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The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

'Surge in deaths among Indian students alarming, suspicious'

A prominent Indian diaspora body has urged various agencies of the US government, universities and student associations to work towards addressing the spike in the deaths of Indian-origin students......

3 Palestinian students shot in US

Three Palestinian college students were shot in Burlington City, Vermont, US on Saturday evening. IMAGE: Three Palestinian students, Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ali and Kenan Abdulhamid, were shot in......

US polls generated highest voter turnout rate in 120 years

The 2020 United States presidential election has recorded the highest voter turnout in 120 years, a prominent electoral expert has said. IMAGE: A voter at her ballot box at a back porch polling......

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......

'Adani Group is a man-made disaster in the making'

In 1937, a hydrogen-powered German airship flying into New Jersey caught fire and crashed, killing 35 passengers on board. Photograph: PTI Photo It was sort of a man-made disaster as some 100......

I've never asked for raise: Indra Nooyi

Indra Nooyi, the former chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo, has said that she has “never, ever, ever” asked for a raise as she found it “cringeworthy” and cannot imagine working......

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968.At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.They......

Infosys to hire 12,000 techies in US by 2022

The company said it will target experienced technology professionals as well as recent graduates from major universities, liberal arts colleges, and community colleges to create the best workforce......

Infy plans innovation hub in Arizona; to hire 1,000 by 2023

Infosys, like many of its peers, has been ramping local hiring in key markets like the US, the UK and Australia to tackle increasing scrutiny around work visas by various governments. India's......

Why did Nargis Fakhri disappear from Bollywood?

'I am not actively searching for a film; I leave it up to the universe.' "I am a lover of horror films since I was a kid!" exclaims Nargis Fakhri. The gorgeous actress is promoting her new film......

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......

Spotted: Manisha Koirala at Yale University

Reader Chandrima Musib and her friends Piyali and Sarmistha met Manisha Koirala at a film screening at the Yale University, Connecticut. In the picture: Manisha Koirala with Piyali, Sarmistha and...

'He was my everything': Kobe mourned at emotional tribute

IMAGE: Vanessa Bryant speaks during The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant at Staples Center. Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images A gallery of basketball legends joined......

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......

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......

Tennis round-up: Kvitova, Anderson get in form before US Open with title wins

Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova kisses her trophy after defeating compatriot Lucie Safarova in the final of the Connecticut Open at Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale in New Haven on Saturday.......

Wozniacki rocks New Haven after earthquake

An earthquake halted play and forced the evacuation of the New Haven Open on Tuesday but it could not stop world number one Caroline Wozniacki from romping to a 6-3, 6-0 second round win over......

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