FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Mailboxes are flooded with tax forms every year around this time, and many of them can be confusing, feel unnecessary or involve seemingly trivial amounts of money. But before succumbing to the urge to shove those pieces of paper into a drawer and pretend they don’t exist, beware — the IRS probably already knows what’s in that...
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a "Namaste Trump" event at Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, in Ahmedabad. - REUTERS/Al Drago
Ahmedabad, GUJARAT, INDIA - Massive bonhomie was at display at the 'Namaste Trump' event in Ahmedabad on Monday as both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump heaped praises on each other. Stating that India now...
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Brief Scorecard: New Zealand 348 (Williamson 89, Taylor 44, Jamieson 44, Sharma 5-68, Ashwin 3-99) and 9 for 0 beat India 165 (Rahane 46, Jamieson 4-39, Southee 4-49) and 191 (Agarwal 58, Southee 5-61, Boult 4-39) trail by 10 wickets
New Zealand's Trent Boult celebrates the wicket of India's Ajinkya Rahane. - REUTERS/Martin Hunter
WELLINGTON - The big boys...
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Here are five things you must know for Monday, Feb. 24:
1. – Stock Futures Sink as Coronavirus Cases Spread Outside Asia
Stock futures fell sharply Monday as investors reacted to the global spread of the coronavirus, which now has been found in more than two dozen countries.
Italy has confirmed 150 cases of the virus, with officials verifying...
FEBRUARY 23, 2020
It could unleash a new method for finding must-have medication. - DNY59 - Getty Images
A chemistry-combing algorithm uncovered a promising new antibiotic molecule called halicin.
Researchers have spent tons of time and money searching for something to replace traditional antibiotics.
Halicin worked well against three major resistant disease pathogens, including C. diff.
Researchers at MIT have used...
FEBRUARY 23, 2020
A view of telecom towers installed over the buildings is pictured in Srinagar, India, on June 3, 2015. Danish Ismail/Reuters
NEW DELHI, INDIA - U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems may have to shut its Indian operations due to unpaid levies owed to the government, which could put thousands of banking services at risk, a company letter...
FEBRUARY 23, 2020
Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde. - IANS
New Delhi, INDIA - Chief Justice S.A. Bobde said the widespread use of technology has also brought with it concerns over mass data collection and an individual's right to privacy; and also insisted on a single system laws cutting across various environmental issues.
On Saturday, speaking on the second day at the International...
FEBRUARY 23, 2020
Men pose with smartphones in front of displayed Whatsapp logo in this illustration. (REUTERS)
WhatsApp is one of those instant messenger apps that has garnered millions of users in just a few years and has managed to maintain its lead in the ‘Most downloaded apps’ section across platforms. Although it is a part of Facebook, over the...
FEBRUARY 23, 2020
As the whole country is waiting in eager anticipation to hosting the US President, Donald Trump along with First Lady Melania Trump on Sunday left from White House for Andrews Air Force Base, from where they will depart for India.
Just before embarking upon the journey to India, Trump said that he is looking forward to...
FEBRUARY 22, 2020
Sonia Sotomayor. - Photographer: Pool/Getty Images
Justice Sonia Sotomayor lit up Twitter after issuing a dissent against the Supreme Court’s 5-4 vote to allow an immigrant wealth test -- designed to weed out green card applicants deemed likely to need public assistance -- to go into effect.
The Illinois rule says immigrants who are “likely at any time...
