India and the US have agreed to sustain the momentum generated by the President Barack Obama's visit to India and follow up on key issues, including implementation of the nuclear deal and clean energy and climate cooperation....
The White House issued an official response to rights group’s petition “Sikhs Are Not Hindus†stating that “During his recent trip to India, the President discussed the importance of religious freedom and tolerance in India on January 27 during his speech at Siri Fort in New Delhiâ€. ...
Captain Linnaeus Tripe: Photographer of India and Burma, 1852–1860 is the first major traveling exhibition of his work and will be on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from February 24 through May 25, 2015....
In the coming decades, at least one-quarter of the world's wheat production will be lost to extreme weather from climate change if no adaptive measures are taken, says a new collaborative study done by Indian American professor Vara Prasad....
Would we need a sunscreen for the night? Yes, we might because much of the damage that ultraviolet radiation (UV) does to skin occurs hours after sun exposure, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin....
Involvement in cyberbullying increases risk of depression in female college students - for both bullies and victims , says a study led by an Indian-origin researcher....
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has withdrawn his candidature as chancellor of Nalanda University, alleging that the government does not want him to continue to head the prestigious multi-country initiative. The government denied the allegations even as the opposition Congress asked it not to politicise the issue....
The US space agency is all set to perform three spacewalks -- the first one scheduled for Saturday -- to reassemble parts of the International Space Station (ISS) to create parking spots for Boeing and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)-- two commercial space taxis....
President Barack Obama has announced three new national monuments, in Chicago, as also in Colorado and Hawaii, along with an initiative to make national parks free for children....
The White House has named Dhanurjay 'DJ' Patil as its first chief data scientist to help shape policies and practices to help the US remain a leader in technology and innovation....
