In the study titled 'The Effects of Large Group Meetings on the Spread of COVID-19: The Case of Trump Rallies', researchers concluded 18 rallies by Trump held between June 20 and September 22 "ultimately resulted in more than 30,000 incremental confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 'likely led to more than 700 deaths', which may not necessarily have been among attendees.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021 with one half to David Card "for his empirical contributions to labour economics" and the other half jointly to Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens "for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships". Card is the Class of 1950 Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley and Director of the Labor Studies Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Angrist is an Israeli American economist and Ford Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Imbens is Professor of Economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business since 2012. After earning his Ph.D. from Brown University in 1991, he taught at Harvard University, UCLA, and UC Berkeley.
'Just put a patch on your arm and the vaccine can be absorbed by the body.'
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates have announced the decision to end their marriage after 27 years, saying "we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in the next phase of our lives".
Noted historian Bipin Chandra died on Saturday at his residence here after prolonged illness. He was 86.
The White House described the development as "quite good news".
The trial of Susan Xiao Ping Su, the president and owner of the fraud-ridden Tri-Valley University, started on Tuesday.
United States President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Indian American Manish S Shah to serve on the United States District Courts judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois.
The 5G road map pursued by India should not only move the country forward but also result in progress of weaker sections of society.
Rishi Sunak, the former UK chancellor of the exchequer, on Friday formally launched his leadership bid to succeed Boris Johnson as the new Conservative Party leader and future British prime minister.
His 7-day long trip to the United States starts on June 17.
Rishi Sunak on Monday is all set to make history on Diwali as Britain's first Indian-origin prime minister after being elected unopposed as the new leader of the governing Conservative Party, following Penny Mordaunt's withdrawal from the race.
With the former prime minister stepping aside on Sunday night saying it was "simply not the right time" for his comeback, the prospect of a Diwali victory for Sunak cannot be ruled out.
International education consultant NNS Chandra shares his advice.
The US authorities are checking people's social media accounts for their political views before allowing them into the country after the recent travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump on people from seven predominantly Muslim nations, a media report said.
Take a look at the annual US News and World Report's 2016 business school rankings.
India and Pakistan in a surprise announcement said on February 25 that they have agreed to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and other sectors.
IIM Ahmedabad's CIIE signed a MoU with Tata Trust for founding partner for the Bharat Fund, which will provide seed funding to Indian entrepreneurs.
Ankit Fadia talks to Prasanna Zore about his roles and responsibilities as a brand ambassador of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Digital India' programme
Bihar may be one of the most backward states of India with high level of illiteracy, but its chief misters, past and present are a great hit with some of the most famed American educational institutions.
Here are some facts about Rishi Sunak and his India connections.
The shooting prompted a complete lockdown of the campus and deployment of hundreds of police officers as well as federal agents.
Conversation between the investors will be based on technology and innovation.
Indian-American California Attorney General Kamala Harris has won a major endorsement for her Senate bid from top Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren.
In the technology (tech) world, especially storage, Sanjay Mehrotra is a well-known name. Co-founder of SanDisk, a flash memory storage company in 1988, it was eventually acquired by Western Digital in 2016 for a whopping $19 billion. For a boy from Kanpur, who went on to pursue higher studies in the US, becoming the chief executive officer of Micron Technology, Inc - one of America's largest memory chip makers - and now setting up the company's first plant in India, it has been quite a ride.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter's decision to resign amid corruption allegations at soccer's governing body is a relief for corporate sponsors who have called for more transparency at the organization, sports marketing experts said on Tuesday.
'We are making decisions in the dark, in fear.' 'Let us shine the light of science on this.' 'Let us actually get better numbers, so that we make better decisions.'
In an earlier tweet Arora who recently left Google to join SoftBank Corp and is now its President said, "Brilliant guy, clear thinker, gets things done and a wonderful person at that.
Of the 600 young change makers who made the cut this year '1:6 are immigrants from 44 countries' -- an important ratio in the age of growing protectionism.
Thomas Blom Hansen, director of Centre for South Asia and Reliance-Dhirubhai Ambani Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University, believes that Modi wants to make India a dominant power in South Asia and that well not give concessions to Pakistan or anyone.
Five Indian-Americans have been named among the 400 richest people in the US by Forbes, a list topped by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for the 21st year in a row with a net worth of $81 billion.
Stating that he is looking forward to working with talented Infoscions, Vishal Sikka said, "I am honoured to lead Infosys, an iconic company built by pioneers in the technology industry. I look forward to working with and learning from talented Infoscions around the world."
Aditi and Akshay Maliwal are mentoring young sports athletes from Asia to get through to top US universities.
Think you know everything about Jyotiraditya Scindia?
'When so many noted universities -- including the likes of Harvard and the University of California -- are spending their resources on studying the world of GoT, it is fun to assess whether this fictional universe conforms with the laws of our real universe,' says Kumar Abhishek.
Hailing from a middle class family, Pichai's family did not own a car or a television during his childhood.
In his first comments after resigning as RBI governor on December 10 last year amid sharp differences with the government, Patel said banks indulged in over-lending, while the government did not "fully play" its role, and also conceded that the regulator should have acted earlier.
If even a fraction of the 175 GW target is achieved, India's reliance on coal and oil would be reduced, says expert.
Maharashtra govt, California-based Zipline to launch the automated delivery service funded by Serum Institute.
