Soul searching needed on gun control: Obama

United States President Barack Obama has called for national "soul searching" over gun violence and expressed his "frustration" over gun lobby not letting him push through a legislation to put a......

Inder Verma wins lifetime award

The American Association of Indian Scientists in Cancer Research at its 15th annual meeting at the Lion's Club in San Diego, California, presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr Inder Verma,......

Indian origin student wins Marshall Scholarship

Ajit Divakaruni, 22, who is set to become the first student at University of Arizona to complete an honors thesis in three majors -- mathematics, biochemistry and molecular and cellular biology......

iPad 2 tablets for kindergarten students

Looks like crayons, finger paints and alphabet blocks as teaching tools are old school. Kindergarten students in Maine will now learn their ABCs and 123s on the latest iPad 2 tablets.A school......

Luxury family resorts

The Harvard College Admissions Office claims that selecting applicants for each incoming freshman class is "more art than science." Choosing an excellent family resort--one that accommodates......

Intel's eager passage to India

India's role in research and development for chipmaking giant Intel is already big. And it's about to get bigger. The world's largest semiconductor maker runs a 500,000-square-foot facility in......

'Outsourcing jobs can pose security risk'

With as many as 3 million software industry jobs poised to move offshore by 2015, the US industry needs to protect itself against potential security risks, including economic espionage, the......

PGA Tour to provide charter planes to protect players

'There will probably be four, five, six of us who will split a plane to get to Colonial.' IMAGE: Kevin Streelman, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, told Golfweek that the plan is part of safety......

Muhammad Ali, 'the greatest', remembered as boxer who transcended sports

IMAGE: Fans of the late Muhammad Ali, the former world heavyweight boxing champion come to pay their respects at the Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Photograph: John Sommers II/Reuters.......

6 reasons why this Tiger is suffering...

Clumps of grass fly as PGA golfer Tiger Woods hits from the rough. Photograph: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Whether or not Tiger Woods is suffering from the chipping 'yips', several......

Woods cards career-worst 82

Tiger Woods reacts during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Friday. Photograph: Scott Halleran/Getty Images Tiger Woods slumped to......

Rusty Tiger Woods delivers good, bad and ugly

Fans shouting out: ‘Good luck Tiger’ and another yelling: ‘It's your year, baby’ Tiger Woods plays from the desert rough of the 12th during the first round of the Waste......