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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......

Many feared dead in Texas fertilizer plant blast, 200 hurt

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

Diwali resolution introduced in US senate

US Senators John Cornyn, Texas Republican, and Mark R Warner, Virginia Democrat -- the co-chairs of the Senate's bipartisan India Caucus -- have introduced a resolutionto honour and celebrate the......

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 most disturbing movie ever?
Divya Kulkarni: A. more

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Q. We are best brains - 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.
Brinda Sapat: A. Texas chain saw massacre!!!!!!! more

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Q. Eighty Six: ---what does it mean?
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Q. In San Antonio, Texas there is a restaurant called "Chunkys" that serves a burger called the Four Horsemen Burger. It gets its name from the four types of peppers used to create this apocalyptically hot feast. Slices of Jalapenos, chopped Serrano Peppers and chunks of the Ghost Pepper help to make up the burger. What pepper is used to make the sauce that tops off this fiery foursome?
Rajan: A. Mean Green Eighty-Six The Toads North Texas took on Metroplex rival TCU on October 18, 1986, and walked away from Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort...... more

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Solar plane completes second leg of cross-country flight in Texas

DALLAS (Reuters) - A solar airplane that developers hope to eventually pilot around the globe landed safely on Thursday in Texas, completing the... ...

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Six book publishing lessons from Open Road Medias first three years

When the former HarperCollins CEO Jane Friedman cofounded Open Road Media in 2009, the publisher was one of the first of its kind: The idea was... ...

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He wants to build awesome apps for your mobile

From building crude applications while in college to founding a company that clocked in revenue worth INR 24 crores last year, Shiladitya... ...

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Crude oil extends losses on strong dollar

New Yorks main contract, West Texas Intermediate light sweet crude for delivery in July, dropped 58 cents to $93.70 a barrel in the morning trade... ...

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Activists rally ahead of Boy Scouts vote on gay youth ban

GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - Gay rights activists and members of conservative groups gathered in the Texas town of Grapevine on Wednesday where Boy... ...

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