On birthright citizenship, Trump's restrictive immigration agenda hits a rare roadblockPresident Donald Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship faced skepticism from the U.S. Supreme Court. Justices seemed hesitant to suppor...
02 Apr, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
US, Israel stare at a core goal slipping away in IranInitially framed as a campaign to destabilize Iran's ruling system, the war has instead bolstered the regime. Despite initial ambitions for...
27 Mar, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
NASA planning to send an artificial 'star' to space. Here's all about the missionNASA plans to launch an artificial star by 2029 to help scientists calibrate telescopes and improve measurements of stellar brightness. Thi...
22 Sep, 2024, 05.14 PM IST
Facebook expanding climate info hub in battle against misinformation, will debunk myths for usersThe hub will rely on climate communication experts from George Mason University, the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the U...
19 Feb, 2021, 08.48 AM IST
US Senate confirms Indian-American Neomi Rao for powerful federal judgeshipRao, 45, was confirmed for the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, one of the most powerful benches in the country, by 53-46 votes in the US Senat...
14 Mar, 2019, 03.55 PM IST
Powell's plain English Fed may need more nuance: Ex-officialPowell and an array of other Fed officers needed to overhaul how they communicate.
04 Jan, 2019, 09.30 AM IST
- Astronomers spot elusive giant black hole couples
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) Astronomers including one of Indian-origin have identified five pairs of supermassive black holes, each containing...
04 Oct, 2017, 11.52 AM IST
New system makes it harder to track Bitcoin transactionsThis is made possible by a system that ensures a user has enough bitcoins in their account to make the transfer.
10 Feb, 2017, 08.17 AM IST
US President Barack Obama requests $263 million for federal response to Ferguson, Mo.Obama brought in a series of civil rights leaders and various elected officials and community leaders to discuss how to respond to the chal...
02 Dec, 2014, 12.51 AM IST
Pakistan to have 200 nuclear weapons by 2020: US think tankPakistan, the report said, has deployed or is developing 11 delivery systems for its nuclear warheads, including aircraft, ballistic missil...
23 Nov, 2014, 10.43 PM IST
YouTube popular venue for social activism: StudySocial media such as YouTube videos provide a popular and flexible venue for on-line social activism, a new study has found.
30 Oct, 2013, 03.46 PM IST
- Freakonomics: The breakdown of the role of a consultant
Given that most of us carry around pretty strong biases on just about everything, I am curious to hear reactions to our podcast.
12 Dec, 2012, 06.03 AM IST
US presidential elections 2012: America votes; Barack Obama, Mitt Romney wait with bated breathAmerican today voted in an election that followed one of the most expensive and negative campaigns, with pundits predicting a wafer-thin wi...
06 Nov, 2012, 07.03 PM IST
US Presidential Elections 2012: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney camps claim victory as US goes to pollsWith the gruelling race to the White House between Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney on a knife-edge, both the Democrat and Republican...
06 Nov, 2012, 12.36 PM IST
Over one-third votes already casted for US presidential elections 2012According to latest figured complied by the US Election Project of the George Mason University, more than 30.5 million voters had already c...
06 Nov, 2012, 07.26 AM IST
- US collector calls off auction of Gandhi belongings
US collector James Otis has called off the auction of Mahatma Gandhi’s memorabilia after a talk with Indian officials.
05 Mar, 2009, 11.16 PM IST
- Sharp rise in US flight delays: study
Passengers flying domestic routes in the United States faced a dramatic rise in delays in 2007, according to a report released Tuesday.
30 Apr, 2008, 05.41 AM IST