US soil being used to spread terror in India: FBI told

A group of eminent Indian Americans in Silicon Valley has held a special meeting with senior officials of the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and police and told that the......

Classical dancer shot dead in another attack on Indians in US

In yet another deadly attack on Indians and Indian-Americans in the United States in recent months, a 34-year-old trained classical dancer from India and a student of Washington University, was......

Hindu temple in US defaced with anti-India graffiti

A prominent Hindu temple was vandalised with anti-India graffiti in the United States state of California and the police are investigating the matter as a possible hate crime. IMAGE: A defaced......

What Jaishankar said on defacement of temple in US

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday expressed concern over the vandalism of a Hindu temple with anti-India graffiti in the United States, and said extremists and separatist forces......

Visakhapatnam dreams to become India's San Francisco

In the third of a five-part series, B Dashrath Reddy/Business Standard reports how Visakhapatnam aims to be like San Francisco, with plenty of inputs from the US. Part 1: How Surat will get a......

US government hacks attacker's iPhone, drops Apple suit

At issue in the case was a county-owned iPhone used by Rizwan Farook, one of the husband-and-wife shooters in the December rampage in San Bernardino, California, in which 14 people were killed and......

Twitter opens Hong Kong office, gains China foothold

Twitter Inc has opened a Hong Kong office, its first in the Greater China region, the company whose microblogging services are blocked on the mainland said on Tuesday. The office, to be headed by......

Will these movies win an Oscar?

Here's looking at some brilliant movies. The Toronto International Film Festival was very good for American movies, especially the indie kind. The Oscar competition is going to be strong and......

Champions League: Napoli thrash Liverpool; Barcelona win

A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League. IMAGE: Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring Barcelona's fourth goal and registering a hat-trick in the Champions League Group C......

Mike Tyson involved in altercation on plane

Photograph: Mike Tyson/Instagram Mike Tyson was involved in a scuffle with another passenger on an airplane at San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday, his spokesperson confirmed to ESPN.......

Tibetans protest against Beijing Winter Games at IOC HQ

IMAGE: Protesters hold signs during a demonstration outside of the NBC Sports office in San Francisco, California, on Friday. Dozens of Tibetan and human rights activists staged a protest outside......

Athletes bring fight for equality into sporting arena in 2020

'From the soccer pitches of the English Premier League to the US Open tennis hardcourts, there was no ignoring the fight for racial equality' 'Black Lives Matter was stenciled onto NFL fields and......

Shorts: Rijiju intervenes as chess player pays customs for medals

IMAGE: Chess player Srinath Narayanan with the gold medal. Photograph: Srinath Narayanan/Twitter Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that Indian chess player Srinath Narayanan will get a......