Zuckerberg rejects call to break up Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has rejected the call for breaking up his company, saying the size of Facebook was actually a benefit to its users and for the security of the democratic process....
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Indian-American student wins ESPN Esports championship
A team from Georgia Institute of Technology, including an Indian-American student, has won "Hearthstone Collegiate Championship", part of the first-ever ESPN Collegiate Esports Championship....
Indian-American doctor gets 9 years for fraud
A US court has sentenced an Indian-American doctor to nine years in prison after he pleaded guilty in 2016 to illegally dispensing prescription painkillers and defrauding Medicare, the national healthcare programme, the media reported....
Liquor store owner shot dead in California
Officers responded about 10:15 p.m. to the scene at the ASL Liquor Store and Market near the intersection of Paramount Boulevard and Telegraph Road, according to the Downey Police Department....
Federal Judge slams restrictions imposed by USCIS to deny H1-B visas
The IT industry is eagerly waiting for a favorable decision in a case filed by the ITServe Alliance against the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) challenging the new restrictions and denials of H1-B visa applications....
Indian-American judge to fast-track ruling on Trump finances subpoena
Amit Mehta, an Indian-American judge, will fast-track a decision on President Donald Trumps bid to quash a subpoena for financial records from his accounting firm, saying he will decide the full case after a hearing on May 14....
Indian woman accused of killing her 5-day-old child attempted suicide in police custody
Hiralbahen Bhavsar, 29, who was arrested in the killing of her 5-day-old child with a kitchen knife on May 2, tried to kill herself during an interview with police....
The pull of studying abroad for Indian students
The growth in Indias middle class and strong aspiration among Indias young to be part of a global workforce have emerged as key drivers for Indian students seeking to study abroad. This will be particularly noticeable after the school-leaving examination results are out. Recent data demonstrates a strong upward trend and several international educatio...
Privacy is no 'luxury good', says Sundar Pichai
In an op-ed written for The New York Times, Pichai defended his company's approach to privacy and users' data....
As US edges to 'constitutional crisis', Trump, Democrats weigh impeachment impact
As the US edges to a constitutional crisis with the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives unleashing a multi-pronged attack on President Donald Trump and his officials and him launching a counter-offensive, both sides are working on the political calculus of impeachment....