For over 10 days now, 3,700 firefighters have been battling the massive wildfire near California's Yosemite National Park. The Rim Fire has scorched 134,000 acres, an area approximately the size of Chicago. The fire continues to grow in size, but firemen claim to have been making progress. As of now, 20 per cent of it has been contained. So huge is the fire that NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg is keeping track of it from outer space. A look at the biggest wildfire on record in California's history, in pictures.
According to federal law, airlines are prohibited from discriminating against passengers based on religion, ancestry and national origin, among other criteria.
A Chicago-based Indian American organisation has announced a Capitol Hill internship programme for two students of Indian origin, which will give them an opportunity to work with the United States lawmakers for eight weeks.
Here's everything you wanted to know about the 15th member of the world court.
We all know United States President Donald Trump's preferred way of communicating directly with his fellow Americans is through tweets. And to celebrate 'The Donald's' tweets, the people at The Daily Show With Trevor Noah have put together the Donald J Trump Presidential Twitter Library -- a kind of museum dedicated solely to Trump tweets. The pop-up museum was free to enter, and ran from June 14-16. Its Washington, DC debut was timed to coincide with the US president's 73rd birthday. The pop-up installation has already been shown in Miami, Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City. Take a glimpse.
The United States has ruled out any extradition for the American born Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist David Headley, in lieu of providing critical information to the United States agencies about various other terror outfits.
Stars go on the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in. We bring you their travels in a special series.
The US dollar has risen about 15 per cent since mid-2015.
The actor flew to Chicago to start shooting for Dhoom 3.
Jeopardy! Champion of Champions Vijay Balse reflects on how far the Indian-American community has come since his days as a grad student nearly 30 years ago.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
Air-India is planning to operate direct flights from Southern India to New York and Chicago, via Frankfurt and Paris, to boost the west bound traffic from the region, a senior AI official has said.
Rajan said that while there were talks about Jan Dhan, it was difficult to target transfers to people through this tool. Jan Dhan, he said, does not really work as advertised.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's proposed visit to the US in July to boost investment chances in the state now appears to be in limbo with his Samajwadi party taking a belligerent anti-US stand.
MIT, in a release, said the 'work of Duflo and Banerjee has emphasised the use of field experiments in research, to bring the principles of laboratory-style randomised, controlled trials to empirical economics'.
Here's looking at some cool airport fashion.
A distinguished Indian-American academician has been appointed as vice chancellor for research at the prestigious University of Illinois, Chicago.
The TV presenter had a great time there!
Boeing sticks with lithium-ion battery despite issues.
The move is likely to impact Jet's operations out of Belgium and India.
Bollywood stars pay tribute to the renowned late film critic, who reviewed over 10,000 films in his career spanning over 40 years.
United States President Barack Obama will spend the Election Day in his hometown of Chicago, playing basketball with friends and giving a dozen satellite interviews in several battleground states.
Recent revelations have put the spotlight on the intriguing life of Indian-American businessman Urooj Ahmad Khan, who died of cyanide poisoning the day after winning a million dollars. Arthur J Pais reports.
Miami Heat's 27-game winning streak in the National Basketball Association ended on Wednesday when they were beaten by the Chicago Bulls.
Gilbert Arenas scored 32 points to lead the Wizards to a 117-99 home win over the Chicago Bulls.
The awards were given by the South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) which is holding its ninth edition running through October 31.
Rajan says, this is a time where countries should be focusing on getting the macro stability in order
Foreign investors don't like policy uncertainty and reversibility, says Anusha Chari.
SEWA International, a leading Indian-American non-profit organisation, has so far raised more than $250,000 for its COVID-19 relief efforts. It is using the money to buy personal protective equipment's, in particular facial masks and surgical masks, to donate free to the local law enforcement officials and hospitals in some of the hot spot areas like New York, who have run out of these essential items.
The sentencing of American-born Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist David Headley, accused of involvement in 26/11 Mumbai attacks, has been fixed for January 17 next year while that of his accomplice Tahawwur Rana has been rescheduled for January 15 from December four.
Authorities do not suspect any foul play was involved in Varughese's death but the cause of his death is yet to be ascertained, Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Britain's Sunday Times and Germany's ARD say the results from the database of the sport's governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), show evidence of widespread cheating among long distance runners.
The United States on Tuesday said bringing to justice the perpetrators of 26/11 was still an "unfinished business" which was high on its priority list, days after Pakistani American Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist David Headley was sentenced to 35 years in jail by a Chicago court.
Ebert, 70, succumbed to a decade-long battle with cancer on April 4.
Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist David Headley, who "unquestionably contributed" to the Mumbai attacks that claimed 166 lives, was sentenced by a Chicago court
A burger joint in Tokyo is trying to cash-in on the big fight between Democratic Hilary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump.
