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Indian-Origin Entrepreneur Killed "Without Provocation" In Texas Public Bus
- May 21, 2025 07:18 am IST
- Edited by: Sanstuti Nath
An Indian origin entrepreneur was fatally stabbed by another Indian man in a public bus in Texas, United States, police said.
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Rubio Says Thousands Of US Visas May Have Revoked As Crackdown Continues
- May 21, 2025 05:53 am IST
- Reuters
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday the number of visas he has revoked was probably in the thousands, adding that he believed there was still more to do.
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Trump Announces $175 Billion 'Golden Dome' Missile Defence Plan For US
- May 21, 2025 05:19 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump unveiled plans for a "Golden Dome" missile shield system on Tuesday to protect the country against attacks, saying it should be operational in about three years.
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Comic Actor George Wendt, 'Cheers' Barfly Named Norm, Dies At 76
- May 21, 2025 05:03 am IST
- Reuters
Comic actor George Wendt, best known for his Emmy-nominated supporting role as the beer-bellied barfly Norm on the long-running hit NBC television sitcom "Cheers," died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 76.
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Days After Trump Praises Former Al Qaeda Terrorist, An Old Video Goes Viral
- May 21, 2025 03:59 am IST
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
Less than a week after Donald Trump scripted history by rubbing shoulders with former Al Qaeda and ISIS terrorist, now Syrian President, Ahmad al-Sharaa, an old video of the latter has surfaced online, where he is seen expressing happiness over 9/11.
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US Intel Suggests Israel Preparing Strike On Iran's Nuclear Sites: Reports
- May 21, 2025 03:49 am IST
- Posted by: Amit Rajpurohit
New intelligence obtained by the United States suggests that Israel is preparing to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing multiple U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
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Biden Never Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer Before: Spokesperson
- May 21, 2025 03:38 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
Joe Biden had never been diagnosed with prostate cancer before last week and previously had a blood test for the disease 11 years ago, a spokesperson for the former US president said Tuesday.
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Italy PM Says Pope Confirmed Willingness To Host Ukraine Peace Talks
- May 21, 2025 02:35 am IST
- AFP
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV confirmed to her the Vatican's willingness to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
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Why GenZ Is Sharing Personal Data With Companies Willingly
- May 21, 2025 00:03 am IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
A significant portion of Gen Z is open to sharing personal data, with 88% willing to share information with social media companies in exchange for incentives. This demographic shift is changing the way companies approach data collection.
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Iran's Khamenei Fed Up With Trump's "Nonsense" Demands, Defers Future Talks
- May 20, 2025 23:08 pm IST
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has let his displeasure about Donald Trump and the US administration's demands in the crucial nuclear talks be known publicly, calling them nonsensical and utterly outrageous.
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Apple Warns iPhone Users, Advises Them To Urgently Turn Off This Feature
- May 20, 2025 22:38 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
As many as 23 vulnerabilities were reported, both in Apple's AirPlay protocol and the AirPlay Software Development Kit (SDK).
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Elon Musk Says Will Spend A 'Lot Less' On Political Campaigns
- May 20, 2025 21:32 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday he was pulling back from spending his fortune on politics, asserting his Tesla electric car company was doing well despite blowback over his support of US President Donald Trump.
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Explained: The New US-Backed Gaza Aid Plan And Why The UN Doesn't Like It
- May 20, 2025 21:11 pm IST
- Reuters
A US-backed organization aims to start work in the Gaza Strip by the end of May overseeing a new model of aid distribution in the Palestinian enclave, but the United Nations says the plan is not impartial or neutral, and it won't be involved.
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Foxconn CEO Predicts Generative AI Will Wipe Out Low-End Manufacturing Jobs
- May 20, 2025 20:25 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
Young Liu, the chief executive officer and chairman of Foxconn, has made the rather gloomy prediction.
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Trump Signs 'Take It Down' Act Criminalising Revenge Porn And Deepfakes
- May 20, 2025 20:18 pm IST
- Edited by: Anushree Jonko
The new law makes it a federal crime to "knowingly publish" or threaten to publish intimate images without consent, including AI-generated "deepfakes", and requires social media companies to remove such content within 48 hours of a victim's request.
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Blog | Whatever Happened To 'Working From Home'? Why Your Boss Wants You Back In Office
- May 20, 2025 19:00 pm IST
- Syed Zubair Ahmed
In India, where the tech sector gamely followed Silicon Valley into 'WFH', there is now growing pressure to follow it right back into the office - just like its Silicon Valley big brother.
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Pak Army Chief Promoted To Field Marshal After Operation Sindoor Drubbing
- May 20, 2025 18:59 pm IST
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir has been promoted to the topmost military rank of Field Marshal - an honour given only in the rarest of occasions and on achieving a stellar operations record throughout a career in the armed forces.
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Low Income Migrants Slapped With $1.8m Fine By US Immigration Officials
- May 20, 2025 18:17 pm IST
- Reuters
In the last few weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump has started to operationalize a plan to fine migrants who fail to leave the U.S. after a final deportation order, issuing notices to 4,500 migrants with penalties totaling more than $500 million.
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Zelensky Accuses Russia Of Buying Time To Stall Peace Talks
- May 20, 2025 17:52 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday accused Russia of delaying peace talks in a bid to press on with its three-year invasion, even as US President Donald Trump pushes for an immediate ceasefire.
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Iran's Khamenei Says Talks With US Unlikely To "Lead To Any Outcome"
- May 20, 2025 17:30 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that nuclear talks with the United States were unlikely to yield any results, amid a diplomatic standoff over the Islamic republic's enrichment activities.