Internet on brink of collapse: Experts
The internet is heading towards a ‘capacity crunch’ and could reach its limit in just eight years, say scientists. The cables and fibre optics that relay information to our laptops, smartphones and tablets will have reached their limit within eight years, and fibre optics can take no more data from a single optical fibre, scientists […]
Formula Four: Schumacher Jnr claims maiden victory
BERLIN: Mick Schumacher Jnr enhanced the famous name on Sunday by claiming victory in only his third Formula Four race on his debut weekend in the sport. The 16-year-old son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher was the fastest over the 18 laps at the Oschersleben track, between Hanover and Berlin. Having started second on […]
Nepal Earthquake: Search for Survivors as Aftershocks Rattle Kathmandu
An earthquake aftershock stronger than many earthquakes hit Nepal, collapsing more buildings and triggering new panic in a country trying to recover from the most powerful quake to hit it in 80 years. Many streets in Kathmandu were impassable, filled not only with rubble but with the injured and with people unwilling to go into any […]
Fremont High School Juniors Develop Safe Driving App
Fremont, Calif. – Two young Indian American teens, both juniors at American High School in Fremont, Calif., realized the impact of texting while driving after a friend got into a major car accident. Their friend had looked down for just a moment to look at an incoming text. During the momentary lapse, his car crashed […]
How do drone strikes go wrong?
Two hostages, Warren Weinstein, an American, and Giovanni Lo Porto, an Italian, were killed in Pakistan. Mr Obama says he takes “full responsibility” for their deaths. The loss of these two men shines a spotlight on the efficiency of US operations. White House officials have provided few details about the raid, but few doubt that […]
Manny Pacquiao has won so much, some wonder what he might have lost
The Hollywood strip mall near Sunset and Vine contains a nail salon, a massage parlor, a Thai takeout joint, an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting place and, for several hours every afternoon, one of the best fighters on the planet. Manny Pacquiao is training for what will surely be the biggest fight of his life, the most […]
US varsity set to ban Hindu religious symbol from campus
WASHINGTON: The George Washington University is preparing to ban from its campus an important Hindu religious symbol – the swastika – because it resembles the Nazi symbol and may hurt the sensibilities of some students, a media report said Friday. The director of the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities and dean of student affairs […]
Indian-American Vivek Murthy is US’s youngest surgeon-general, takes oath on Gita
WASHINGTON: At about the same time the death of a farmer in New Delhi brought the capital’s attention on farm suicides, a young Indian-American was invoking with gratitude the Indian roots of his success in the United States: his agriculturist grandfather’s resilience and sacrifice that led his parents emigration and his own remarkable achievement in […]
China’s Xi in Pakistan to unveil $46 bn investment plan
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Islamabad Monday to unveil a $46 billion investment plan that Pakistan hopes will end a chronic energy crisis and transform it into a regional economic hub. With the plan, known as the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Beijing hopes to increase investment in Pakistan as part of its ambitions […]
Serena Williams has a solution to liven up Fed Cup
BRINDISI (Italy): Seeing Serena Williams play three matches over two days in Fed Cup was a rare treat over the weekend. After all, the top-ranked player mostly limits her appearances in the team competition to her needs for Olympic qualification. If Fed Cup were to move away from its annual format, however, Williams might compete […]
Hindu temple vandalised in US
New York, April 19 (IANS) In the latest attack on Hindu houses of worship in the US, a temple has been vandalised in Texas “horrifying” both Hindus and non-Hindus, who have offered to help the temple clean the damage, media reported. In the attack at the North Texas Hindu Mandir in Lake Highlands suburb of […]
Mario Balotelli Receives 4000 Racially Abusive Messages on Social Media: Report
Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck and Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge have also been targeted with more than a thousand discriminatory messages. London: Liverpool and Italy striker Mario Balotelli has received more than 4,000 racist messages via social media this season, according to new research from British anti-discrimination body Kick It Out. Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck and Liverpool’s Daniel […]
As violent clashes erupt in Jammu & Kashmir, Congress attacks BJP, sees midterm poll in state
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: As violent protests erupted in Kashmir over the arrest of separatist leader Masarat Alam and the killing of two youths by security forces on Friday, the Congress attacked the BJP for “allowing” the release of separatist leaders like Alam. It also claimed that the state will witness midterm election within a year. In Jammu, senior […]
China ‘building runway in disputed South China Sea island’
The images, published by IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly, show construction work on reclaimed land on Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands. The landmass could accommodate a runway about 3,000m long, the report said. China’s land reclamation work in the area has raised concern around the Asia-Pacific region. China claims almost the whole of the South […]
Raja Rajeswari becomes New York’s first Indian-American judge
WASHINGTON: Chennai born Raja Rajeswari, who came to America when she was 16, has become the first person of Indian descent to be named as a criminal court judge in New York City. Rajeswari, 43, an assistant district attorney at the Richmond County District Attorney’s office, who was nominated to the bench by Mayor Bill […]
Sania Mirza: World No. 1 Ranking a Dream Come True
Given their form coming into the Family Circle Cup, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis knew they were favourites. The stakes were higher for Sania, who was just a title away from becoming the world’s No. 1 doubles player. But till the job was done, it was difficult to contain the tension and excitement around it. […]
ISIS Supporters Start #WeWillBurnUSAgain Twitter Campaign Of Threats, Referring To 9/11 Attacks
Supporters of the Islamic State group on Twitter have started a campaign of threats against Americans under the hashtag “#WeWillBurnUSAgain,” referring to the 9/11 attacks and past “lone wolf” attacks in Western countries, while also saying that they will repeat such attacks in future, according to SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks online activity of extremist […]
New York Mayor Nominates Raja Rajeswari as Criminal Court Judge
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has nominated Raja Rajeswari, an assistant district attorney in the Richmond County District Attorney’s office in Staten Island, N.Y., as a criminal court judge in New York. She is believed to be the first Indian American from Staten Island to be nominated to the bench, the Staten Island Advocate […]
H1-B visa application cap reached within 5 days
NEW YORK: The US said it has reached the cap for the much-coveted H-1B work visas for 2016 within the first five days for the third consecutive year and will now conduct a lottery system to allocate the visas highly popular among IT professionals from countries like India. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said […]
Did The Pacers Make The Right Call By Bringing Paul George Back This Season?
When Paul George broke his leg last summer during a Team USA scrimmage, the thought was that he probably wouldn’t be able to play at all during the 2014-15 NBA season. And even if he was able to go, most people believed that the Indiana Pacers would be so bad without him that it wouldn’t make much sense for him to come back towards […]
