Another 'The Voice' singer shot dead
Days after Christina Grimmie's tragic murder, Alejandro 'Jano' Fuentes, a singer from the Mexican version of "The Voice", was shot dead in an ambush after celebrating his 45th birthday with friends here...
America
Trump defends stance on gun rights, immigration
The Republican party's presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, defended his stance on gun rights and immigration at a rally in Houston on Friday night....
Canada passes assisted suicide bill
The bill received royal assent on Friday afternoon after passing a final vote in the Senate earlier in the day. The bill was voted through after a final bid by senators failed to expand the scope of who qualifies for a doctor-assisted death, CBC News reported....
Indian-origin researcher develops phone-based eye-tracking system
Researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist have developed a software that can turn any smartphone into an eye-tracking device, a discovery that can help in psychological experiments and marketing research....
US Congress rejects amendments to cut funds for Pakistan
While debating the annual Defence Appropriations Act for the financial year 2017 on Friday, Congressman Ted Poe of Texas and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii moved an amendment to cut the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) for Pakistan from $900 million to $700 million, Dawn online reported....
Oprah Winfrey supports Clinton
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has endorsed Hillary Clinton for President. She sent out a clear message to presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump: “I'm with her”....
Microsoft acquires Indian-American's messaging app startup
With an aim to strengthen its position in the emerging era of conversational intelligence using artificial intelligence (AI), software giant Microsoft has acquired a California-based messaging app founded by an Indian....
Akbaruddin takes India to hearts of NYC school kids
India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Syed Akbrauddin addressed the students of Hunter's Point Community Middle School in Queens on ...
Half Boyfriend takes on Chetan Bhagat's infamous novel
Judy Balan is back to doing what she's best at - writing a parody! This is the genre in which she first tasted success. Popular blogger and writer Judy Balan's first book Two Fates,...
Three people honored at the Asian American Heritage Dinner
Three people were honored for their services to the community and party. Dr. Nagai Rajendran, chief of urology at St John’s Riverdale Hospital in Yonkers, was given the Person of the Year award, while Raj Singh, partner of wireless outlet ICON, received the Entrepreneur of the Year award. Barbara Tubiolo, executive director of Westchester...