United States of America: News

18 Mar 2019

Samsung

Xiaomi's foldable phone to launch around April, at Rs. 74,999

Taking on Samsung's Galaxy Fold and Huawei's Mate X, Xiaomi is working to launch its foldable phone sometime in Q2 2019, according to a report.

18 Mar 2019

WWE

WWE: Which superstars should get championship opportunity post WrestleMania 35?

The WWE Universe is all charged up as WrestleMania is only three weeks away.

18 Mar 2019

Russia News

Russia's upcoming submarine can launch 'doomsday' nuclear drones: Details here

In a matter of months, Russia plans to launch Belgorod, the longest submarine in the world.

17 Mar 2019

Goa

Goa CM Manohar Parrikar dies at 63, condolences follow

After battling pancreatic cancer for months, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar died on Sunday, reports have confirmed.

16 Mar 2019

Ariana Grande

Update WinRAR: Hackers are exploiting 19-year-old bug, installing hard-to-detect malware

While most of us use WinRAR to extract ZIP/compressed files on our PCs, only a few really bother to update the software or even activate its license.

16 Mar 2019

India

Indian, arrested in December, admits to smuggling immigrants to US

An Indian national arrested last December for conspiring and smuggling foreign nationals into the United States recently pleaded guilty.

15 Mar 2019

Technology

Record intimate moments like "never before" with this penis camera

Since recording intimate moments with a traditional camera is definitely "old school", a US-based sex toy company Julz has made a wearable penis camera.

15 Mar 2019

Google

Google's lower-cost phones may launch as Pixel 3a, 3a XL

Thanks to a barrage of leaks, we know that Google is working to launch two new lower-cost Pixel phones.

15 Mar 2019

Boeing

Boeing suspends 737 MAX deliveries as France probes black boxes

US aerospace giant Boeing said it was suspending deliveries of its top-selling 737 MAX as French investigators took delivery of the black boxes from the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 passengers and crew.

14 Mar 2019

Football

Copa America 2020: Argentina and Colombia to co-host the event

Argentina and Colombia have been selected as the host nations for the upcoming edition of Copa America football tournament, to be held in 2020.

'Desperate Housewives' actor Felicity Huffman charged in college entrance scandal

In one of the largest college admissions scams in the US, Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives star, was arrested on Tuesday.

13 Mar 2019

San Francisco

Former CEO Zain Jaffer sues Vungle for 'wrongfully' removing him

Zain Jaffer, the co-founder of leading San Francisco-based video adtech platform Vungle, has sued the company saying he was "wrongfully" removed as the CEO in 2017, seeking $100mn in damages.

13 Mar 2019

Boeing

'No basis' to ground Boeing 737 MAX, says US regulator

The US aviation regulator said yesterday that there is "no basis" for grounding Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft, one of which was involved in a crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people on Sunday.

13 Mar 2019

Boeing 737

#EthiopianPlaneCrash: Witnesses say plane smoked, trembled before meeting its end

Ethiopian Airlines plane, which killed all aboard, was emitting white smoke and trembling before it went into a million pieces ahead of its crash on Sunday, said locals who witnessed the mishap.

12 Mar 2019

WWE

Five feuds for Dean Ambrose if he stays with WWE

Former world champion Dean Ambrose has not yet signed a contract extension with WWE as speculations are high that he might be leaving post WrestleMania 35.

12 Mar 2019

X

US barber attaches free condom with business card, but why?

A man giving out free condoms to all his customers can safely be declared a noble being, for his inherent desire to spread sexual safety awareness, right?

12 Mar 2019

Donald Trump

US: House speaker Pelosi says Trump 'just not worth' impeaching

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, America's most powerful Democrat, said in remarks published yesterday that she doesn't support impeaching Donald Trump, arguing the Republican president is "just not worth it."

12 Mar 2019

Pakistan News

Pakistan insists they will deal 'firmly' with terrorists: Trump's adviser

Pakistan promises to crack down on terrorist groups attacking Indian rule over Kashmir, United States President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton said yesterday.

12 Mar 2019

Boeing

US to take 'immediate' action on Boeing-jet if needed: Official

US federal aviation authorities yesterday said that they will order Boeing to modify its 737 MAX 8 aircraft, including anti-stalling software and maneuvering system updates, after two of the planes crashed in five months.

11 Mar 2019

Anna Hazare

Tanishaa Mukerji faces racism in NY, calls it 'traumatic experience'

Neal 'n' Nikki actor Tanishaa Mukerji claims to have a brush with racism during her recent New York trip.

11 Mar 2019

India

Russian arms-exports to India fell by 42% between 2014-18, 2009-13

Russia's arms export to India fell by a whopping 42% between 2014-18 and 2009-2013, according to a new report.

11 Mar 2019

Indian Air Force

Foreign Secretary Gokhale to discuss regional, global issues with Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale today, during which the two officials are likely to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues of common interest.

10 Mar 2019

Air India

US handcuffs, deports Air India pilot for downloading child pornography

An Air India pilot was handcuffed, deplaned and deported from the US for allegedly accessing and downloading child pornography, officials of the national carrier said on Sunday.

10 Mar 2019

Venezuela

15 dialysis patients have died in Venezuela's blackout: NGO

Fifteen Venezuelans with advanced kidney disease have died after being unable to get dialysis during the country's extended power outage, an NGO reported yesterday.

10 Mar 2019

Facebook

This start-up is helping rural women 'knit' their future

Heard of 'The Original Knit'? It's both an online and offline platform, where you can find handmade woolen wear for babies and toddlers.

09 Mar 2019

US Government

#ComicBytes: Five lesser-known facts about Superman

Superman is one of DC's and our world's most recognizable superheroes.

09 Mar 2019

Google

Now, more people can use Google's 'human-like' Duplex AI

In a major development, Google Duplex, the AI that can make reservations with a realistic human-like voice, is reaching more people in the US.

08 Mar 2019

Huawei

China slams US, says will defend 'legitimate rights' of Huawei

China's foreign minister Wang Yi slammed US accusations against the telecom giant Huawei and said Beijing will take "all necessary measures" to defend the "legitimate rights" of the country's companies and individuals.

08 Mar 2019

Pakistan News

US urges Pakistan to take 'sustained, irreversible' actions against terrorists

The US has asked Pakistan to take "sustained and irreversible" actions against terrorist groups operating from its territory, according to a top State Department official.

08 Mar 2019

Michael Flynn

Trump's former campaign-manager Paul Manafort gets 47 months in prison

US President Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison yesterday for tax crimes and bank fraud.

07 Mar 2019

Donald Trump

Donald Trump calls Apple CEO Tim "Apple", Internet LOLs hard

According to US President Donald Trump, the last name of Apple CEO is "Apple" and not "Cook", and we aren't making this up.

07 Mar 2019

Pakistan News

Abhinandan Varthaman was choked, beaten in Pakistan during captivity: Report

The first 24 hours of captivity in Pakistan were terrible for Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman as the officials from the other side of border tried to extract crucial information from him regarding "Indian troop deployment, high-security radio frequencies and sensitive logistics," reports HT.

06 Mar 2019

Pakistan News

Pakistan to send envoy Sohail Mahmood back to India: Qureshi

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi today said that his country is sending its envoy, Sohail Mahmood, back to India and is ready to engage with New Delhi to reduce tensions, which are "de-escalating" due to diplomatic efforts by countries like the US, China, and Russia.

06 Mar 2019

North Korea

After Hanoi summit collapse, is N Korea rebuilding rocket site?

Activity has been detected at a North Korean long-range rocket site suggesting Pyongyang may be pursuing the "rapid rebuilding" of a test facility after the collapse of the Hanoi summit, according to the analysis of satellite imagery from a US think tank.

06 Mar 2019

World

US: 4-year-old wanted to play, dog 'eats' his entire hand

In a ghastly incident, a dog is said to have bitten off an entire hand of a four-year-old boy recently in the US.

05 Mar 2019

Donald Trump

Saudi authorities strip US-Saudi doctor, torture him with electric shocks

In a hair-raising news, a US-Saudi doctor was tortured in Riyadh using electric shocks.

05 Mar 2019

Xi Jinping

China hikes defense budget by 7.5% to $177.61 billion

China, the world's second largest military spender after the US, announced a 7.5% increase in its defense budget for this year, hiking it to a whopping $177.61 billion.

05 Mar 2019

India

US-President Trump says he might end India's preferential trade treatment

Arguing that New Delhi had failed to assure America that it would provide equitable and reasonable access to its markets in numerous sectors, US President Donald Trump yesterday said he might end GSP designation of India.

05 Mar 2019

India

Trump wants to terminate trade benefits for India

On Monday, in a letter to Congress, President of United States Donald Trump wrote he intended to end trade benefits for India.

05 Mar 2019

New Jersey

Boy, who got vaccinated against parents' wishes, to address Senate

Ethan Lindenberger from the US turned a rebel when he questioned his parents' anti-vaccine acts, and then got himself vaccinated, grabbing eyeballs from the national media.