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An emotional goodbye to Prof Loganathan, Minal

An emotional goodbye to Prof Loganathan, Minal

Rediff.com22 Apr 2007

Indian Ambassador Ronen Sen read out the condolence message during Minal's funeral ceremony. Anil Gupta, minister, community affairs at the Indian embassy in Washington, DC, represented the government of India at Loganathan's funeral.

Another shootout at Virginia Tech campus, 2 dead

Another shootout at Virginia Tech campus, 2 dead

Rediff.com9 Dec 2011

A police officer and another person were killed by a gunman on the campus of Virginia Tech on Thursday.

Image: The Virginia shooting massacre

Image: The Virginia shooting massacre

Rediff.com17 Apr 2007

The shooter is yet to be identified.

'Yoga does not belong to any religion'

'Yoga does not belong to any religion'

Rediff.com11 Apr 2011

Yoga is a spiritual practice of self-improvement and bringing an individual closer to God, instructor Becky Crigger tells Arthur J Pais

Virginia Univ remembers victims of 2007 shooting

Virginia Univ remembers victims of 2007 shooting

Rediff.com17 Apr 2008

The special qualities of Professor G V Loganathan and Minal Hiralal Panchal and 30 other faculty and students of the Virginia Tech university community, who were killed a year ago on April 16, were read aloud in a remembrance ceremony attended by thousands on the Virginia Tech Drillfield in Blacksburg, Virginia.

V-Tech tragedy: Loganathan,Panchal families coping

V-Tech tragedy: Loganathan,Panchal families coping

Rediff.com18 Apr 2007

Minal's family was informed of her death a day later as shse had been rushed to Blacksburg the same day.

Interested in IT management?

Interested in IT management?

Rediff.com15 Dec 2006

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's S P Jain Institute of Management & Research and Virginia Tech, USA, invite applications for its two-year, Post Graduate Diploma in Systems Management & Masters in Information Technology.

It's a problem with humanity, not India, China, US

It's a problem with humanity, not India, China, US

Rediff.com18 Apr 2007

Let us come together as an international community and condemn this senseless violence while properly honouring the memory of the victims.

Government assures all help to slain prof's family

Government assures all help to slain prof's family

Rediff.com18 Apr 2007

The government will render all assistance to Indian students at Virginia Tech and the family of Professor Loganathan, who was killed in a shooting.

Orlando gunman was fired from prison guard school for gun joke

Orlando gunman was fired from prison guard school for gun joke

Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

Mateen, who was killed by police after his attack on Pulse nightclub, was removed from the Florida Department of Correction's Criminal Justice Training Institute on April 27, 2007, for sleeping in class and making "extremely disturbing" comments about weapons.

The deadliest mass shootings in US history

The deadliest mass shootings in US history

Rediff.com2 Oct 2017

At least 50 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas - the deadliest mass shooting in the history of United States. Here's a look at other such incidents that have struck the country in recent times.

PHOTO: Obama weeps as he unveils gun control measures

PHOTO: Obama weeps as he unveils gun control measures

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

"Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad," Obama said as tears streamed down his cheeks in the East Room of the White House in the presence of a large number of victims of mass shootings.