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Armstrong teammate Landis admits defrauding supporters

Armstrong teammate Landis admits defrauding supporters

Rediff.com25 Aug 2012

Former professional cyclist Floyd Landis, who implicated teammate Lance Armstrong in a doping scheme, agreed to a plea deal in federal court in San Diego on Friday, admitting he defrauded supporters out of nearly $500,000 by claiming that he himself had not doped, prosecutors said.

From Deadpool to Captain Marvel.... Best of Comic Con

From Deadpool to Captain Marvel.... Best of Comic Con

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

San Diego Comic-Con just got over and the cosplay (wearing costumes, for those who don't know) was looking bigger and better than ever. Thousands in attendance went all out to demonstrate their dedication to their various fandoms, with guests cosplaying as their favourite characters from Marvel comics, Game of Thrones, anime and beyond in intricately-designed costumes. Take a look to see the best and most creative costumes at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, which ran between July 18 and July 22.

Private funeral service for Pandit Ravi Shankar on Sunday

Private funeral service for Pandit Ravi Shankar on Sunday

Rediff.com16 Dec 2012

The funeral service for legendary sitar virtuoso Pandit Ravi Shankar will be held on Sunday near his home in Encinitas in San Diego, California. Ravi Shankar passed away on December 11 near his home in Encinitas. He was 92.

'Pt Ravi Shankar India's gift to the world'

'Pt Ravi Shankar India's gift to the world'

Rediff.com12 Dec 2012

Admirers in California reacted in shock to the demise of sitar master Pandit Ravi Shankar who introduced Indian music to the Western world. 92-year-old Shankar died on Tuesday in San Diego, California.

US military buys social networking spy software

US military buys social networking spy software

Rediff.com18 Mar 2011

The US Central Command has purchased the $2.7-million programme -- developed by San Diego firm Ntrepid -- which allows one military user to create multiple personas on internet and engage in extended online communications with terror suspects, The Washington Times reported.

Facebook posts more memorable than faces

Facebook posts more memorable than faces

Rediff.com16 Jan 2013

The researchers found that the participants' memory was about one-and-a-half times stronger for Facebook posts than for book sentences.

Hello, this is Cyber Gen Next

Hello, this is Cyber Gen Next

Rediff.com12 Apr 2011

From compulsory drinking binges to confused parents, a new book throws interesting light on India's outsourcing industry, discovers Aseem Chhabra.

The brain is his fiefdom

The brain is his fiefdom

Rediff.com1 Mar 2011

When neurologist Vilayanur S Ramachandran was 12, he told his father he wanted to be a scientist. His father suggested that he go to medical school instead, because doctors are assured of a living wage, scientists are not. Ramachandran obediently went to medical school and is still a doctor. But he has made his name as a neuroscientist.

Seven Indians among world's top 100 intellectuals

Seven Indians among world's top 100 intellectuals

Rediff.com9 May 2008

An influential American magazine has listed almost half a dozen Indians including Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen and novelist Salman Rushdie, in a list of world's top 100 'public intellectuals'. Journalist-author Fareed Zakaria and San Diego-based neuroscientist V S Ramachandran, historian Ramachandra Guha, political psychologist Ashis Nandy and environmentalist Sunita Narain are also on the list.

Asia:Rising temperatures to affect rice production

Asia:Rising temperatures to affect rice production

Rediff.com10 Aug 2010

Rising temperatures during the past 25 years have already cut the yield growth rate by 10-20 per cent in several locations.

US: Indian scientists' body holds 26th banquet

US: Indian scientists' body holds 26th banquet

Rediff.com5 Jun 2008

The Association of Scientists of Indian Origin in America honoured seven scientists for their accomplishments at ASIOA's 26th annual banquet, held recently at the Lion's Club of San Diego in California, on the sidelines of the Experimental Biology Conference. Nearly 100 delegates attended the event.

'We have lost a strategist of the highest order'

'We have lost a strategist of the highest order'

Rediff.com17 Apr 2010

In the demise of C K Prahalad, the corporate world has lost a management guru and a corporate strategist of the highest order. While he will indeed be missed by all in the corporate world, his lifelong commitment and work towards helping shape the future of global economy will inspire and guide leaders all over the world for a long time to come. His fresh and ever-evolving business insights, and the sheer depth and breadth of his knowledge helped entrepreneurial ambitions

Top management guru C K Prahalad passes away

Top management guru C K Prahalad passes away

Rediff.com17 Apr 2010

C K Prahalad, one of the world's renowned management gurus, passed away on Friday. Associated with some of the top educational institutes around the world, the Harvard Business School graduate also was a consultant to many top global companies.

Sandeep Baweja on California city's schools board

Sandeep Baweja on California city's schools board

Rediff.com4 Oct 2007

Sandeep Baweja, an attorney with the Baweja Law Group, with offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange County, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Irvine Public Schools Foundation.

3G mobile telephony is here

3G mobile telephony is here

Rediff.com10 Jun 2004

The big fat Indian wedding is going cosmopolitan!

The big fat Indian wedding is going cosmopolitan!

Rediff.com2 Feb 2010

Indian weddings are increasingly becoming cosmopolitan, embracing diverse cultural concepts. Ritusmita Biswas examines the emerging trend.

Why Himalayan glaciers are melting

Why Himalayan glaciers are melting

Rediff.com2 Aug 2007

Accumulation of atmospheric brown clouds caused by the buildup of greenhouse gases is significantly contributing to the melting of Himalayan glaciers.

Cruise with 4,500 on board adrift in Pacific

Cruise with 4,500 on board adrift in Pacific

Rediff.com10 Nov 2010

The ship, which departed from Long Beach, Calif., Sunday on a seven-day voyage to the Mexican Riviera, was about 200 miles south of San Diego when a fire ignited in the engine room, cutting off power, telephone service and air conditioning.

Why normal sleep is critical to health

Why normal sleep is critical to health

Rediff.com12 Jun 2008

The study, authored by Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, of the University of California at San Diego, and colleagues, focused on 2,226 women 60 years of age or older. Reports of use of sleeping aids, daytime somnolence, napping, sleep latency, sleep maintenance insomnia, early morning awakening, snoring, overall perceived sleep quality, and sleep duration were all assessed.

Kuznetsova crushes Zheng, enters Montreal semis

Kuznetsova crushes Zheng, enters Montreal semis

Rediff.com21 Aug 2010

Svetlana Kuznetsova thrashed China's Zheng Jie 6-1, 6-3 to become the first player through to the semi-finals of the Montreal Cup on Friday.

Sharapova outlasts Kuznetsova for Cincinnati debut

Sharapova outlasts Kuznetsova for Cincinnati debut

Rediff.com11 Aug 2010

Maria Sharapova battled to a 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 victory over in-form Russian compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova to reach the second round of the Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday.

Ivanovic turns back clock with win in Cincinnati

Ivanovic turns back clock with win in Cincinnati

Rediff.com10 Aug 2010

Former world number one Ana Ivanovic showed flashes of the form that took her to the pinnacle of tennis as she upset ninth seed Victoria Azarenka 2-6, 7-6, 6-2 in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters on Monday.

When young you want to achieve success on your own

When young you want to achieve success on your own

Rediff.com8 Jul 2009

Arpit Jaiswal, currently studying in IIM-A, skipped studying abroad because he wants to give something back to the country of his birth.

Advance made in anti-HIV research

Advance made in anti-HIV research

Rediff.com17 Mar 2008

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have also succeeded in forcing the virus towards dormancy. The authors say that their study shows how a developmental decision between HIV's two "replication fates" is made. The scientists were able to measure the level of "noise" or randomness in the HIV gene expression and use this noise to probe how HIV decides to replicate or remain dormant.

Hate your job? Here's what to do

Hate your job? Here's what to do

Rediff.com13 Sep 2006

Boozing bees shed light on alcohol effects

Boozing bees shed light on alcohol effects

Rediff.com26 Oct 2004

Inebriated honeybees could give better insight into alcohol's effects on human behaviour, according to a study by US researchers.

'Prahalad believed India will become a leader'

'Prahalad believed India will become a leader'

Rediff.com17 Apr 2010

Chairman and Managing Director of TVS Capital Funds Ltd Gopal Srinivasan was a student of Prahalad at the University of Michigan. In a tribute to his guru, he remembers how Prahalad had imagined India@75.

Mobiles: Back to basics flops

Mobiles: Back to basics flops

Rediff.com28 Apr 2006

McCarron accuses Mickelson of cheating

McCarron accuses Mickelson of cheating

Rediff.com30 Jan 2010

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.

Cramming reduces long-term retention

Cramming reduces long-term retention

Rediff.com30 Aug 2007

The study suggests that 'massing' all the study on a single topic into a single session reduces long-term retention, and that it is always better to leave it alone for a while and then return to it

Retreat of Himalayan glaciers can be stopped

Retreat of Himalayan glaciers can be stopped

Rediff.com3 Aug 2007

The glaciers provide a lifeline for billions of people by feeding the major rivers in the region, according to the United Nations Environment Programme.

Venus maintains Wimbledon form

Venus maintains Wimbledon form

Rediff.com31 Jul 2007

Venus Williams thrashed Anastasia Rodionova 6-3, 6-0 in the first round of the San Diego Classic.

Beware, now obesity could be contagious

Beware, now obesity could be contagious

Rediff.com27 Jul 2007

Simply put, say researchers in a study widely cited in the international news media, obesity can spread through social interaction, much like flu

Turmeric may hold key to fight Alzheimer's

Turmeric may hold key to fight Alzheimer's

Rediff.com18 Jul 2007

Using blood samples from Alzheimer's patients, researchers found that bisdemethoxycurcumin boosted immune cells to clear amyloid beta. In addition, researchers identified the immune genes associated with this activity.

Passenger opens plane emergency exit, walks on wing in US

Passenger opens plane emergency exit, walks on wing in US

Rediff.com6 May 2022

The incident happened when the plane was taxiing at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

Touchdown! Atlantis lands safely in California

Touchdown! Atlantis lands safely in California

Rediff.com23 Jun 2007

Atlantis' flight path brought it over San Diego and just east of Los Angeles before it touched down at Edwards where it was greeted by fair skies and light winds.

Indian-origin US actor arrested in California

Indian-origin US actor arrested in California

Rediff.com13 Aug 2008

Indian-origin US actor Shelley Malil has been booked on suspicion of attempted murder, mayhem and burglary in connection with an attack that San Diego authorities said left his ex-girlfriend in a critical condition with 20 stab wounds.

25 rules for leaders

25 rules for leaders

Rediff.com15 Feb 2007

Fast Company's RealTime San Diego generated a remarkable collection of ideas, tools, and inspirational advice. Here are 25 of the smartest insights that we took away from the event.

Landis hip surgery successful

Landis hip surgery successful

Rediff.com29 Sep 2006

Landis returned home on Thursday and will immediately begin a six weeks of physical therapy to strengthen the hip and increase its range of movement, spokesman Michael Henson said.