Henry Kissinger, 100, Passes Away

Former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday at his home in Connecticut at the age of 100, The Washington Post reported. IMAGE: Dr Henry Kissinger seen here, October......

19 kids, aged 7-10 yrs, among 21 shot dead in Texas school shooting

In one of the worst school shootings in American history, an 18-year-old gunman has killed 21 people, including 19 children, and two adults at an elementary school in Texas state, with an emotional......

17 US states, tech giants sue against new visa rule

As many as 17 United States states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's new visa policy for international students, calling it a "cruel, abrupt, and......

Why an American town honoured this desi COVID-19 warrior

More than 90 police cars, fire brigade engines and other city government vehicles saluted Dr Uma Rani Madhusudana for her non-stop, tirelessly devoted work in the care of COVID-19 patients at a......

Twitter, social media are fertile ground for stock hoaxes

Prominent short-seller David Einhorn raised eyebrows last month when he popped up on Twitter to disavow that he had tweeted about Herbalife Ltd."Apparently I have a twitter impersonator," said the......

Wall Street fraud: 2 Indian Americans among 6 held

Six persons, including two Indian Americans and a Sri Lanka-born billionaire, have been arrested in connection with the largest hedge fund insider-trading ever. Besides Tamil-origin Raj Rajaratnam,......

Hartford CEO Ayer to retire by 2009-end

The India-origin chief of The Hartford Financial Services, Ramani Ayer, will retire as chairman and chief executive officer of the Connecticut-based insurer by the end of this year. Ayer, 62, who......

Indian Amercian gets plum post in US govt

Neel Kashkari, who was the Senior Advisor to US Treasury Secretary Henry M Paulson, was nominated by President Bush to the post of Assistant Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs and has......

How Facebook came to be

Aseem Chabbra review The Social Network.An American friend told me this story. Another friend of his came home one night, drunk after a lot of hard partying, and started viewing profiles of blond......

Kobe Bryant, daughter 'Mambacita' died pursuing basketball dream

Since he retired from the National Basketball Association in 2016, Kobe Bryant had been coaching his daughter Gianna's middle-school basketball team. IMAGE: Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers......

Sports Shorts: Why training in India was always Plan B for Bindra

IMAGE: Abhinav Bindra waves to the crowd. Photograph: PTI During his time as an active athlete, training at home was always Plan B for Abhinav Bindra, but India's lone Olympic individual gold......

PHOTOS: Brazil down Argentina; Belgium held by Netherlands

Images from the football friendly matches played on Tuesday night.Miranda heads late winner as Brazil beat Argentina IMAGE: Brazil's players celebrate after winning their match against Argentina.......

Tennis round-up: Azarenka to miss US Open over child custody battle

IMAGE: Victoria Azarenka. Photograph: Kena Betancur/Reuters Two-time grand slam winner Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the US Open as she is not allowed to take her baby son out of California......

Is India ready for a Poker Sports League?

Come May, the Deltin Royale, which boasts of the country's largest poker room, will play host to India's first Poker Sports League, reports Veenu Sandhu. IMAGE: Season 1 final of the Poker Sports......