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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......

Obama's ex-tech czar Chopra to run for Virginia Lt Guv

Indian-American Aneesh Chopra, the former technology czar of United States President Barack Obama, has announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination for Virginia Lieutenant Governor, six......

Obama's aide Chopra seeks Lt Gov post in Virginia

Aneesh Chopra, erstwhile Chief Technology Officer to United States President Barack Obama, who quit his White House position nearly six months ago, amidst rumours that he would run for political......

Why the India chair in Virginia varsity matters

Professor Niraj Verma, director of the L Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, US, who will be the operational head of the......

Prestigious US university announces India chair

Virginia Commonwealth University's India Chair in Democracy and Civil Society a first in the United States. Aziz Haniffa reportsWith support and encouragement from Virginia Governor Robert......

'India, US business must not fall prey to politics'

US Senator Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat and co-chair of the Senate India Caucus, has lamented the lack of clarity by the Indian government with regard to economic reforms even though it had been......

Virginia Governor bullish about FDI in India

Virginia's Republican Governor Bob McDonnell, who is leading a trade delegation to India, talking to rediff.com from Bangalore - his second stop after Mumbai after arriving on November 15 - said,......

A friend's tribute to C K Prahalad

Dr Alan G Merten, President of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, since 1996, was among the business faculty at the University of Michigan in the late 1970s that interviewed and hired C......

Indian American appointed Virginia Treasurer

An Indian American, with roots in Maharashtra, has been appointed to the key post of Treasurer of the American state of Virginia.Manju Ganeriwala, currently deputy secretary of finance, has been......

Virginia Tech, India in energy research pact

Timothy M Kaine, Governor of the US state of Virginia, has expressed elation over a clean energy collaboration with India involving Virginia Tech.Kaine skipped leading the delegation of Virginian......

Why Pazhassi Raja star Kaniha cried

Tamil actress Kaniha, who stars in the much-awaited Pazhassi Raja, is home in Fairfax, Virginia, recuperating from a fall. Doctors have advised her at least three weeks rest, forcing the......

Spotted: Boman Irani at Zurich airport

Reader Jhumaand Amrita Deb, residents of Virginia, USA, met Boman Irani at Zurich Airporton May 27. The actor was in Switzerland with his wife and son.If you encounter/meet/see film or television......

Virginia Madsen in Mira Nair's Amelia Earhart biop

Virginia Madsen has signed on to join Hilary Swank and Richard Gere in Mira Nair's Amelia Earhart biopic Amelia.Also Read: Mira Nair to direct Gere, SwankThe film chronicles the rocky relationship......

Spotted! Rang De star Siddharth in US

Reader Altaf Shariff (left) and his friend Praveen (right) bumped into actor Siddharth in Virginia at Hotel Hilton. He was in the city to promote his Telugu film, Aata.Shariff writes that the Rang......

Reese takes on controversial high-school murder

Even as America is still getting to grips with thealarmingshootout at Virginia Tech last month, Variety magazine has declared that Reese Witherspoon's production house Type A Films is developing......

'Women tennis stars these days lack personality'

Former English tennis player Virginia Wade has slammed has women tennis players saying that they are bland, muscular, grunting, insular, robots with no personality. Wade, who won the women's......

Sania to team up with Pascual in Aus Open

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza will pair up with former doubles number one Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain in the Australian Open next month.Sania had reasonable success in the doubles events with......

Indian juniors score perect 10 over West Virginia

India U-16 football team continued their winning spree, mauling West Virginia Olympic Development Team 10-0 at Charleston to record their fifth victory on the trot in their training-cum-exposure......

Spanish duo lift women's doubles title

Spanish 10th seeds Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual claimed the women's doubles crown at the French Open on Friday.- Special: Pictures that tell the storyThe duo edged out Casey......

Jankovic double bagels Pascual

World number three Jelena Jankovic ruthlessly disposed of Spain's Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-0, 6-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the China Open on Thursday.Having been forced to wait until day four......

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Q. where is the Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel ?
Ajit Kulkarni: A. more

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Q. Is there any proof that we will be reborn when we die?
Spandana K: A. MonitorMerrimac Memorial BridgeTunnel (MMMBT) is the 4.6 mile-long (7.4 km) Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 664 in the southeastern portion...... more

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Q. what are Common plants in the taiga?
Sundaram: A. Not only is there scientific evidence to support Buddhist belief in rebirth, it is the only after-life theory that has any evidence to support it....... more

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The invisible killing machines

United States Attorney General Eric Holder's recent admission that the government killed four Americans in different drone strikes in Yemen and... ...

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Your Mood Could Improve With The Help Of A Brain Ultrasound

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Golf-Tour chief O'Grady apologises for inappropriate remark

VIRGINIA WATER, England | Thu May 23, 2013 9:00pm IST VIRGINIA WATER, England May 23 (Reuters) - European Tour chief executive George O'Grady has... ...

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New Knoxville bulk transfer terminal extends reach of Norfolk Southern's rail network for shippers of aggregates..

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Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Declares a 2.29% Dividend for First Quarter 2013

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) has approved a dividend at an annualized rate... ...

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