Indian-born fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, convicted last year of raping and sexually assaulting aspiring models as young as 14-years-old, was sentenced to a minimum of 59 years in prison on Monday by a Los Angeles court.Before delivering the sentence, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Wesley denied Jon's motions for a new trial.Prosecutors had asked for the 34-year-old designer to be given the maximum possible sentence.
The sexy starlet was bestowed an honourary citizenship by the city of Los Angeles.
Cooking with Stella starring Lisa Ray opened the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles on April 20.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said Tokyo Olympics is the immediate target but infrastructure needs to be put in place for future events for athletes to perform well.
Dr Rudra Sabaratnam, a physician and long-time Los Angeles marathon runner who is frequently quoted in The Los Angeles Times on the subject of sports injury, was arrested last week by federal authorities on the charge that he conspired with social worker Estill Mills to recruit people from homeless shelters to receive unnecessary health services.
Following is the 911 call from Michael Jackson's Los Angeles home at 12:21(0051 IST) on Thursday.
Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has approached a US court for a status conference after waiting for an order on his extradition to India for more than 20 months.
President Joe Biden's close aide Eric Garcetti is set to be confirmed as US ambassador to India after the Senate on Wednesday voted on the cloture motion limiting debate on his nomination, reflecting that the ruling Democratic Party has enough votes for his selection for the top post.
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The American, a two-time Olympic bronze medallist and a four-time world champion on the balance beam, finished a disappointing fifth with 13.100.
"Some didn't make it to important lectures. Others lost precious vacation days. And a few worried they would miss once-in-a-lifetime family events."
Jon will be appearing in person in Los Angeles Superior Court in Beverly Hills on April 4 for arraignment.
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Ibrahimovic said sports people like Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James should quit sticking their nose into politics.
"Members of the Christian tradition have often shown great disrespect for the Hindu faith. Too often in history, Christian clergy have treated Hindus as the subjects of our efforts at conversion, rather than as equally beloved children of God and equal partners in the moral, philosophical, and religious dialogue that we must engage in, if we are to serve the human race and respond to the call of the Divine in our time."
Argentina's Luciana Aymar and Spain's Pol Amat were crowned as WorldHockey Players of the Year 2008 in Los Angeles, USA on Friday. Both hockey stars received their awards during a special ceremony on the occasion of the FIH Congress Dinner at Universal Studios in the Californian city. Dutch Maartje Paumen and Australian Eddie Ockenden won the WorldHockey Young Player of the Year 2008 awards. All four hockey stars were present in Los Angeles to receive their awards.
'There is a possibility I may not survive this ordeal,' designer Anand Jon told Sharon Waxman of Los Angeles magazine before his trial for sexual abuse last year.
The company which had sold tickets worth 85 million for the 50 -date concert tour 'This Is It' that was to be held in London's famed O2 Arena from July 13. AEG will now have to refund the amount to approximately 750,000 people across the globe, reported Los Angeles Times.
Cricket has been shortlisted for potential inclusion at the 2028 Los Angeles Games along with baseball-softball, flag football, lacrosse, breakdancing, karate, kickboxing, squash and motorsport.
England soccer player David Beckham was a superstar in Europe but when he moved to America a waiter demanded to see his ID and refused him a glass of wine, according to a book due out in July. The book also features Beckham discussing the technique of his trademark bending free-kick goals, his marriage to the former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and his relationship with celebrities such as Tom Cruise.
Oscar De La Hoya, the "Golden Boy" who has held world titles in six different weight classes, announced his retirement from the ring on Tuesday.
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Hockey India (HI) secretary general Bhola Nath Singh on Saturday claimed that India will definitely win gold at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics if they miss out on the yellow metal in Paris next year.
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Lauren, always active on social media, posted her favourite 2021 pictures on Instagram.
Magistrate judge Jacqueline Chooljian on Thursday ordered the defence attorneys and prosecutors to file additional documents by July 15, which was reported by a US news agency.
India's Parul Chaudhary smashed the national record at the Sound Running meet in Los Angeles as she became the first athlete from the country to clock a sub-nine minute time in the women's 3000m event.
Williams and Hamilton have pledged an estimated 10 million pounds ($13.06 million) each to the bid.
His 9-gold athletic haul at the Olympics remains unrivalled with Usain Bolt coming close with 8. Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry, salutes Carl Lewis, 'Sportsman of the 20th Century' on his 60th birthday.
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In an effort to brand India as an emerging global power, Indian companies are organising a series of activities in the US to mark the 60th anniversary of Independence.
Three-time Olympic champion Marion Jones is heavily in debt, fighting off court judgments and down to a bank balance of about $2,000.
Brazil missed a string of chances and were left to rue a lack of quality in the final third after they were held 0-0 by Costa Rica.
In a huge setback to Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a United States court has ruled that the Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman could be extradited to India where is wanted for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack carried out by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists.
'Indiana Jones' star Harrison Ford underwent surgery to repair a broken ankle and pelvis following his death-defying plane crash in California.
Kiren Rijiju exuded confidence that India would put up a better show in the 2024 Games but the main focus remains on the 2028 edition.
"Blanketing around 100 million people, primarily in the Ganges Valley, the pollution levels are about five times larger than those typically found over Los Angeles," NASA said in a release.
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was evaluated and released from the emergency department of a Los Angeles-area hospital on Wednesday, about two weeks after undergoing quadruple bypass surgery, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center said.
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