbia UniversityIndo-American couple honored for their humanitarian work in India
An Indo-American couple has been honored in the US for making significant contributions to the areas of literacy, education, and healthcare in India.
31 Oct 2018
Donald TrumpTrump to end birthright citizenship of babies of non-citizens, immigrants
US President Donald Trump is intensifying his immigration rhetoric heading into the midterm elections, declaring he wants to order the end of the constitutional right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born in the US.
30 Oct 2018
IndiaTrump won't attend India's 70th Republic Day parade. Here's why
US President Donald Trump will be unable to participate as Chief Guest of India's Republic Day 2019 celebrations due to scheduling constraints, White House confirmed.
30 Oct 2018
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia promised 'complete' probe of Khashoggi murder: Jim Mattis
Saudi Arabia has promised a "full" investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday following talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Bahrain.
30 Oct 2018
SmartphonesOnePlus 6T launched: Specifications, features, and price
OnePlus has officially unveiled its most-advanced smartphone yet - the OnePlus 6T.
30 Oct 2018
IndiaUS: Indian STEM students get 56% of job training slots
Indian students have grabbed most of the slots in optional practical training (OPT) under which they can work in the United States after getting their degrees.
29 Oct 2018
Donald TrumpTrump might not be chief guest for Republic Day 2019
US President Donald Trump is unlikely to accept India's invitation to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations, sources said yesterday.
28 Oct 2018
Petrol Diesel PricesPetrol gets cheaper by 40p/liter and diesel by 33p/liter
Petrol price was cut by 40 paise a liter and diesel by 33 paise a liter on Sunday, the 11th straight reduction in rates on softening international oil prices.
28 Oct 2018
AsiaIn 2017, China produced two billionaires a week
According to a report by Swiss bank UBS and auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), China produced billionaires at the rate of two a week in 2017.
28 Oct 2018
IndiaNow, browse content via Google's interest-driven 'Discover' feed
Google Discover, a feature aimed at delivering relevant information before someone asks for it, is finally being rolled out.
28 Oct 2018
IndiaThese Alexa-powered smartglasses look normal, unlike Google Glasses
If you thought smart glasses couldn't be fancier, it is time to think again.
28 Oct 2018
IsraelIsrael with US over 'horrendous antisemitic' synagogue attack: PM Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday expressed grief and solidarity with the United States, after a gunman opened fire in a Pittsburgh synagogue, killing and injuring several people.
28 Oct 2018
Donald TrumpPittsburg Shooting: Who is Robert Bowers who reportedly killed 11
At least 11 people have been killed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after a gunman open fired at Tree of Life synagogue on Saturday.
27 Oct 2018
SamsungSamsung to challenge Apple with 5G compatible, tech-laden Galaxy S10
Samsung is all set to launch its tenth-anniversary Galaxy S10 flagship next year, alongside a cheaper S10 variant and possibly, the world's first foldable smartphone.
27 Oct 2018
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Goa minister reveals CM Manohar Parrikar has pancreatic cancer
Confirming what many already suspected, Goa's Health Minister, Vishwajit Rane, on Saturday told the press that Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was indeed suffering from pancreatic cancer.
27 Oct 2018
AfghanistanAfghans vote in Kandahar poll today, delayed after police-chief assassination
Afghans risked their lives to vote in legislative elections in southern Afghanistan Saturday, after the Taliban-claimed killing of a powerful police chief delayed the ballot by a week.
27 Oct 2018
IndiaUS won't allow Iran to develop world's deadliest weapons: Trump
US President Donald Trump has said all sanctions against Iran lifted by the 2015 nuclear deal will be back in "full force" from November 5 and promised more in the future to prevent Iran from developing the world's deadliest weapons.
27 Oct 2018
Donald TrumpUS: Man, suspected of sending bombs to Trump's critics, arrested
A 56-year-old, identified as Cesar Sayoc Jr., was arrested in Florida on Friday morning in connection to bombs sent to President of United States Donald Trump's critics earlier this week.
26 Oct 2018
India#MeToo: Netflix defends working with Kashyap, Motwane for 'Sacred Games'
Netflix Chief Content Officer, Ted Sarandos, today defended the company's decision to continue working with Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane and writer Varun Grover for the second season of 'Sacred Games'.
26 Oct 2018
InstagramNow, explore items within Google Images using Lens' AI capabilities
Google Lens, the Artificial Intelligence-based tech that lets you identify real-world landmarks or plants and animals with your phone's camera, is coming to search.
26 Oct 2018
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Bank loan fraud case: ED moves court against Sterling Biotech
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today moved a special court in New Delhi to get the owners of Gujarat-based Sterling Biotech group, who are charged in an alleged Rs. 8,100 crore bank loan fraud case, declared fugitive economic offenders under a new law, officials said.
26 Oct 2018
Donald TrumpBelieve it or not, Trump uses only 'one' official iPhone
The White House Thursday dismissed The New York Times report that US President Donald Trump has three cell-phones, saying he has only one official government iPhone, the security of which follows industry best practices.
26 Oct 2018
FacebookNearly 90% Android apps share data with Google: Study
Almost all free Android apps are harvesting and sharing user data with Google, researchers from Oxford have revealed.
26 Oct 2018
Sexual HarassmentIn 2-years, Google fired 48 employees over sexual harassment charges
Google's CEO Sundar Pichai, in an email to company employees on Thursday, said the tech giant has fired 48 employees in the last two years, over sexual harassment charges. The fired employees included 13 senior executives.
26 Oct 2018
Larry PageGoogle shielded 'Father of Android' Andy Rubin after sexual-harassment allegations
Andy Rubin, popularly known as 'Father of Android', exited Google in 2014, with the then CEO Larry Page wishing him best for his future.
25 Oct 2018
iPhoneChina, Russia listening to Donald Trump's phone calls: NYT
US spy agencies have determined that China and Russia are "eavesdropping" on President Donald Trump's phone calls, according to a news report by a prominent American daily.
25 Oct 2018
Harry PotterNUJS to start law course based on Harry Potter universe
Come December, a nationally reputed law school, Kolkata's National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), will start offering a law course based on the Harry Potter universe as an "experiment" to "encourage creative thinking".
24 Oct 2018
DiwaliUS: Thousands attend spectacular Dussehra-Diwali festival event in Houston
Thousands of Indian-Americans gathered for a spectacular annual Dussehra-Diwali festival event in Houston, US.
24 Oct 2018
Apple WatchThree Indian-Americans on Time's 'Health Care 50' for extraordinary contributions
Three Indian-Americans have been named in the Time magazine's 2018 list of the 50 most influential people whose work is transforming healthcare in the US.
24 Oct 2018
Donald TrumpTrump hints at Mohammed bin Salman's involvement in Khashoggi's murder
US President Donald Trump's latest statements on the murder of Saudi Arabia journalist Jamal Khashoggi are in sharp contradiction to his previous ones, as he has now hinted at crown prince Mohammed bin Salman's involvement.
23 Oct 2018
Russia NewsUS President Trump's adviser meets Russian Defense Minister in Moscow
US President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser has met with Russia's Defense Minister in Moscow just a few days after Trump announced he intended to pull the United States out of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty.
23 Oct 2018
Donald TrumpTrump: US to cut aid to Central America over migrant-caravan
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States will begin cutting aid to three Central American nations because of their governments' failure to stop a migrant caravan headed for the US border.
23 Oct 2018
CancerRoman Reigns relinquishes Universal Championship as leukemia resurfaces
Monday Night Raw was stunned to silence when Roman Reigns came out and announced it live on television that he will be relinquishing his Universal Championship.
22 Oct 2018
Russia NewsUS to end landmark Cold War-era arms-control treaty with Russia
President Donald Trump has announced that the US will pull out of a landmark Cold War-era arms control treaty with Russia that limited the number of missiles in the two nations, accusing Moscow of violating the deal.
21 Oct 2018
South KoreaConfirmed: Samsung's flagships getting Android Pie as late as 2019
Samsung has a knack of pushing software upgrades really late, and that is not going away any time soon.
21 Oct 2018
Donald TrumpUS will get to bottom of journalist Khashoggi's death: Trump
President Donald Trump has said the US will get to the bottom of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi case and asserted he would not like to scrap an arms deal with Riyadh, amid a global outrage over the dissident scribe's death.
