United States Secretary of State John Kerry, a cycling enthusiast, today broke his leg in a bike accident in France and will return home for further treatment.
Welcome to the family! Scientists using NASA's Kepler spacecraft have confirmed at least eight new roughly Earth-sized planets sitting in the habitable zones of their host stars -- two of which rival the most 'Earth-like' planets found to date.
Dr Kalidas Shetty from the University of Massachusetts is among US State Department's first five Jefferson Science Fellows.
We don't have to sacrifice long-term projects to scramble up short-term gains for the markets.
IT services exporter Patni Computer Systems Ltd has appointed Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and business strategist Michael A Cusumano as an independent director on its board.
A new Kenyan television programme that corroborates the findings from a 2012 German documentary alleging unethical doctors were providing banned drugs to athletes, has set off alarms at the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Hana Al Jader, 39, wife of Saudi Prince Mohamed Bin Turki Alsaud, was charged with forcing two Indonesian women to work as her domestic maids.
Frenchman, 2 Americans win Nobel Chemistry prize
Angry with a friend who is too busy to pick up the phone? Just leave a voice message and he will take the hint through an on-screen 'emotica' -- a new age technological marvel, to hit the market soon.
The US Court of Appeals in Massachusetts said that because e-mail is stored, even momentarily, in computers before it is routed to its recipients, it is not subject to laws that apply to eavesdropping of telephone calls.
Brain genes associated with learning and memory are the first to decline
It is important to understand the resources that each boarding school offers.
Researchers at the institute have been trying to engineer a patch of tissue that has the same properties as native heart tissue.
It's been a good year for Indians abroad, with Bobby Jindal getting elected to the US Congress and steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal topping the UK rich list and many achievements by Indian scientists on foreign shores.
In the last six years, the Spelling Bee has been claimed by Indian Americans four times, most recently by Sai Gunturi in 2003.
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The wins marked a sweep in the south that extended his dominance to every region of the country.
An Indian scientist has developed an innovative 'hide-and-seek' alarm clock which would force even the laziest person to wake up from sleep.
'I'm just about getting out of the cocoon now,' the former investment banker-turned-politician tells Kavita Roychowdhury.
The senator from Massachusetts will ensure enforcement of the Hate Crimes Act and appropriate resources for the training of state and local officials in identifying, solving and prosecuting these crimes at the state level.
Announcing her appointment, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde hailed the Mysore-born Gopinath as "one of the world's outstanding economists with impeccable academic credentials, a proven track record of intellectual leadership and extensive international experience".
In a video, announcing her candidacy for the office, Harris said, "Justice. Decency. Equality. Freedom. Democracy. These aren't just words. They're the values we as Americans cherish. And they're all on the line now. The future of our country depends on you and millions of others lifting our voices to fight for our American values. That's why I'm running for president of the United States."
nited States of America President Barack Obama sold optimism to the nation as he delivered his final State of the Union speech on Tuesday. Among the hundreds attending the event, there were some special guests, including a Syrian refugee, heroes and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
