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Texas army base shooter admits to killings at trial

A US army psychiatrist, accused of the shooting rampage at a military base nearly four years ago, on Tuesday admitted to the attack that killed 13 people, calling himself a 'mujahideen' in a short......

4 firefighters killed in blaze at Indian restaurant in Texas

Four firefighters were killed and 13 injured while trying to douse a massive fire that broke out at an Indian restaurant and spread to an adjacent motel near a busy highway on Houston. Three bodies......

Giant tornado hits Texas, 6 dead, 100 injured

A severe spring tornado slammed parts of the southern American state of Texas, demolishing several homes, killing at least six people and injuring over a 100. The police reported that the hardest......

12 bodies recovered from Texas plant blast site

US authorities today said 12 bodies have been recovered from the site of a massive explosion that leveled a fertiliser plant in the quiet central Texas town. In a press conference, Texas Department......

Deadly devastation at Texas factory

A massive blast ripped through a fertilizer plant in Texas, killing many people and injuring hundreds of others as buildings were destroyed after the factory exploded in a huge fireball.The blast......

Oil boom in North Dakota

North Dakota is now the second-largest oil-producing state after Texas. The oil boom has resulted from an ongoing extraction from the Bakken formation in North Dakota that started in late 2008. The......

Indian-American company indicted for misuse of H1B visa

An Indian American company based in Texas has been indicted by federal authorities on charges of fraud in the H-1B visa category and using it to create a low-cost workforce in the US.The......

Stunning images of a library in Texas

These days whenever there is an empty space in a town or a city, developers move in and start constructing multi-storey buildings, but a town in the United States has utilised an empty space very......

Iran tension: Gas prices escalating in US

Gas prices in Texas and elsewhere in the United States have jumped an average 7 cents in recent days after Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz through which 16 million barrels of oil -......

Vishal plumps for TPG over Future

R C Agarwal, promoter of beleaguered Vishal Retail,on Wednesday came out in support of the offer from Texas Pacific Group (TPG) in preference to that from Kishore Biyani's Future Group.The lenders,......

Spotted: Aftab Shivdasani in Dallas

Reader Gurvinder Saini met Aftab Shivdasani at the New Year's Eve party in Dallas, Texas.If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph or a video of the star(s),......

Spotted: R Madhavan in Dallas

Reader Shwetha and her husband Sumanth met R Madhavan in Dallas, Texas. Shwetha foundMadhavan to behumble,down-to-earth and veryapproachable....

Spotted: Dia Mirza in Houston

Reader Nayan Puhan met Dia Mirzain Houston, Texas,...

Disgraced cyclist Armstrong sells Austin home

Disgraced former cycling champion Lance Armstrong has sold his sprawling home in the hills of Austin, Texas, his spokesman said on Thursday. Spokesman Mark Higgins, who spoke to Reuters, said......

Golfer's record-breaking swing: 146 yards with 14ft club!

A golfer in Texas blasted a ball 146 yards with the extra long club, smashing the Guinness world record. Michael Furrh smashed the previous Guinness World Record for longest usable golf club by......

PHOTOS: Hamilton makes Vettel wait after win in Texas

The Formula One title battle between Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso will go down to the wire in Brazil after McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won the US Grand Prix on Sunday.......

Hamilton wins US Grand Prix to keep title race alive

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas on Sunday while Red Bull's championship leader Sebastian Vettel failed to clinch his third consecutive drivers' title on his......

Is Sunday's F1 race weird enough for Austin, Texas?

As the Texas capital prepares to host the first Grand Prix in the United States in five years, some in laid-back Austin say this weekend's glamorous race clashes with the city's soul. -'F1 will......

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Q. which is the smallest building in the world ?
Pathline Channel: A. more

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Q. What is the specialty of 24/09??
Sigma: A. McMahon Building in Wichita Falls, Texas. more

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Q. how did the dinosaurs become extinct ? what actually killed them ?
Tiaa: A. U.S. 1961 U.S.A. " I Love Lucy " 24th Sept. 1961 : The last episode of I Love Lucy is aired created by and featuring Lucille Ball and her...... more

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Q. 'Purity, patience and perseverance are three essentials to success, and above all love'. Who said this ?
Lalit Mahata: A. dinosaurs might have ultimately been doomed by death from below in the form of monumental volcanic eruptions.The suggestion is based on new...... more

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Q. aapka dera dnda utha k kaha jayenge?
Mehar Neegar: A. swami Vivekananda at the University of Texas in Dallas more

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Republicans get opposite of stated goals

Republicans insisted they wanted to shut down the nation's 3-year-old health care overhaul, not the government. They got the opposite, and now... ...

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Adams Distribution provides new services from Houston warehous

Adams Distribution has declared that it will now offer customized packaging, picking, and kitting services from all its Houston warehouse... ...

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Texas rallies past Iowa State, 31-30

The Longhorns just needed to escape Ames with a win. They survived — in a way the seething Cyclones might never forget. Case McCoy scored on... ...

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Australian Amateur teams selected for 4 Golf Championships

Golf Australia has announced the teams to represent Australia at the Nomura Cup, Spirit International, Juan Carlos Tailhade and Argentine Amateur... ...

http://www.thesportscampus.com/2013100732379/golf-news/australian-amateur-teams-selected-for-4-golf-championships

Rupee drops 34 paise vs dollar in late morning deals

MUMBAI: In line with equity market, the rupee snapped its three-day winning spree and was lower by 34 paise at 61.78 in late morning trade today on... ...

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