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'Our community has lost a giant'

Urvashi Vaid dreamed of a common movement for social justice that could address them all: Racism, gender oppression and homophobia.Sandip Roy salutes the memory of Urvashi Vaid, one of America's......

Scientists identify new antibody that limits severity of coronavirus

Scientists have identified and tested an antibody that limits the severity of infections from a variety of coronaviruses, including those that cause COVID-19 as well as the SARS illness. IMAGE:......

Colonel Raja Chari Is Ready for Space

On Sunday morning Eastern US time, four astronauts will zoom into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.Commanding the spaceflight is Raja Chari, a United......

Desecration of Gandhi's statue appalling: White House press secy

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has described as 'appalling' the desecration of Mahatma Gandhi's statue outside the Indian embassy here and said his reputation should be respected,......

NASA picks Indian-American astronaut to lead SpaceX mission to ISS

Indian-American United States Air Force Colonel Raja Chari has been selected as the Commander of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) by National Aeronautics and Space......

Infosys to hire 12,000 techies in US by 2022

The company said it will target experienced technology professionals as well as recent graduates from major universities, liberal arts colleges, and community colleges to create the best workforce......

Infy plans innovation hub in Arizona; to hire 1,000 by 2023

Infosys, like many of its peers, has been ramping local hiring in key markets like the US, the UK and Australia to tackle increasing scrutiny around work visas by various governments. India's......

Infosys plans campus in Indianapolis; to create thousands of new jobs

The proposed campus will come up on around 125 acres, which the company will acquire from airport authorities, and would house as many as 3,000 employees. Infosys has said it its largest campus......

Infy to hire 2,000 locals in North Carolina

Infosys is planning to hire the first 500 of these within two years. Infosys, India’s second-largest IT services firm, said it would hire 2,000 Americans in North Carolina by 2021. The......

Need to scale up and ramp down H-1B visas: Senator

In less than a week of Donald Trump being sworn in as the 45th US President, the "H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act" was introduced to prioritise American workers and restore fairness in visa programmes......

5 things you didn't know about Grammy winner Ricky Kej

Fun facts you should know about the latest Indian Grammy winner!Indian fusion musician Ricky Kej, 33, made headlines with his Grammy win at the recently concluded awards show in the US.Here's five......

Kal Penn: I would love to shoot five Bollywood films simultaneously

'...But my strong suit will not be dancing,' Kal Penn tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com, in the concluding part of the interview. Part I of the interview: 'I'm not related to......

Sports Shorts: Russian boxer Dadashev dies after fight

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: In this video grab, former boxer and trainer Buddy McGirt is seen urging Maxim Dadashev to stop the fight during his fatal......

Sports Shorts: Nike panned after basketball star's shoe splits

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Duke Blue Devils forward Zion Williamson (1) reacts after falling during the first half against the North Carolina Tar......

Sports Shorts: Mary Kom to hit your TV screens soon

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Anna Sarkissian, left, and Ameesha Joshi with India's boxing queen M C Mary Kom. Photograph Courtesy: Anna......

Golfing great Arnold Palmer dies at 87

IMAGE: Arnold Palmer gestures after hitting a drive to begin the 2007 Masters golf tournament on the first tee at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, US on April 5, 2007.......

It's OK to cry: Phelps consoles Held

Held finds broad shoulder to cry on in Phelps IMAGE: Gold medalists Nathan Adrian, Ryan Held, Michael Phelps and Caeleb Dressell of the United States pose on the podium during Day 2 of the Rio......

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