Sydney, March 23 (IANS) The day when you can look tidy even without washing your clothes does not seem too distant as researchers, including one of Indian origin, have developed a technology to make textiles…
London, March 23 (IANS) Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect – a popular sensor-based gaming console – can assess the respiratory function of patients and spot conditions such as cystic fibrosis, researchers including an Indian origin scientist report….
By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 (IANS) Singapore has emerged as the most preferred destination among NRIs from Tamil Nadu. A study has revealed that 410,000 of the 2.2 million Tamil diaspora were residing in…
BRUSSELS, March 18, 2016 (Xinhua) — Police officers guard the area where a Paris attacks suspect got arrested in Brussels, Belgium, March 18, 2016. The Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam was arrested and shot in…
Kochi, March 21 (IANS) The blood samples of the parents of the Kerala couple killed in an air crash in Russia last week have been taken to conduct a DNA test to identify the bodies,…
Cape Town, March 21 (IANS) South African opposition, The Democratic Alliance (DA), threatened on Sunday to lay criminal charges against an Indian family “for what now amounts to further prima facie evidence of an attempt…
Doha, March 20 (IANS) Scores of the Indian expatriate community members mourned the death of five-year-old Adien Mathew Shaji, who was killed in a bus accident, a media report said. Adien’s body was flown to…
Toronto, March 20 (IANS) The man found dead in an accident in the Newton area of the city is an Indian-Canadian man who was allegedly involved in the local drug trade, police in the Canadian…
Kochi, March 19 (IANS) A couple from near Perumbavoor in Kerala was among the 62 people killed on Saturday in a plane crash in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don city, officials said. The FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 from Dubai…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during the inauguration of International Roma Conference at New Delhi on Feb. 12, 2016. The conference was organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), in collaboration with…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 16 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Wednesday chose a white judge over Indian American Sri Srinivasan as his nominee to the Supreme Court, setting up a dramatic political fight…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 16 (IANS) US President Barack Obama chose a white judge over Indian American Sri Srinivasan as his nominee to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, setting up a dramatic political fight…
New York, March 16 (IANS) Damaged tomatoes unsuitable for sale can be used as a powerful source of generating electricity, says a study involving Indian-origin scientists. “We have found that spoiled and damaged tomatoes left…
By Durga Chakravarty Dubai, March 16 (IANS) The lights, cameras, stage and the stars are ready, just the action is about to begin! With the red carpet all set to be rolled out for a…
Washington, March 16 (IANS) As wearable devices grow and screens shrink, a team of Indian-origin researchers has developed a new sonar technology that allows you to interact with smarwatches by writing or gesturing on any…
New York, March 16 (IANS) Breaking a three-year dry spell for Indian-Americans, two 17-year-old high school students have won the top prize of $150,000 with their medical-related projects in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search…
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) Hosting Bollywood extravaganza, International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) celebrations, in Madrid is likely to lure Indian filmmakers to explore the destination’s picturesque locales, says Madrid mayor Manuela Carmena. “The fact that…
(Photo: IANS) By Prashant Kumar New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Indian-Americans’ political preferences seem to be shifting in favour of the Republican Party, particularly Donald Trump, its front-runner for the White House. According to social…
New York, March 14 (IANS) A team of researchers led by an Indian-American scientist has developed a portable biosensor that can display the progress of Alzheimer’s disease in a patient. A test on the cheap…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Bollywood extravaganza, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) celebrations, will return to Europe for the fourth time, with the scenic Madrid in Spain as the chosen destination this year. Actors…