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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.

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'.

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.

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.

<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.

Not your typical granny! 83-year-old Humbert's Paris Olympic dreams

Not your typical granny! 83-year-old Humbert's Paris Olympic dreams

Rediff.com2 May 2023

Barbara Humbert dreams of taking part in next year's Paris Olympic Games 'Marathon For All', a race opening the Olympic route to non-elite competitors for the first time.

Another Olympic career? Retired Puig making her mark in a different sport!

Another Olympic career? Retired Puig making her mark in a different sport!

Rediff.com28 Apr 2023

Following her retirement from tennis due to injuries, Olympic champion Monica Puig has switched gears and is enjoying another sport.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Where's This Man Going?

Where's This Man Going?

Rediff.com25 Apr 2023

We live in an Odd, Odd, World!

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.

Jury finds Tsarnaev guilty of 2013 Boston Marathon bombings

Jury finds Tsarnaev guilty of 2013 Boston Marathon bombings

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

A United States jury on Wednesday found Dzokhar Tsarnaev guilty of killing three people and injuring 264 in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, as well as fatally shooting a police officer four days later.

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.

Show must go on for city sport events after Boston blasts

Show must go on for city sport events after Boston blasts

Rediff.com17 Apr 2013

Deadly bomb blasts that hit the Boston marathon on Monday will not affect the future of city sports events even though full security can never be guaranteed for the thousands of fans, experts said on Tuesday.

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

PM condemns Boston blasts: 'Senseless and cowardly act'

PM condemns Boston blasts: 'Senseless and cowardly act'

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

"The people of India join me in condemning the attack in the strongest terms. We stand in solidarity and sympathy with the bereaved families, the injured and the people of the United States," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, expressing shock and sadness over the attack.

Boston aftermath: Chechen killed by FBI was unarmed

Boston aftermath: Chechen killed by FBI was unarmed

Rediff.com30 May 2013

A Chechen man, who was fatally shot by an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation last week during an interview about one of the Boston bombing suspects, was unarmed, United States law enforcement officials have said.An air of mystery has surrounded the shooting of Ibragim Todashev, 27, since it occurred on May 22.

Keflezighi is first US man to win Boston Marathon in 30 years

Keflezighi is first US man to win Boston Marathon in 30 years

Rediff.com21 Apr 2014

Meb Keflezighi became the first U.S. male athlete to win the Boston Marathon in three decades on Monday, the first running of the race since last year's fatal bombing attack.

Boston bomber Dzhokhar not an enemy combatant: US

Boston bomber Dzhokhar not an enemy combatant: US

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the second suspect of the last week's Boston marathon bombings, is not an enemy combatant as it is against the law to try US citizens under military conditions, the White House said on Monday.

Boston bomber: Lone wolf or home-grown terrorists?

Boston bomber: Lone wolf or home-grown terrorists?

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

Analysts believe that it was unlikely that an international terror network was behind the explosions.

Thousands gather outside White House to welcome Modi

Thousands gather outside White House to welcome Modi

Rediff.com23 Jun 2023

Slogans like 'Vande Mataram', 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and 'Modi, Modi' went up the air amid a mood of cheer.

Boston bomb suspects brothers of Chechen-origin: Report

Boston bomb suspects brothers of Chechen-origin: Report

Rediff.com19 Apr 2013

The two Boston Marathon bombing suspects are believed to be brothers of Chechen-origin, media reports said as authorities here ordered lockdown of the city to hunt for the surviving suspect after the other one was killed in a shootout with police.

Boston Red Sox owners to buy Liverpool

Boston Red Sox owners to buy Liverpool

Rediff.com6 Oct 2010

Liverpool have agreed to the sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures (NESV), which owns American baseball club the Boston Red Sox, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.

Taj closes in on Boston hotel

Taj closes in on Boston hotel

Rediff.com4 Oct 2006

'He's a special player, special person'

'He's a special player, special person'

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

After the game, Curry redirected praise onto his teammates.

Pacers win Game Two in Boston

Pacers win Game Two in Boston

Rediff.com26 Apr 2005

Reggie Miller scored 28 points, including the game-winning basket, as the Indiana Pacers evened up their playoff series.

Boston 'bomber' Tsarnaev pleads not guilty to all charges

Boston 'bomber' Tsarnaev pleads not guilty to all charges

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

Boston marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to all charges in his first appearance in a federal courtroom on Wednesday.

Boston blasts suspect out of danger, grilled by FBI

Boston blasts suspect out of danger, grilled by FBI

Rediff.com30 Apr 2013

Boston bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is being treated in a hospital with multiple injuries including gunshots, is out of danger, a United States lawmaker familiar with his health situation has said.

Boston bomber Dzhokhar to face trial from May 30

Boston bomber Dzhokhar to face trial from May 30

Rediff.com23 Apr 2013

The 19-year-old Chechen-origin suspect is charged with conspiring to use "weapon of mass destruction", faces death penalty if convicted by the court.

Atwal tied 46th in Boston

Atwal tied 46th in Boston

Rediff.com3 Sep 2005

Arjun Atwal carded a one-under 70 on the opening day of the Deutsche Bank Championship.

'We will find you', Obama tells Boston marathon bombers

'We will find you', Obama tells Boston marathon bombers

Rediff.com18 Apr 2013

United States President Barack Obama on Thursday condoled the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings here in an emotional inter-faith service, vowing to find those responsible for this "senseless" act as he stressed that a "bomb cannot beat us" and the nation will "finish the race."

What's Ishaan Khatter Doing at The NBA?

What's Ishaan Khatter Doing at The NBA?

Rediff.com27 Apr 2022

Ishaan soaked in the atmosphere as he cheered on Kevin Durant, whose Brooklyn Nets lost to the Boston Celtics on Monday night.

China refuses US request for talks, says Pentagon

China refuses US request for talks, says Pentagon

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

The request was made soon after the balloon was shot down on Saturday off the coast of South Carolina in the Atlantic Ocean.