New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Remembering Kalpana Chawla — the first Indian-born woman in space — on the 15th Anniversary of the Columbia Accident, Union Minister of Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said…
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) Prominent Indian-American lawmakers have slammed US President Donald Trump’s first State of Union address in which he equated young immigrants with members of the brutal criminal gang MS-13. In his 80-minute…
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) An Indian-American owner and CEO of an IT firm in the US city of Detroit has been indicted for his alleged role in orchestrating a scheme to bribe a city official…
New York, Jan 31 (IANS) Sunayana Dumala, the widow of Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla who was killed in a hate crime last year in Kansas, was a Congressional guest at the State of the Union…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) In a bid to enhance New Delhi’s ties with the Caribbean region, India and Guyana on Tuesday signed three agreements, including on renewable energy and cultural exchange, following bilateral talks…
San Francisco, Jan 30 (IANS) Nikhil Chandhok, Indian-origin Director of Product for Augmented Reality (AR) at Google, is joining Facebook to lead product management of its camera team working on AR. In a Facebook post…
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, Jan 29 (IANS) The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has inducted Indian-born Stanford University Emeritus Professor Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj into its National Inventors Hall of Fame for developing wireless technology…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) When Canada’s young Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the Golden Temple complex, which is home to the holiest of Sikh shrines, next month, he will carry a political…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Saturday hailed those who countered a protest outside the Indian High Commission in London in support of Kashmir freedom on the…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 26 (IANS) United States Permanent Representative Nikki Haley has condemned as “highly offensive” and “disgusting” rumours spread about her personal life by opponents of President Donald Trump that highlight…
By Saket Suman Jaipur, Jan 26 (IANS) One of the constant identities that writers are repeatedly bracketed in is their national and ethnic backgrounds. From readers to publishers to major literary awards — the likes…
New York, Jan 26 (IANS) The growing level of pollution in the air raises the chances of irregular menstrual cycles among teenage girls, a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher has warned. According to…
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) An Indian American doctor has been arrested for allegedly trying to strangle his nurse with an elastic chord as he was angry with her for giving medication to a patient at…
By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) Mira Nair, who successfully took societal films like “Salam Bombay” and “Monsoon Wedding” to international audiences, feels the Indian film industry is “very much sexist” in its…
Davos, Jan 24 (IANS) When it comes to gender equality at work, it is a “moral imperative” to get more women into technology, Indian-born Google CEO Sundar Pichai said here on Wednesday. On a question…
Davos, Jan 24 (IANS) Manufacturing and marketing antibiotics responsibly so that they do not cause damage to the environment or lead to misuse can help tackle the threat of “superbugs” or antimicrobial resistance (AMR), said…
Panaji, Jan 23 (IANS) Indian embassies and consulates should issue Aadhar cards to NRIs, Goa Congress President Shantaram Naik said in a letter to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday. Naik said that the current…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Jan 23 (IANS) Aamir Khan on Tuesday said he was “overwhelmed” by the success of his movie “Secret Superstar” in China. Aamir is in Beijing to promote “Secret Superstar,” which has…
By Frank F. Islam This is written from my adopted homeland of the United States of America to celebrate Republic Day in my motherland of India. It is a love letter to acknowledge the enormous…
San Francisco, Jan 23 (IANS) Facebook, which is striving hard to make its platform sanitised from fake news and echo chambers, has realised that it can’t guarantee that social media is not harmful to democracy….