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Guterres ‘outraged’ by Easter bombings in Sri Lanka

April 22, 2019 I 0

Arul Louis(IANS)- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed outrage over the Easter bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka and called for “swift justice” to the perpetrators. “The Secretary-General reiterates the support and solidarity of the United Nations with the people and the Government of Sri Lanka in this difficult moment for the […]

Gabbard outraises Harris…

IANS- Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu US Congresswoman and Democratic 2020 presidential candidate, has vastly outraised Senator Kamala Harris of Indian and Jamaican descent among…

Kamala Harris Endorsed…

indica News Bureau- Indian American US Senator and US presidential candidate in the 2020 election, Kamala Harris, has been endorsed by the Indian American IMPACT…

Visa denial irks…

K.S. JAYARAMAN(IANS)- A world-renowned US geophysicist is highly disappointed that India denied him a visa to attend a three-day international conference at the Indian Institute…

Indian citizen sentenced…

IANS- A federal judge in Florida has sentenced an Indian citizen to eight years and six months in prison for his involvement in an India-based…

Tech

Tesla slams critic with a restraining order

April 22, 2019 I 0

IANS- Electric vehicle (EV)-maker Tesla has slammed Randeep Hothi — one of the short-sellers of the company and also its prominent Twitter critic — with a restraining order on charges of stalking, harassing and endangering company employees. In its complaint, Tesla claimed that three of its employees who were driving a ‘Model 3’ car on […]

Giving human touch…

IANS- An Indian American researcher-led team has found that giving a human touch to chatbots like Apple Siri or Amazon Alexa may actually disappoint users.…

“NASA to Launch…

indica News Bureau- A team led by Indian American Yale undergraduate student, Keshav Raghavan, has been chosen for the first time by NASA to launch…

Global IT spending…

IANS- Global IT spending is projected to total $3.79 trillion in 2019, an increase of 1.1 percent from 2018, the latest forecast by Gartner Inc.…

Facebook explored plans…

IANS- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg discussed for years plans to sell access to users’ data to fight rivals, NBC…

US warns India, other nations over Iranian oil imports

April 22, 2019 I 0

IANS- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will announce on Monday that all countries including India will have to completely end their imports of Iranian oil or be subject to American sanctions, The Washington Post reported. State Department officials told The Post on Sunday that as of May 2, the US will no longer grant […]

Why I did…

Justice Markandey Katju- When I was Chief Justice of a High Court (I will not mention which) there was a lawyer who deserved to be…

“Facebooks Takes a…

Ritu Jha- Social media giant Facebook seems to have woken up from its slumber and is taking its business seriously after being criticized by both…

The Parliamentary Elections…

Justice Markandey Katju- Many people have asked me to comment on the ongoing Parliamentary elections in India (which are being held in seven phases, from…

A Quest for…

Partha Chakraborty- India teaches the world a lesson starting this week. Hope it learns one too. Bharatdas Darshandas is a famous man today. Do not…

“Celebrations of Vaisakhi and Turban Day Spread Awareness about Sikhism”

April 22, 2019 I 0

Ritu Jha- To create awareness about Sikhism, the California state legislature, for the second time in a row, celebrated Vaisakhi and Turban Day at the State Capitol, and passed a resolution HR 18, sending the message to all Californians to participate in community celebrations throughout the state. The resolution was passed by California State Assemblymember […]