By Abhas Mitra On October 3, 2017, the Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to three American physicists “for decisive contribution to Laser Interferometry Gravitational Observatory (LIGO) detector and observation of gravitational waves”, a sort…
Stockholm, Oct 5 (IANS) Acclaimed Japanese-born British writer Kazuo Ishiguro was on Thursday named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2017. Ishiguro is one of the most celebrated contemporary fiction authors in…
Kannur (Kerala), Oct 5 (IANS) After threatening to take his fight into Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s hometown, BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday failed to turn up here to lead a state-wide yatra he…
Las Vegas, Oct 5 (IANS) The girlfriend of Stephen Paddock, the Las Vegas gunman who killed 59 people, said she saw no signs that he was planning “something horrible” and was “devastated” by the gruesome…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Google’s India-born CEO Sundar Pichai is a big fan of artificial intelligence (AI). No doubt these are early days for AI, but for him it is the…
New York, Oct 5 (IANS) Microblogging site Twitter is serving as “an avenue to spread racism and bigotry”, two US lawmakers have alleged. The tech industry as a whole must identify and suspend the accounts…
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) The US government should have anticipated Russia’s efforts to meddle in the 2016 election, but the FBI was nevertheless working to make sure Moscow “pays” for its actions, the bureau chief…
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) Five former US presidents will participate in a benefit concert to raise money for hurricane relief efforts in Texas later this month, the media reported. Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W….
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that he has no plans to resign and will not do so and reaffirmed his commitment towards President Donald Trump, the media reported. At…
Las Vegas, Oct 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump, who on Wednesday visited Las Vegas to meet the survivors of the deadliest shooting in America, avoided the topic of gun control while addressing the media….
Moscow, Oct 5 (IANS) The fundamental mutual interests of Moscow and Washington, including fighting terrorism, will help to improve their relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Addressing a plenary session of the Russian…
San Francisco, Oct 5 (IANS) Betting big on the best combination of artificial intelligence (AI), software and hardware, Google on Wednesday launched Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones, smaller smart speaker “Home Mini”, a…
Las Vegas, Oct 4 (IANS) Stephen Paddock, the gunman who massacred dozens of people in Las Vegas on Sunday, was a high-stakes gambler who wired thousands of dollars to the Philippines — the home country…
Chennai, Oct 4 (IANS) Amid persistent speculation that he will take the political plunge, noted actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan on Wednesday met members of his fans associations here to discuss activities to be carried out on…
San Francisco, Oct 4 (IANS) After revealing last year that a data breach in 2013 affected its one billion user accounts, Yahoo has now announced that all of its users — nearly 3 billion at…
Chennai, Oct 4 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition objecting to the constitution of an inquiry commission led by a retired judge to probe then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J, Jayalalithaa’s…
Panchkula (Haryana), Oct 4 (IANS) Jailed Dera sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s close aide Honeypreet Insan was on Wednesday sent to six days police remand by a court in Panchkula. The Haryana Police had…
Stockholm, Oct 4 (IANS) The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for the development of cryo-electron microscopy, which both simplifies and improves the imaging of biomolecules….
Dhaka, Oct 4 (IANS) Around 10,000 Rohingyas are stranded in the no-man’s land between Myanmar and Bangladesh, where they are being aided by the International Committee of the Red Cross, local authorities said on Wednesday….
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) The US House of Representatives has passed a legislation that would criminalise abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for instances where the life of the mother is at risk…