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World's oldest person aged 115 dies

A 115-year-old US woman from Iowa has died less than two weeks after inheriting the title of the world's oldest person. Dina Manfredini, who lived at the Bishop Drumm Retirement Centre in......

Romney calls gurdwara a 'sheikh' temple

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney mourned the Wisconsin gurdwara tragedy at a fundraiser in Iowa, but referred to a 'sheik temple' instead of a 'Sikh temple' while offering his......

Gopal Krishna to represent Iowa at National GOP convention

Gopal T K Krishna, 65, is undeniably the most influential and powerful Indian American Republican in the important caucus state of Iowa, which for centuries has traditionally held the first......

Race for Obama's post starts in Iowa; Romney wins Round 1

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney defeated Rick Santorum at the party's Iowa caucus in a closely-contested primary race. This is the first vote for the 2012 battle, kicking off the......

Iowa's close contest kicks off primary season in US

The Iowa vote to pick a challenger for the 2012 presidential poll was turning out to be a three-way contest between Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum, with the three Republican hopefuls......

How H-1B visa dreams went sour

Urbandale is a thriving residential suburb of Iowa's capital city, Des Moines. Go to its Web site and you'll see a picture of a charming gazebo and the claim that Urbandale is "a growing city that......

USIBC, India Inc to lobby against US Immigration Bill

As the Senate Judiciary Committee began its mark-up of the Gang of Eight’s comprehensive immigration reform legislation, the United States-India Business Council and India Inc -- led by the......

America Inc all set to torpedo H-1B visa programme

America Inc, is poised to begin a major lobbying effort to counter efforts by some lawmakers like Senator Charles Grassley, Iowa Republican, labour unions, and some organisations like the Institute......

America Inc moves against plan to kill H-1B program

America Inc. is poised to begin a major lobbying effort to counter efforts by some lawmakers like Senator Charles Grassley, Iowa Republican, labour unions, and some organisations like the Institute......

Infosys to hire 200 in US; expand in Atlanta

Infosys said on Monday it will expand operations in the Atlanta metro area and add around 200 people at in Cobb county in the US in the 2013-14 fiscal.In a filing to Bombay Stock Exchange, the IT......

Colin Firth's Indian connection

The Oscar 1, Oscar 2, Oscar 3, Oscar 4 and Oscar 5 quizzes have been fun, haven't they? Here's one more to sink your teeth into. 1. Colin Firth, the front-runner for this year's......

Review: Skip Burlesque, go for Bollywood instead

Shaikh Ayaz reviews Burlesque. Post YOUR reviews here!Though separated by miles in almost everything, Christina Aguilera's Ali Rose -- an Iowa girl with dreams of making it to the top -- is a bit......

The death of Sambha

Towards the beginning of Zoya Akhtar's Luck By Chance, Vikram Jaisingh (played by the director's brother Farhan) is attending the graduation ceremony of his acting class-- Nand Kishore School of......

Oprah to interview Obama this Christmas

US President Barack Obama is set to be quizzed this Christmas by US talk show host Oprah Winfrey.According to the Live Feed, the leader will be interviewed for a holiday special on ABC called......

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Q. Cut The Mustard---meaning of the phrase?
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Q. What is Canned Butter...?
Jafar: A. To succeed; to come up to expectations.Why cutting mustard was chosen as an example of high quality is unclear. As always in such circumstances,...... more

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Man who kidnapped 2 Iowa girls had long record

When Michael Klunder enticed two girls to enter his pickup truck near a rural Iowa school bus stop Monday, it was at least his third kidnapping in... ...

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Willbros Names Collins as President - Oil and Gas

/PRNewswire/ --Willbros Group, Inc. (NYSE: WG) announced today that Earl Collins has been named President of its Oil and Gas segment. (Photo:... ...

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Biodetection Technologies 2013 and Oak Ridge National Lab's Biosurveillance Symposium to Bring Together Leading Organizations in Alexandria, VA from June 17-19, 2013

Knowledge Foundation and Oak Ridge National Laboratory brings the 2nd Biosurveillance Symposium and Biodetection Technologies 2013 to Alexandria,... ...

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Wis. governor to court Iowans, stoking 2016 talk

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is gearing up for re-election next year. But the Republican's actions suggest he might be seeking a much bigger prize ?... ...

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