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…
San Francisco/New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Betting big on artificial intelligence (AI), software and hardware, Google has launched Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones and a refreshed Daydream View Virtual Reality (VR) headset that…
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….
San Francisco, Oct 5 (IANS) Facebook and Twitter will appear before US Congress to testify into Russian interference during the 2016 US presidential election while Google was yet to confirm. The three companies have been…
Mumbai, Oct 5 (IANS) The key Indian equity market indices on Thursday opened higher after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained its hawkish stand refusing to cut rates in view of the rising inflationary…
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…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 5 (IANS) India has demanded that troop-contributing countries, whose soldiers lay down their lives in peacekeeping operations, should be involved in the decisions by the Security Council on their…
Las Vegas, Oct 5 (IANS) The girlfriend of Stephen Paddock, the Las Vegas gunman who killed 59 people in one of the deadliest mass shootings in history, has said that she had no prior knowledge…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the nation on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti. “Greetings on Valmiki Jayanti. A great sage and master litterateur, his rich ideals and works…
Bueno Aires, Oct 5 (IANS) The governments of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay launched a joint bid to host the 2030 Football World Cup in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. Presidents Mauricio Macri of Argentina, Tabare Vazquez…
Madrid, Oct 5 (IANS) Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, said on Wednesday evening that the President of the regional government of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, lives outside the law. The Deputy Prime Minister…
Cairo, Oct 5 (IANS) Archeologists have discovered part of a Pharaonic obelisk dating back to about 4,300 years ago in Saqqara district on the outskirt of Egypt’s Giza Province. Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Secretary…
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….
San Francisco/New Delhi, 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 and refreshed Daydream View virtual…
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…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 5 (IANS) The spate of hurricanes that have leveled island nations in the Caribbean and devastated parts of the United States are a reminder of the urgency of climate…
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…
Bengaluru, Oct 4 (IANS) Blaming lower investment rate for the declining growth, former RBI Governor C. Rangarajan on Wednesday called for quickening credit disbursement by banks and speedy implementation of stalled projects to get economy…
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Delhi assembly on Wednesday passed a bill to make about 15,000 guest teachers employed in government schools permanent amid opposition disapproval. The bill for regularisation of services of guest…
Bengaluru, Oct 4 (IANS) Advocating higher growth rate, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called for more economic reforms to ensure social equality with inclusive growth. “We embarked upon economic reforms to open up…