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Trump offers ‘compromise’ to end government shutdown

January 20, 2019 I 0

IANS- US President Donald Trump has set out new plans on his Mexican wall project to try to end a partial government shutdown lasting more than four weeks. One of his “compromises” was on so-called Dreamers — who entered the US illegally when young. He still wants $5.7 billion to fund the wall, the […]

Trump plans to…

Ritu Jha- President Donald Trump said his administration is set to change the H1-B visa system to ensure both “simplicity and certainty” and a…

Purdue University celebrates…

IANS – The Purdue University on Friday, Jan. 18, celebrated its 150th Anniversary in Mumbai with Astronaut and its alumnus Jerry Ross in an…

Finance Minister Arun…

IANS – Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who left for the US for medical treatment, has been diagnosed with a rare kind of cancer and…

New Twitter bug…

IANS – A bug in Twitter exposed private tweets of some Android users for over five years when they made changes in their settings,…

Tech

Facebook testing ‘LOL’ app to woo kids, experts wary

January 19, 2019 I 0

IANS – In a fresh attempt to woo children into joining its network and boost user growth, Facebook is testing a new hub called “LOL” that will let kids share and post humorous meme content. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch late Friday that it was experimenting with the “LOL” hub for kids. “We […]

Purdue University celebrates…

IANS – The Purdue University on Friday, Jan. 18, celebrated its 150th Anniversary in Mumbai with Astronaut and its alumnus Jerry Ross in an…

New Twitter bug…

IANS – A bug in Twitter exposed private tweets of some Android users for over five years when they made changes in their settings,…

Indian pharma sector…

indica News Bureau – With key US markets easing pricing in the pharma sector, the Indian pharmaceutical industry which faced headwinds last year, is…

Google Tried to…

Indica News Bureau – A shareholder has filed a lawsuit against Google parent company Alphabet, asserting that some of the company’s most prominent executives ignored…

To the Indian NRIs in Silicon Valley

January 21, 2019 I 0

Justice Markandey Katju – While in North California I met many Indian NRIs who are working in Silicon Valley, either in an IT company or as an entrepreneur. One of them was a young man from Andhra Pradesh who seemed to me an idealist. He told me he was planning to go back to […]

Facebook testing ‘LOL’…

IANS – In a fresh attempt to woo children into joining its network and boost user growth, Facebook is testing a new hub called…

Trump plans to…

Ritu Jha- President Donald Trump said his administration is set to change the H1-B visa system to ensure both “simplicity and certainty” and a…

J’accuse

Justice Markandey Katju – ‘J’accuse’ (or, I accuse) was the name of the letter (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Jaccuse) sent in January 1898 by the famous French writer…

Calcium Specks Up…

Ritu Jha – Specks of calcium in the heart’s artery walls could be an early warning sign of early cardiovascular disease in South Asians,…

We’re seeing a strong dose of tribalism globally: Indian American filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan

January 17, 2019 I 0

Sugandha Rawal, IANS – M. Night Shyamalan, the US-based Indian-origin filmmaker, feels the wave of tribalism is taking over the world with people getting scared about losing their distinct identity. But the filmmaker says it is time to join the “larger group” and embrace the power of diversity. The filmmaker is looking forward to the […]