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Boston suspect blamed US for wars in Iraq, Afghanistan

The lone-surviving Boston bombings suspect has claimed responsibility for the deadly terror attack in a note written on the wall of the boat he hid in, saying it was retribution for United......

Boston bomb was meant to target US Independence Day

Boston blast mastermind Tamerlan Tsarnaev had planned to blow up the bomb on the July 4, but rescheduled his plans as his pressure cooker bomb, which he had made in his own apartment, was ready......

Tsarnaev's three friends charged in Boston blasts cases

Three teenage college friends of Chechen-origin Boston bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev tried to save him although they knew that he was involved in the terrorist attack, with two of them......

Boston bomb contained traces of woman DNA

A woman's DNA has been found on at least one of the explosive devices used in the Boston bombings, adding a new dimension to the probe into the terror attack that killed three people and wounded......

Boston blasts suspect out of danger, grilled by FBI

Boston bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is being treated in a hospital with multiple injuries including gunshots, is out of danger, a United States lawmaker familiar with his health......

Boeing 787 Dreamliner: What caused the fire?

An investigation into the battery of Boeing 787 Dreamliner that caused a fire in Boston early this month, showed signs of thermal runway and short-circuiting, US government investigators said.......

India's Internet economy to touch Rs 11 trillion

The Indian Internet economy is projected to touch Rs 10.8 trillion by 2016, according to a report in the The Boston Consulting Group's Connected World Series study. Indian Internet economy that......

Dubai-based Indian donates $20 mn to Boston Varsity

UAE-based Indian-origin global entrepreneur Rajen Kilachand has donated $25 million to Boston University, the largest single donation in the college's 172-year history.The money will support BU's......

US company moves back call centre from India

Carbonite, a Boston-based company providing online data backup services, is in the process of replacing its call centre in India with one in the United States. Despite higher costs in the US,......

How Skype will change Microsoft

I've just signed off from a video call. I am on Skype on my iPad in Gurgaon, my friend on his iPhone in Boston. Most of our chat was about what would happen to the Estonia-born, Luxembourg-based,......

Mira Nair: I find Pakistan very alluring

Against the backdrop of the Boston bombing, The Reluctant Fundamentalist added poignancy as it explores influences that make people who love America turn against it. Mira Nair shares with......

Ben Affleck running for US Senate?

Ben Affleck could be in the running to become a future US senator. According to CBS Boston, the 40-year-old actor is on a list of possible successors to Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, the......

The Best Hitler Movies made so far

'Adolf Hitler is still alive,' Jim Morrison slurred on a Boston stage in 1970. 'I slept with her last night.'The rest of the improvisation made the audience laugh, but they paused for a moment when......

NBA: Smothering defense carries Knicks past Celtics

The New York Knicks turned up the defensive pressure in the second half once again to shut down the Boston Celtics and take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven first-round playoff series on Tuesday.......

Security, black ribbons for Boston at London Marathon

Runners wearing black ribbons held a 30-second silence to honour the victims of the Boston bombings before setting off on the London Marathon on Sunday, under the watchful eyes of hundreds of......

Boston bombings will not deter London Marathon

The London Marathon will go ahead as planned on Sunday despite the bomb attack on the Boston race which killed three people and wounded more than 100, police and officials said on Tuesday. - Show......

Boston Marathon will return in 2014, say organisers

The organisers of the Boston Marathon said on Tuesday they planned to hold the 118th edition of the race next year, vowing to continue in the wake of a bombing attack that killed three and injured......

Show must go on for city sport events after Boston blasts

Deadly bomb blasts that hit the Boston marathon on Monday will not affect the future of city sports events even though full security can never be guaranteed for the thousands of fans, experts......

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Q. during which prestigious sporting event in US did a terrorist attack kill three injured 228 recently ?
Stalin: A. more

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Q. Boston terrier neurological disorder?
Narendra Sharma: A. Boston Marathon more

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Q. WHY AZAM KHAN OF UP IS SO ANGRY AND BLAMING UPA FOR HIS SECURITY SEARCH AT BOSTON AIRPORT AND WHY UP GOVT. IS SUPPORTING HIM?
Ramesh Agarwal: A. for a neurological disorder, this can be caused by epilepsy, diabetes or cushings disease more

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Q. Right now is India really geared up to avert another attack like Mumbai 26 /11?
Missile: A. Its nothing over to cheap politics to attract their own community votes......I will call it the Most filthy thoughts ji more

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Bail denied to Massachusetts teen accused of Facebook terror post

BOSTON (Reuters) - A judge denied bail on Friday to a Massachusetts teenager who was arrested on terrorism charges after posting lyrics on his... ...

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Do we need a public license for citizen journalism?

By now, it should be obvious to just about anyone that “citizen journalism” or “user-generated content” is a crucial part... ...

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Court hearing postponed for Boston bomb suspect

hearing for Boston Marathon bomb suspect Djokhar Tsarnaev has been pushed back to from July 2 to July 10, prosecutors today announced. Officials in... ...

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Fight over TV streaming heats up as broadcasters file new lawsuit in Washington DC

Major broadcasters filed a new lawsuit this week as part of an ongoing efforts to shut down services like Aereo that stream over-the-air TV to... ...

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Indy 500 security tightened after Boston attack

Fans coming to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for this weekend's Indy 500 will notice some changes in the traditional routine in response to last... ...

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