Washington DC: A Columbia University alumnus has accused her Indian-American Professor of assigning her demeaning “female” tasks like applying the female Prof. makeup & making restaurant reservations in a law suit alleging gender-biased discrimination. Elizabeth Blackwell worked as a “ research associate” for Sheena Iyengar, a Columbia Business School Professor, following a five month interview ...
The Messenger, a new book has become an instant bestseller in the US as it tells the story behind Moderna’s Covid vaccine. Peter Loftus, the author says, Moderna was an obscure company, but due to government patronage, today Moderna’s stock market capitalization was $66.9 billion. Peter Loftus too has become a millionaire with the publication ...
Friday, US authorities announced a ban on the import or sale of communications equipment deemed “ an unacceptable risk to national security”- including gear from Chinese giants Huawei Technologies & ZTE. Due to security concerns the move came, until further notice, equipment from Huawei & ZTE is banned. The order also affects others, including video ...
Washington, DC: A Walmart employee killed six people & wounded several others before fatally shooting himself at a store in Cheaspeake, Virginia, authorities said on Wednesday, the country’s second high- profile shooting in four days. The shooter, who has not been identified, used a pistol in the shooting late on Tuesday,wounding at least four people ...
On Monday, an earthquake rattled Java, the largest island in Indonesia, damaging dozens of structures and forcing residents into the streets of the capital in search of shelter. Java island in Indonesia is shaken by an earthquake of magnitude 5.6; more than 100 fatalities, over 300 injuries, and the triggering of a landslide. The casualty ...
