With just hours to go before the United States presidential election all eyes are turning stateside as Donald Trump seeks a second term in the White House and Democratic candidate Joe Biden campaigns to become America's 46th president. If you're struggling to wrap your head around the presidential election and how it compares to India, which competing parties will be vying for the White House, and how a winner is selected, scroll on for a comprehensive guide that details all there is to know about the upcoming elections.
A Molotov cocktail of lies, abuse and bigotry is blowing up social media.
Asking for a raise might be easier when your boss is in a good mood. But what if she knows you know she is?
'Vaccination is the only safe way to get immunity.'
It is not just injurious to your health, but smoking can harm your career and your earning power too, finds a new study.
Unocal Corp would have agreed to be acquired by Chinese oil firm CNOOC Ltd, despite fierce US political opposition - if the Chinese side had raised its bid in August, Unocal's former CEO has said.
Dr Arun Vakil answered commonly asked US visa queries during a chat with Get Ahead readers. Here is the transcript.
A 21-year-old Indian-origin student was allegedly subjected to a racial slur at a prestigious US university, prompting the student's body to pass a "diversity resolution" to promote an inclusive atmosphere on its campus.
The management was open to attracting qualified people from the US for either short-term or long-term assignments in Roorkee, reports Manu Shah.
'Before my scene with Amitabh Bachchan, my father asked me, "You are acting opposite Amitji. Are you scared?"' 'I foolishly said, "No. He is an actor and so am I. He will say his lines and I will say mine. Why should I be scared?".'
'They are starting to move more quickly and we would just like to continue to see bold action being taken.'
Distinguished Indian American professor of psychiatry and neurosciences Dr Dilip V Jeste has been appointed the first associate dean for Healthy Aging and Senior Care at the University of California. In an exclusive conversation with Aziz Haniffa, Dr Jeste speaks elaborately on his road map ahead, and also the need to change mindset towards ageing and aged people.
Trump attributed the spike in the confirmed cases of coronavirus to the large-scale testing of the deadly disease.
A research team found that oral cancer can be detected with saliva with 91 per cent accuracy.
In the Bollywood scheme of things, age is as irrelevant as logic.
The new iPhones are "jam packed with new capabilities and an incredible new design", said Apple chief executive Tim Cook.
They are rich in the omega-3 fatty acid, alpha-linolenic acid and fibre.
Kavanaugh's nomination plunged into chaos after Christine Blasey Ford on Sunday told 'The Washington Post' that she was subjected to a sexual assault by the Supreme Court nominee in high school in the early 1980s.
Researchers at the University of California in Berkeley, US achieved this feat by using semiconductors.
The NAE this year has elected 69 new members and 11 foreign associates, thus bringing the total US membership to 2,250 and the number of foreign associates to 211.
A study reveals that the left ear is more attuned to music and the right better at picking up speech-like sounds. \n\n
FB gave these companies access to information of users and even their friends.
Shriya and Adhya Beesam won the competition while Vineet Edupuganti won the top individual award.
15 per cent of startups in Silicon Valley are founded by Indians.
Such criticism by China of a foreign government official, particularly of a major power like the US, is very unusual. It is clear that China will come under increasing pressure certainly till the US presidential elections are held, observes former senior RA&W officer and China expert Jayadeva Ranade.
From Rihanna to Michael Bloomberg, get inspired from the best.
US visa expert Dr Arun Vakil guides students and working professionals about US visa application procedures.
Around 6% of the world's population is addicted to the internet.
The rally from Raj Ghat to Jantar Mantar saw marchers fervently waving the tricolour and raising slogans like 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' with some of them saying that nothing is above 'nationalism'.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
Amul Thapar, 47, had become in 2007 the first South Asian Article III judge when he was appointed as a US District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
The aviation pioneer's body has never been officially found after she disappeared July 2, 1937.
Uber is present in over 250 cities in 50 countries.
'I have seen myself as nothing but an Indian,' Prakash Amritraj tells Ashish Magotra.
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