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Divers have found a total of 25 bodies on Monday after a pre-dawn fire sank a scuba diving vessel off a Southern California island, leaving nine people unaccounted for as the search continued, media reported. (Photo: AP)

Punjab-origin scientist, Indian couple killed in California boat fire

The ship carried 33 passengers and 6 crew members, and only five of the crew sleeping on the top deck were able to...

8 Sept 2019 9:49 AM IST

Divers have found a total of 25 bodies on Monday after a pre-dawn fire sank a scuba diving vessel off a Southern California island, leaving nine people unaccounted for as the search continued, media reported. (Photo: AP)

Indian couple among 34 died in California boat fire

However, the couple had gone for scuba diving and was on-board the ill-fated ship.

5 Sept 2019 10:56 AM IST

Divers have found a total of 25 bodies on Monday after a pre-dawn fire sank a scuba diving vessel off a Southern California island, leaving nine people unaccounted for as the search continued, media reported. (Photo: AP)

25 dead after boat sinks in flames off California coast: report

The diving boat was chartered by Worldwide Diving Adventures, a Santa Barbara, California, excursion firm.

3 Sept 2019 12:37 PM IST

US court has upheld a verdict that talcum powder sold by Johnson & Johnson caused ovarian cancer and ordered the pharmaceutical giant to pay $2.1 billion in damages. (Photo- Twitter)

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $2.1 billion over cancer-causing talc...

Johnson & Johnson faced thousands of lawsuits across US alleging it failed to warn consumers of the risk of cancer from...

25 Jun 2020 1:15 PM IST

Shortly before the appeals court decision, Lyft said it would suspend its rideshare service in California rather than classify drivers as employees entitled to benefits. This change would... necessitate an overhaul of the entire business modelits not a switch that can be flipped overnight, Lyft said in a blog post. (Photos | AP/AFP)

Uber, Lyft hold off suspending services in California after court stay...

A judge had originally given Uber and Lyft until Friday to comply with a labour law on the matter, which went into...

21 Aug 2020 6:23 PM IST

A firefighter sprays water while trying to stop the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, from spreading to neighboring homes in Doyle, Calif., Saturday, July 10, 2021. Pushed by heavy winds amid a heat wave, the fire came out of the hills and destroyed multiple residences in central Doyle. (AP Photo)

California and other parts of the West broil and burn

Late Saturday, flames jumped U.S. 395, which was closed near the small town of Doyle in California's Lassen County

12 July 2021 5:49 PM IST

No work is easy to do and running several ventures can sometimes be taxing. But Kyle keeps a positive approach and is a thorough professional when it comes to working. By arrangement

Entrepreneur Kyle Chasse On Crypto Industry: -"I've Seen This Space...

Chasse founded World Super Lotto, the first Bitcoin lottery enterprise, in 2013 after selling his company

13 Sept 2021 9:18 PM IST

A woman reads passages from a bile in front of a makeshift memorial for victims of a mass shooting outside the Star Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California on January 23, 2023. - The 72-year-old Asian immigrant who killed 11 people on January 21, 2023, before shooting himself as police moved in on him was once a regular at the California dance club where a tragic gun massacre unfolded. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | End gun culture in America

Contrary to popular misconception, guns do not, by themselves, kill people. It is obvious people use guns to kill people

25 Jan 2023 12:15 AM IST

Counties in states with strong gun laws had lower rates of firearm homicides than counties in states with weak laws. (Photo: Pixabay)

Strict state gun laws linked to fewer suicides and murders

The majority of suicides involve guns and the majority of gun deaths are suicides.

6 March 2018 2:43 PM IST

US hosts some of the biggest and most widely televised New Years Eve events in the world.

Here are 9 awesome spots to celebrate New Year's Eve in the US

US hosts some of the biggest and most widely televised New Year's Eve events in the world.

27 Dec 2018 4:15 PM IST

She has also been campaining for legalisation of marijuana (Photo: AFP)

Deadly pesticide use increases at illegal pot farms: Study

The chemical is intended for use as an insecticide but is so powerful that a quarter of a teaspoon can kill a 300-pound...

30 May 2018 9:37 AM IST

Eternally exposed to the elements yet ever enduring, mountains teach us what equanimity in the face of adverse conditions is all about.

Mountain person? Be careful with your heart

The research involved collecting data on how the heart and pulmonary blood vessels adapt to life with less oxygen.

29 May 2018 10:11 AM IST