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Finding lodgings could be grueling than training for Boston Marathon

Finding lodgings could be grueling than training for Boston Marathon

Rediff.com20 Mar 2014

Training for the Boston Marathon may be grueling, but finding a place to stay during the event is also proving a challenge for participants and supporters this year.

Sunitha in Boston ITF quarters

Sunitha in Boston ITF quarters

Rediff.com4 Jul 2008

Sunitha Rao quelled the challenge of American Gail Brodsky in straights sets to storm into the quarter-finals of the US $50,000 ITF women's hardcourt tennis tournament in Boston. The fifth seeded Indian won the second round match 6-3, 7-5.

Spotted! Ash-Abhishek in Boston

Spotted! Ash-Abhishek in Boston

Rediff.com26 Sep 2007

A reader sends us a picture.

'Shooting of Indian student in Boston NOT a hate crime'

'Shooting of Indian student in Boston NOT a hate crime'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2012

A 24-year-old Indian student, who was found dead near the Boston University campus, was not the victim of a hate crime and his killing appears to be an isolated incident, a prominent Indian-American organisation has said. Odisha native K Seshadri Rao, a student at Boston University's Graduate School of Management, was shot in the head and leg in the early hours of April 19.

Spotted: Captain America Chris Evans in Boston

Spotted: Captain America Chris Evans in Boston

Rediff.com15 Sep 2013

Reader Vikram Mitra sends us a photograph.

Did Chances Of A Trump Win Spook Bezos?

Did Chances Of A Trump Win Spook Bezos?

Rediff.com31 Oct 2024

Did Jeff Bezos decide against endorsing Harris because it would hurt his business interests? Only God and Bezos know, and neither of them are talking, notes Prem Panicker.

Sports Shorts: Boston marathon winner to turn pro

Sports Shorts: Boston marathon winner to turn pro

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday

New PHOTOS of Boston bomber's last stand

New PHOTOS of Boston bomber's last stand

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

A Massachusetts state police photographer has released never-before-seen photos of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev just before he was taken into custody.

Africans rule but 'Strong Boston' echoes two years after bombing

Africans rule but 'Strong Boston' echoes two years after bombing

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

Ethiopian runner Lelisa Desisa finished first in the Boston Marathon reclaiming the top spot in a race he last won two years ago when it was struck by a deadly bombing attack.

1 Boston bombing suspect shot dead, suspect # 2 on the run

1 Boston bombing suspect shot dead, suspect # 2 on the run

Rediff.com19 Apr 2013

Police are hunting in Watertown, 10-km from Boston, for someone they believe is the white-hatted "suspect number two" in the Marathon bombings, after a police officer was shot dead last night on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus.

PHOTOS: Boston Marathon ends in pain and tears

PHOTOS: Boston Marathon ends in pain and tears

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

Some photos from the spot where the twin blasts went off

Indian-American attorney to prosecute Boston bomber

Indian-American attorney to prosecute Boston bomber

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

The high profile case of prosecuting Boston Marathon bombing suspect -- Dzhokhar Tsarnaev -- has been entrusted to two noted American attorneys one of whom is an Indian-American.

Dharavi redevelopment gets boost as residents back survey

Dharavi redevelopment gets boost as residents back survey

Rediff.com4 Aug 2024

Representatives of Citizen and Society Development Welfare, who have given the slogan of Dharavi Banao Andolan, met Srinivas and submitted a memorandum seeking expedition of the survey being conducted in Dharavi.

Pressure cooker bombs used in Boston blasts

Pressure cooker bombs used in Boston blasts

Rediff.com17 Apr 2013

The Boston bombs were lethal devices consisting of metal, nails and ball bearings crammed into pressure cookers, it has emerged.

Why Boston bombing may remain a mystery

Why Boston bombing may remain a mystery

Rediff.com21 Apr 2013

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect of the Boston Marathon bombings, may not be able to talk after he suffered an injury to his throat.

Pak Taliban deny role in Boston bombings

Pak Taliban deny role in Boston bombings

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

The Pakistani Taliban, which claimed responsibility for a botched car bombing in New York's Times Square in 2010, on Tuesday denied any role in the bombings at the Boston Marathon in the US that killed three people and injured over 140.

Pakistan Taliban deny role in Boston bombings

Pakistan Taliban deny role in Boston bombings

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

The Pakistani Taliban, which claimed responsibility for a botched car bombing in New York's Times Square in 2010, today denied any role in the bombings at the Boston Marathon in the US that killed three people and injured over 140.

<I>Boston Globe</I> to lose 55 jobs to India

Boston Globe to lose 55 jobs to India

Rediff.com2 Mar 2007

The New York Times Company, which owns the Boston Globe, had recently announced the elimination of more than 120 jobs at the Boston Globe. Of these, 55 jobs in advertising finance will be outsourced to India.

Uncle asks Boston bombing suspect to surrender

Uncle asks Boston bombing suspect to surrender

Rediff.com20 Apr 2013

The estranged uncle of the Boston Marathon terror attacks suspects asked one of his nephew at large to surrender, saying his brother's children have brought shame to the entire Chechen community.

Indian-origin marathoner, family escape Boston bombings

Indian-origin marathoner, family escape Boston bombings

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

An Indian-origin runner and his family escaped the twin bombings during the Boston Marathon as he finished the run about an hour before with a personal best time.

Boston Acoustics launches India operations

Boston Acoustics launches India operations

Rediff.com17 Jun 2004

Boston Acoustics, the United States-based manufacturer of high performance audio solution for home entertainment equipment, has announced the launch of its India operations.

Twin blasts at Boston Marathon; 3 dead, over 140 hurt

Twin blasts at Boston Marathon; 3 dead, over 140 hurt

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

The two blasts occurred within seconds at a sidewalk along the route of the Boston Marathon, where thousands of people had lined up to cheer on the marathoners.

'Pakistan Intelligence Have Killed Hundreds Of Baloch'

'Pakistan Intelligence Have Killed Hundreds Of Baloch'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2024

'If the government sincerely addressed the issue of missing persons, it would alleviate 80% of the grievances in Balochistan.' 'No matter how many development projects Islamabad announces for the region, the people will remain upset as long as their loved ones are missing.'

Why India must create its own Bostons and Oxfords

Why India must create its own Bostons and Oxfords

Rediff.com12 May 2010

Why Indian cities must leverage their universities.

PHOTOS: Here is what inspired Boston Marathon champ Keflezighi to victory

PHOTOS: Here is what inspired Boston Marathon champ Keflezighi to victory

Rediff.com22 Apr 2014

American runner Meb Keflezighi said memories of the victims of last year's bomb attack carried him through the last, difficult miles of this year's Boston Marathon.

Cummins, Warner's Xmas Postcards

Cummins, Warner's Xmas Postcards

Rediff.com26 Dec 2023

The Australian skipper celebrated Christmas with wife Becky Boston and their son Albie.

Sunita Williams to run Boston marathon, in space

Sunita Williams to run Boston marathon, in space

Rediff.com30 Mar 2007

Williams, who qualified for the Boston race by finishing the Houston Marathon last year in 3 hours, 29 minutes and 57 seconds, will run the race on a station treadmill.

Remembering The Day JFK Died

Remembering The Day JFK Died

Rediff.com22 Nov 2023

November 22, 2023 marks 60 years since US President John F Kennedy's assassination.

Boston lawyers win South Asian bar award

Boston lawyers win South Asian bar award

Rediff.com11 Aug 2011

The South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston won the 2011 Outstanding Program Award for its 'Know Your Rights' program at the North American South Asian Bar Association annual convention in Los Angeles.

New York Times sells Boston Globe to Red Sox owner

New York Times sells Boston Globe to Red Sox owner

Rediff.com3 Aug 2013

The New York Times Co has agreed to sell The Boston Globe to the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, John W. Henry, for $70 million in cash, ending its 20-year ownership of the paper.

Voices of gratitude, defiance mark Boston bombing memorial

Voices of gratitude, defiance mark Boston bombing memorial

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, other leaders and survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing shared messages of thanks and defiance on Tuesday at a tribute to the three people killed and 264 wounded in the attack exactly one year ago.

Boston shooting: Residents wait for situation to resolve

Boston shooting: Residents wait for situation to resolve

Rediff.com19 Apr 2013

Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been in a lockdown after a series of events that followed when suspects in the Boston marathon bombing shot Sean Collier, a young Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer (badge 179 but yet unnamed) in his cruiser. Rediff team reports.

Are Boston blasts linked to Oklahoma attack anniversary?

Are Boston blasts linked to Oklahoma attack anniversary?

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

According to reports, federal investigators are looking into possible links with the Patriot's Day anniversaries of the Branch Davidian compound seige in Waco, Texas, and the Oklahoma City bombing.

Wealthy Indian-origin couple, daughter found dead in US

Wealthy Indian-origin couple, daughter found dead in US

Rediff.com30 Dec 2023

The bodies of Rakesh Kamal, 57, his wife, Teena, 54, and their 18-year-old daughter, Ariana, were found in their Dover mansion at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Norfolk District Attorney (DA) Michael Morrissey said.

1 killed, hundreds evacuated after 70 explosions hit gas pipeline in Boston

1 killed, hundreds evacuated after 70 explosions hit gas pipeline in Boston

Rediff.com14 Sep 2018

The Massachusetts State Police said in a tweet that residents in the affected areas who have gas service from Columbia Gas 'should evacuate their homes immediately if they have not done so'.

Boston bombings suspect moved from hospital to prison

Boston bombings suspect moved from hospital to prison

Rediff.com26 Apr 2013

The lone surviving Boston bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was injured in a deadly shootout with police here last week, was on Friday transferred from a hospital to a prison medical centre in Massachusetts.

Boston bombers are cowardly, knock-off jihadis: Biden

Boston bombers are cowardly, knock-off jihadis: Biden

Rediff.com25 Apr 2013

The two Chechen brothers accused of the Boston Marathon bombings are "twisted, perverted, cowardly knock-off jihadis" who failed to instill fear in the American people, United States Vice President Joe Biden has said.

Boston bombings highlight the threat from lone radicals

Boston bombings highlight the threat from lone radicals

Rediff.com17 Apr 2013

Indian intelligence agencies say that in western countries lone warriors, working independent of terror outfits, are carrying out acts of terrorism, Vicky Nanjappa