Shuvo Roy did not want to be a doctor. His father was a public health physician and several family members were doctors. "I wanted to be different," says Roy. "So I studied engineering." Now he leads a team that is hoping to create the world's first artificial kidney, writes Sandip Roy.
Facebook, the world's biggest social networking website, is attempting to become the one-stop media hub for its 750 million users.
The wild wander to the city in these times of the coronavirus.
They are thousands of miles away from anti corruption crusader Anna Hazare, but to support him and his fight against corruption, people of the northern California's San Francisco Bay Area are keeping fast.
Kamala has finessed bubblegum conversation about whether she is Black or Indian. Her Irrelevancing-approach, an Irrelevance-code if you will, is Elevated and Elegant -- this is the Elevance of Kamala! asserts economist Dr Anuradha Luther Maitra.
Fearing violent anti-China protests from Tibetans and human rights activists and possible skirmishes between anti- and pro- Beijing demonstrators, authorities here changed and truncated the route of the Olympic torch at the last moment. They also cancelled the closing ceremony planned at the end of relay which will now be held at an undisclosed venue for security reasons.
In a dramatic move that has far-reaching implications, North Korea has sentenced two American women journalists 12 years of hard labour.
Harmeet Dhillon, vice chairwoman of the California Republican Party, delivered the Sikh prayer on the national stage in Punjabi and then translated it into English.
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, wants to build a 'spaceship'-type campus in Cupertino, California, to house his ever-growing staff.
With iCloud and wireless computing, a user can use iOS devices - the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - without having to depend upon a personal computer.
Lufthansa has been Air India's mentor, helping and guiding it complete all formalities for joining the alliance.
Apple Inc unveiled a new TV set top box that responds to voice commands and fresh iPhones that sense the pressure of a finger tap, changes which underwhelmed many social media commenters and investors.
Singapore Airlines is offering special economy class return fares from Delhi to over 12 destinations in the US, Australia and China.
Nandini Chattopadhyay is among 15 immigrant students chosen as the first Merage American Dream Fellow. The $20,000 scholarship is restricted to mostly elite universities in America, including Harvard, Princeton, MIT and Stanford.
Here's how Apple's latest iteration of iPad -- iPad 2 -- stacks up against its nearest competitors: The Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab.
The flight connecting the Silicon Valley and the Silicon City is expected to benefit software professionals traveling to the Silicon Valley.
iPhone 5 has a thinner profile and is 20 per cent lighter than the previous iPhone 4S.
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Prices of the iPhone 4 start at about Rs 29,000, while the iPhone 3GS costs about Rs 16,000.
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday suspended the jail term of Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi, who was convicted by a Patiala court in a 2003 human trafficking case.
Obama's winning will underscore that in America anything is possible. My hope is that young Indian Americans will see Obama and say, 'I can go into public service as well'. My hope is that Obama will inspire Indian Americans to see politics as something noble, as something that can make a difference in people's lives, says Ro Khanna
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However, passenger traffic between the two sectors would be served via Jet Airways' London Gateway in co-operation with partner airlines, Jet Airways said. Jet Airways has already announced a code share partnership with United Airlines with convenient connections between Mumbai and several US points via London in both directions, the company said.
Aptech Computer Education, the flagship brand of Aptech Limited, has opened a state-of-the-art centre at San Salvador in El Salvador.
US born and bred Adivi Sesh talks about directing and acting his debut Telugu film.
Harris, an appointed at-large delegate from California to the convention, said, "I was very proud to be one of the first elected in California to endorse Barack Obama. I supported him for the US Senate and he supported me in my race to become the first Indian-American district attorney in the country."
Trump's comments prompted immediate criticism.
After dazzling the Toronto crowd on Sunday, the Bachchans turned their attention to Trinidad, Spain as part of the first leg of their Unforgettable tour. Clad in glittering attire, Abhishek and wife Aishwarya took to the stage with gusto. Amitabh Bachchan and Preity Zinta too took to the stage amid applause.
Search giant Google unveiled its Google Nexus 7 tablet PC on the very first day of Google I/O at San Francisco on June 27.
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Nagapattinam District Collector J Radhakrishnan, whose handling of the post-tsunami situation in the worst-hit region of Tamil Nadu earned him international acclaim, has been invited by the United States Department of Education for a three-week visit
Jet Airways is in talks with Chinese carriers for code-sharing deals to other destinations after it became the first Indian private air carrier to operate a service to China by launching its Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco flight. The flight connecting the economic hubs of India and China was formally launched in Shanghai on Monday.
Though the Iraq war and the economic downturn have affected the popularity of the Republican Party, Harmeet Dhillon, candidate for the 13th Assembly District in California, is not unduly worried. "I am running for a local election, not for the United States Congress. International or national issues are not relevant," Dhillon, who is unopposed in the Republican Primary scheduled for June 3, said.
Readers share their lip-smacking recipes perfect for the rainy season!
Teenagers Arvind Mahesh and Chris Chan, friends since third grade, will ride 850 miles to raise money for and promote awareness about cancer research.
The stake was bought for Rs 447 crore (Rs 4.47 billion).
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