A top Indian American scientist who heads the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University, will be inducted into the Institute of Medicine in recognition of his research into cell mechanics related to malaria, blood diseases and certain types of cancer.
All three scientists have played a leading role in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or Ligo, experiment, which made the first historic observation of gravitational waves in September 2015.
Many believe that romantic love is the same as passionate love.It isn't. Romantic love has the intensity, engagement and sexual chemistry that passionate love has, minus the obsessive component
A portrait of Dalip Singh Saund, the first Indian-American Congressman, will be unveiled in the US Congress at an official ceremony next month.
India among developing nations is far ahead in becoming a service economy, says Uday Karmarkar.
Instead of typing your password, you may only have to think about it, thanks to a new wireless headset device developed by researchers.
Overseas education counsellor Karan Gupta recommends tips for those who want to study abroad.
Kash Gill, who began his political career in 2006 and was first elected as mayor in 2009, was sworn in as the Yuba City mayor on December 3 for the second time.
Reader Shweta Balakrishnan sends us pictures.
Two young entrepreneurs discuss their winning idea and how they plan to scale their business with Ritu Jha.
The company's H-1B petition on behalf of Anisetty was denied on the sole ground that the job offered to him did not qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation.
These photographs are sure to take your breath away!
The organism has yielded 2.4 gms of fuel - the highest yet achieved.
A new study finds women and young employees with low salaries run a higher risk of hypertension
Details of the Trump's executive order were not immediately known.
According to Albany police, 37-year-old Randhir Kaur died of single gunshot wound.
The stabber was upset over not getting admission into a university.
Are you setting out for the US for higher studies? Do you know what to expect at immigration?
Upper class people have a higher tendency for unethical behaviour, as they are more likely to believe that "greed is good," researchers say.
In a four-part series beginning today, Arthur J Pais profiles economist Raj Chetty, winner of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, nicknamed the 'genius grant'. Chetty says he hopes his research will help lower income children in India and the United States of America.
They are of the view that calling the new institutes "IITs" would dilute the brand image of the existing premier institutes, which figure among the world's 100 best technology universities and are compared with the likes of MIT, California University and Berkeley. The seven IITs are located in Kharagpur, Mumbai, Chennai, Kanpur, Delhi, Guwahati and Roorkee.
Conversation between the investors will be based on technology and innovation.
Their assigned two-year mission is to develop a viable economic sustainability strategy to ensure that today's data will be available for further use, analysis and study.
After 10 teachers and a group of students were attacked on Monday in Patiala House court complex where Kanhaiya was produced on Monday, the teachers association decided to join the students in boycotting classes.
Research suggests that sex once a week can slow down ageing.
'Guruji inspired and indeed, changed the lives of so many for the better in the United States, in India, and elsewhere.' 'If you knew him, ever saw him teach, saw him dance, you would have thought that if anyone would live forever, if anyone could defy the inevitability of mortality, it would have been Pandit Chitresh Dasji.' Hours after renowned Kathak maestro Pandit Chitresh Das, 70, died of acute aortic dissection in his home in California, tributes poured in honouring the great dancer, and an even greater human being. Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports
Harris said that she wants Black communities to be hyper-aware of attempts to suppress their votes.
The NASCAR driver was treated for burns on the insides of both legs and on his chin.
The lawsuit accuses Trump of "an unconstitutional and unlawful scheme".
The US officials informed that out of more than 1000 students, who were being considered for transfer to other universities, 435 transfers were approved, 145 were denied and about an equal number were issued Notices of Intention to Deny (NOIDs), the Indian embassy said in a statement.
The researchers found that the participants' memory was about one-and-a-half times stronger for Facebook posts than for book sentences.
In the third part of the series on Indian Americans who won Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships, Arthur J Pais tells the story of Jasmeet Kaur Ahuja, a Sikh American with roots in Punjab.
India should piggyback on mobile phones to increase penetration and speed of Internet.
The Stanford-India Biodesign will help create the next generation of biomedical technology innovators in India.
US visa expert Dr Arun Vakil tips you off on the US visa application process for students.
Friends from India's north-east living on the US west coast as well Tibetans attended the funeral of Tshering Bhutia who was killed in a college shootout last week. Ritu Jha reports
According to the scientists, people infected with SARS-CoV-2 might be spreading the virus without recognizing, or prior to recognizing, symptoms.
Future computers may rely on magnetic microprocessors that consume the least energy allowed by the laws of physics, according to an analysis by electrical engineers at the University of California, Berkeley.
Long-term stress impairs memory, it is often claimed. Now, a new research has revealed that even short-term stress can have the same effect. Researchers at the University of California have found that short periods of stress lasting as little as a few hours can affect brain cell communication and undermine learning as well as memory, the Journal of Neuroscience reported.
