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Snapshots: India's natural splendour

Snapshots: India's natural splendour

Rediff.com15 Aug 2013

Readers send in their travel images. Have you sent yours yet?

Meet Ishani Chowdhury, the unsung, community hero

Meet Ishani Chowdhury, the unsung, community hero

Rediff.com5 Dec 2013

Ishani Chowdhury deftly straddles the diverse worlds of activism and the arts.

US man faces jail for laughing too loud in own house!

US man faces jail for laughing too loud in own house!

Rediff.com7 Mar 2013

An American man is facing 30 days in jail or $500 fine for laughing too loud in his own home. Forty-two-year old Robert Schiavelli of Rockville Centre, New York received the tickets for 'disturbing the peace' on consecutive days in February after the police responded to a neighbour's complaints that his laughter could be heard across the street.

Trader admits fraud in $1 billion Apple stock scheme

Trader admits fraud in $1 billion Apple stock scheme

Rediff.com17 Apr 2013

A former Rochdale Securities trader whose unauthorised purchase of about $1 billion of Apple Inc stock caused the demise of the company pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy.

US: Indian doctor joins influential board

US: Indian doctor joins influential board

Rediff.com5 Jun 2008

Dr Suresh Kumar Gupta has been appointed a commissioner of the Maryland State Board of Physicians. The Board comprises 21 members, including 14 physicians and seven members of the public and is vested with the mission to protect the health and safety of Maryland citizens 'through strong enforcement of licensure standards for physicians and allied health providers; and through an effective disciplinary programme.'

Scientists a step closer to artificial life

Scientists a step closer to artificial life

Rediff.com25 Jan 2008

The researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville created the artificial genome code -- the chemical blueprint of life -- by synthesising and assembling 582,970 base pair genome of bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium JCVI-1.0.

'Outsourcing is a second-tier issue'

'Outsourcing is a second-tier issue'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2006

Maryland Governor Robert L Ehrlich Jr is upbeat about India-US relations.

Sikhs open gurudwaras to Americans

Sikhs open gurudwaras to Americans

Rediff.com30 Sep 2005

The move is part of the 'outreach strategy' to foster better understanding and promote partnership based on trust and community harmony.

NRI couple convicted of health plan fraud

NRI couple convicted of health plan fraud

Rediff.com30 Sep 2005

The Indian American couple has been convicted of defrauding employee groups in Texas in a health plan fraud worth thousands of Dollars.

COVID-hit Trump makes surprise drive-by to greet supporters

COVID-hit Trump makes surprise drive-by to greet supporters

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

The brief drive through Rockville Pike in Bethesda, a Maryland suburb of Washington DC, that separates the National Institute of Health and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, brought cheers to his supporters who have been praying for the 74-year-old president's health ahead of the presidential election next month.

Indian origin lawyer sworn in Connecticut Superior Court judge

Indian origin lawyer sworn in Connecticut Superior Court judge

Rediff.com4 Jul 2014

Rupal Shah Palanki was officially sworn in as a judge of the superior court of Connecticut, United States recently.