New York, Aug 19 (IANS) A US federal judge sentenced Babulal Bob Bera, the 83-year-old father of the only Indian American Congressman, Amerish Ami Bera, on Thursday to a year and a day in prison…
New Delhi/Jeddah, Aug 18 (IANS) Indian workers in Saudi Arabia retrenched by three Saudi companies have only two options left — either to return to India or to relocate to a different company in the…
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) Taking us one step closer to internet-connected wireless implanted devices, a team of Indian-origin engineers has introduced a new way of communication that allows devices to talk to smartphones and watches….
London, Aug 17 (IANS) People who have got longer-living parents are likely to have much better heart condition, less chances of cancer and more likely to live longer, said a study by researchers including from…
New York, Aug 16 (IANS) How well a depressed patient is responding to treatments and recovering can be gauged by monitoring his or her work productivity, say researchers including one of Indian-origin. The study tracked…
New York, Aug 16 (IANS) A team of researchers who include an Indian-origin scientist has created an experimental ad that proves that Facebook cannot win against ad blockers on its platform. The social media giant…
London, Aug 16 (IANS) Disruptions in phone connectivity in disaster-hit areas could soon be a thing of the past — thanks to a device developed by an Indian-origin student at Britain’s Staffordshire University. The new…
London, Aug 16 (IANS) Our body clock accelerates the ability of viruses to replicate and spread between cells ten times faster during the morning than by the end of the day, placing people at a…
New York, Aug 16 (IANS) Combining insights from psychology, behavioural economics and neuroscience, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have discovered that pure altruism increases with age, especially after the age of 45. General benevolence is…
By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16 (IANS) Kerala’s leading IT company SunTec is moving ahead with the commissioning of a new software platform through their research and development centre in Dubai. According to SunTec Pesident…
Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) On India’s Independence Day, Air India launched an Ahmedabad-Newark via London tri-weekly flight which took off at 5 a.m. on Monday from Ahmedabad, an official said here. Gujarat Revenue Minister Bhupendrasinh…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Singapore, Aug 15 (IANS) The recently opened 298-keys hotel Ibis Styles Singapore on MacPherson is targeting Indian leisure travellers by working with leading travel operators. “A majority of our guests are from…
San Francisco, Aug 13 (IANS) A San Francisco judge has sentenced former technology mogul Gurbaksh Chahal to one year in jail for violating his probation in a 2014 domestic violence case. Chahal, 34, who made…
Houston, Aug 13 (IANS) Actors Parineeti Chopra, Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Katrina Kaif and Varun Dhawan along with filmmaker Karan Johar are on a mission to spread Bollywood fever in the US starting from Houston….
Cairo, Aug 13 (IANS) Egypt’s largest Indian colour festival Holi kicked off on Friday, introducing fun and joy for lovers of Indian culture in the North African country. In a vast green playground in Cairo’s…
London, Aug 12 (IANS) An Indian-origin “celebrity” surgeon who was working at a hospital in Britain has been sued by 57 male patients, after he allegedly left some of his patients infertile, the media reported….
San Francisco, Aug 12 (IANS) Microsoft’s employees are more innovative than Apple’s, and Facebook’s staff are less creative than most tech workers, says a study led by Indian-origin entrepreneur. The findings showed that Facebook lags…
New York, Aug 12 (IANS) An Indian American official spearheading the Obama administration’s campaign against police brutality and mistreatment of minorities has issued a scathing indictment of the city of Baltimore, accusing its police force…
New York, Aug 12 (IANS) An Indian American leader of a student union is at the centre of freedom of expression debate after the union took action against her for a Facebook comment in support…
United Nations, Aug 12 (IANS) The UN is honouring M.S. Subbulakshmi by issuing a stamp on Independence Day to mark the birth centenary of the “Queen of Music”. This year is also the 50th anniversary…