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NRIs to sue San Francisco zoo

Two Indian-origin brothers, who survived the deadly Christmas day tiger attack at a San Francisco zoo, plan to sue its publicists for suggesting that they had "provoked" the big cat. After a......

Indian consulate caught dumping visa applications

The Indian Consulate in San Francisco was caught in a controversy when the San Francisco Chronicle reported that it dumped documents and paperwork submitted along with the visa application, in the......

California SC cancels gay marriages

The California Supreme Court has cancelled about 4000 gay marriages sanctioned in San Francisco last spring, ruling that the city's Mayor exceeded his authority when he allowed such unions to take......

Kamala Harris elected DA of San Francisco

Kamala Devi Harris on Wednesday morning was elected district attorney of San Francisco, CA. She got over 56 per cent of the votes in the run off held on Tuesday. She beat two-time DA and her former......

Indian American killed in his California mansion

Raveesh Ravi Kumra, an Indian American millionaire was killed by intruders who barged into his home in Los Gatos-Monte Sereno, California last Friday.The incident occurred at around 1:30 am at the......

How to automate money to get rich

Within days of publication last month, Ramit Sethi's book I will Teach You to be Rich became a bestseller. That is a feat, given that books on personal finance are a dime a dozen. But the......

Silicon Valley pushes for H-1B visas

Reflecting the mood of the Silicon Valley, prominent media outlets from California have come out openly in support of the H-1B work visas and opposed increasing the "hire Americans" call in the......

Google's clean energy plan for US

America will have to shell out $4.4 trillion if it needs clean energy, according to a plan drawn by Google Inc that calls for a big push in wind, solar and geothermal power to replace fossil......

Yahoo plans huge job cuts

Yahoo Inc plans to cut hundreds of jobs as part of an effort to refocus its faltering business and boost its sagging stocks.Job cuts are expected to number around 500, outof 14,000 employees......

Wedding bells for Google co-founder Larry Page

Google Inc co-founder and one of the world's wealthiest men Larry Page will tie the nuptial knot with his girlfriend next month.The marriage will take place on December8 at an undisclosed location,......

The Indian connection in Devotion

Indian music has always fascinated the West. And the latest to fall under its spell isAlgerian-born San Francisco DJ Cheb i Sabbah.The practicing Jew, who discovered Vedic culture in India in the......

Now showing: When Jesus came to India

A new play looks at how Jesus might have spent his adolescent years backpacking in India, writes Arthur J Pais. Playwright Lloyd Suh has read and heard a lot of stories about the missing years in......

Will Toy Story 3 be the biggest hit of 2010?

Just as Tim Burton-directed Alice in Wonderland was ending its eventful run yielding about $1.1 billion worldwide, its producer Disney received over the weekend great news. Its newest venture with......

A dilemma for Americans, Kites or Kites Remixed?

Kites certainly did not soar last weekend in North America -- what the heck, according to the actual figures released on Monday evening, it did not even gross $1 million even though it was the......

Will Hurt Locker grab more Oscars than Avatar?

As the mindboggling success of Avatar continues worldwide with the film reaching the $2 billion benchmark, everyone connected with it must be ecstatic.Yet, there must be a bit of anxiety of its......

McCarron accuses Mickelson of cheating

Emotions ran high at the San Diego Open on Friday when Phil Mickelson was accused of cheating by fellow American Scott McCarron and double major winner John Daly said he was quitting the game.......

Montgomery announces retirement

Former world 100 metres record holder Tim Montgomery has announced his retirement from athletics, one day after receiving a two-year doping ban from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)."I'm......

Montgomery made his name with world record

For a long time, Tim Montgomery, who faces doping charges in a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing on Monday that could bring a lifetime ban, seemed destined to be a footnote in the story......

Nightmares may just be beginning for Jones

Courteous as always but with her unsmiling face betraying the nightmares threatening to crush her career, Marion Jones completed a fleeting and unsuccessful European visit on Wednesday. The woman......

FBI searches BALCO head's home

Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation have conducted a new search of the home of Victor Conte, the head of the BALCO lab at the center of a global steroid scandal, a spokeswoman said on......

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Q. I am a Mumbaikar now in US 4 my studies&read in San Francisco Chronicle paper dat Mumbai schoolsI 4 admissions r getting more & more challenging. The latest demand - asking parents for character certificates from local police stations which is totally unfair that d schools is asking chracter certificate from the parents.Since der is no department that controls them, they are doing anything they want. This will be d first time that parents will have to approach police authorities for character certificates that d parents do not have criminal record. Is it justified and something weird going on?
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Cyrus Irani: A. What looks like an upside-down rainbow is actually a rare atmospheric spectacle called a circumzenithal arc. According to the San Francisco...... more

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Q. Which is your favourite movie about a mother? Why do you like it?
Dil Se: A. I Remember Mama (1948)Loosely based on Kathryn Forbes' book -Mama's Bank Account-, this film actually contains richer detail and more intricate...... more

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Mitali Choudhury: A. Wall Street Journal (New York)USA Today (Virginia)New York Times (New York)Los Angeles Times (California)Washington Post (District of Columbia)New...... more

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Q. Who is the inventor of Television ? Year?
Bhaskar Erram: A. Television was not invented by a single inventor, instead many people working together and alone over the years, contributed to the evolution of...... more

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