December 9, 2015
WASHINGTON – The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to require more information sharing among 38 countries where travelers don't need visas to visit the U.S., and to scrutinize those travelers more closely if they have recently traveled to Iraq, Iran, Syria or Sudan.
December 9, 2015
WASHINGTON — When Donald J. Trump called on Monday for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” many legal scholars were aghast and said that such a ban would certainly be struck down by courts as blatantly unconstitutional.
December 9, 2015
CHENNAI – On December 1 and 2, flood-ravaged Chennai received more rainfall in 24 hours than it had seen on any day since 1901, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
December 8, 2015
“If I’d shared my parents’ resources with brothers or sisters, I wouldn’t be where I am today,” said Jessica, a 23-year-old University of Michigan student, born in Weihai – about 6,500 miles from her current home. “I have so many options of how I can live my life now, I wouldn’t change a thing,” she said.
December 8, 2015
New Delhi: Two new franchisees, based out of Rajkot and Pune, on Tuesday won the bids to be part of the forthcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) - replacing suspended Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for two seasons.
December 8, 2015
NEW DELHI — Donald Trump’s call for a “total and complete” ban on Muslims entering the United States drew widespread condemnation around the world Tuesday, including from British and French leaders and the U.N. refugee agency.
December 8, 2015
If, for whatever reason, you just really love to see your own breath, what would be the best time of year to step outside?
The answer lies in these NOAA maps of the 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, showing the average dates for the coldest day of the year in white (early December) to baby-blue (mid-January) to eggplant (late March). Here’s the key:
First, the contiguous U.S.:
December 8, 2015
GURGAON – I thought I would make millions of dollars through my startup, but I failed miserably.
I had read amazing stories of startups like Flipkart and Zomato, but nobody told me that 90% of new companies fail within two years of taking their initial steps.
I failed in my first year.
