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Indian-American OpenAI whistleblower found dead in US

A 26-year-old Indian-origin former employee of the artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has died by suicide in San Francisco, authorities said. IMAGE: OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji.......

Hindu temple in US defaced with anti-India graffiti

A prominent Hindu temple was vandalised with anti-India graffiti in the United States state of California and the police are investigating the matter as a possible hate crime. IMAGE: A defaced......

Rahul Gandhi gets new passport, to travel to US on Monday

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi received a new ordinary passport on Sunday, two days after a local court granted its no objection to the issuance of the same, sources said. IMAGE: Congress leader......

US assures action against cops responsible for Indian student's death

The Biden administration has assured the Indian government of a quick investigation into the horrific death of Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula in Seattle after being struck by a speeding police......

Court grants NOC for passport to Rahul for 3 years

A Delhi court on Friday granted a no-objection certificate (NOC) to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for issuance of an 'ordinary passport' for three years instead of 10, the period for which it is......

Google's mystery barge in San Francisco Bay under investigation

The agency that oversees development in the San FranciscoBay in California has begun a formal investigation into the construction of a secretive Google Inc barge on an island in the bay. The probe,......

90 planes set to board Air India fleet in 2 years

The Tata group-owned Air India will induct over 90 aircraft in two years as it looks to widen its footprint and grab a larger market share. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters The plan includes 56......

Financial crisis could send suicide, homicide rate

The current global financial crisis may turn out to be a major killer, and could send suicide and homicide rates soaring, says a new Lancet study. Researchers at London School of Hygiene and......

Shaw Wallace to merge with UB Group

The Rs 4,000 crore (Rs 40 billion) United Spirits will be merging Shaw Wallace with itself. United Spirits, a part of the UB Group, had acquired Shaw Wallace for around Rs 1,300 crore (Rs 13......

A-I business class to get cosier

If you're pleasantly surprised by the ample leg space, larger hand rest and other facilities while travelling business class and first class on Air-India's new Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 flights......

'Daughters are as valuable as sons'

'Not only the poor in India want sons, but even in the Indian community in the US and Canada.' 'The more educated they are, the more access they have to money and use of technology in gender......

A doctor who rocks the music charts

Even before the band Rupa & the April Fishes began a tour that would take them to over two dozen cities in America, Canada and Europe, bandleader Rupa Marya was being sought out for interviews......

KMG: Raves in India, rants in USA

Despite the hype, Koi... Mil Gaya became an orphan in North America, earning less than $300,000 in three days and occupying 29th place on the box office chart. The film's disappointing showing......

Nagesh Kukunoor's Dhanak makes waves in Berlin

Hollywood stars had a strong presence at this year's Berlinale, but the results were mixed.The biggest disappointment at the Berlinale is the very small representation of Indian films. Aseem......

What goes on in a terrorist's mind

Armed with mostly positive reviews, the disturbing, thought-provoking film The War Within, about a Pakistani suicide bomber who sets out to blow up Grand Central station in New York, is expanding......

Kaka has knee surgery, out for up to four months

Real Madrid midfielder Kaka has undergone an operation on his left knee and could be ruled out for three to four months, the clinic which carried out the surgery said on Thursday. The Spanish club......

Jones wants lie detector test on Conte

The lawyer for triple Olympic champion Marion Jones has challenged the indicted hea9d of the BALCO laboratory to take a lie detector test after he alleged he had seen her taking......

Marion Jones passed polygraph test

Triple Olympic champion Marion Jones has passed a privately-administered lie detector test in which she said she had never used performance-enhancing drugs, her lawyer said on Thursday."They have......

BALCO head helped Jones use steroids

The head of the BALCO lab at the centre of a global steroid scandal said in an interview to be aired on Friday that he witnessed track star Marion Jones using steroids in a drug program he......

Marion Jones used steroids: BALCO head