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Preeta Bansal appointed on Obama's team

Leading Indian-American lawyer Preeta Bansal has been appointed as the General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Management and Budget in the upcoming administration of Barack......

Trump names US hostage negotiator as new NSA

United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday named his chief hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien as the new National Security Adviser to replace John Bolton, who was fired last week. O'Brien,......

US lawmakers back India's ban on Chinese apps

India's ban on 59 Chinese apps, including the popular TikTok, has been widely noted in the United States, including by some prominent lawmakers, who have urged the American government to follow......

What Hurricane Irma left behind

Hurricane Irma hopscotched up Florida’s west coast making two landfalls and driving a wall of water and winds that submerged Miami. The storm described by many as ‘one of the......

Will Americans become poorer?

True rise in US real incomes was actually faster than official statistics imply Robert Gordon of Northwestern University has launched a lively and important debate about the future rate of economic......

Intel drops 37-year-old logo

Intel Corp, whose brand presence has been the inspiration of many, is dropping its 37-year-old logo created by the chip giant's founders Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore.The California-based company......

50 years later, will Moore's Law last?

A 2005 photograph of Gordon E Moore While chips have become ubiquitous, Moore’s Law has remained a self-fulfilling prophecy even half a century later. Not bad for an industry where the time......

Uber needs to ensure passengers safety, says Yahoo chief

The grassroots US Consumer Coalition has launched a campaign to save Uber. Uber needs to ensure safety of its passengers in the markets it operates, Yahoo chairman Maynard Webb has said in the......

The Batman Review

Twists and turns, shocking revelations, explosions, chase sequences and a lot of moodiness make The Batman a riveting movie going experience, notes Aseem Chhabra. How do you narrate a story that......

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride.Like Michael Corleone, he got into it......

Oscars 2018: Meet the BIG Winners!

The 90th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold. IMAGE: Sam Rockwell (Best Supporting Actor, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,......

Shape Of Water leads Oscars nominations

Dunkirk may have been missed at the year's earlier awards shows, but thanks god, Chris Nolan's classic gets enough play at the Oscar noms. IMAGE: Sally Hawkins' stunning portrayal as a mute in The......

Birthday special: Top 10 Bruce Willis movies

Happy 60th Birthday, Bruce Willis. It’s hard to believe Bruce Willis is 60. Sure, he occasionally looks older, but there is that twinkle in his eye -- that twinkle we remember from......

Haaland hits 50 as Manchester City cruise past Napoli

Erling Haaland becomes fastest player to reach 50 Champions League goals IMAGE: Erling Haaland bettered Ruud van Nistelrooy's 62-match record after scoring in Manchester City's Champions League......

Can IPL cash save struggling English county clubs?

'The Hundred money allows the 18 first-class counties to look to the future rather than simply survive from one summer to the next.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli celebrates after Royal Challengers Bengaluru......

EPL PIX: Newcastle climb to 3rd as Ipswich relegated, Chelsea win

IMAGE: Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson in action with Everton's Beto. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Chelsea climbed back into contention for next season's Champions League with a 1-0 home win......

EPL PIX: United thrash Leicester; Ipswich stun Spurs

Man United thrash Leicester 3-0 in Van Nistelrooy's last game as interim boss IMAGE: Manchester United's Amad Diallo in action. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Manchester United captain Bruno......

EPL PIX: City crush West Ham; Arsenal, Chelsea held

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.Haaland double steers City to victory IMAGE: Erling Haaland celebrates scoring Manchester City's second goal against West Ham......