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  Kerry holds talks with Chinese diplomat in Boston

  World | October 18, 2014 14:10 IST

  Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with visiting top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi at his private residence in Boston, kicking of their two days of talks aimed at easing tensions between the

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  Harvard students, staff receive emails threatening to shoot them today

  World | October 04, 2014 10:22 IST

  Cambridge: Over hundred students and staff at Harvard University received emails that threatened to shoot them, according to campus police. They received these mails Friday evening from a sender who threatened to kill them today.The

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  Monica Gill is the new Miss India USA 2013 (see pics)

  Lifestyle | November 28, 2013 6:53 IST

  New Jersey: Monica Gill, a clinical affairs associate from Boston, Massachusetts, is the new Miss India USA 2013, an annual pageant where Indian American beauties compete for the grand Miss India Worldwide crown.Gill, 24, was

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  Boston bomb suspect pleads not guilty

  World | July 11, 2013 11:37 IST

  Boston, July 11: In his first court appearance, Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to charges of killing four people and wounding more than 200, as blast victims looked on.Tsarnaev, 19,

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  Spacey names pet 'Boston' as tribute to city

  Hollywood | May 06, 2013 16:42 IST

  London, May 6: Actor-director Kevin Spacey named his new pet dog Boston to pay tribute to the city in the wake of last month's bombings.The actor posted pictures of his puppy, that he reportedly adopted

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  Thousands run in support of Boston Marathon victims

  World | April 22, 2013 9:07 IST

  New York, Apr 22: Thousands of New Yorkers donned "I Run for Boston" bibs during a 4-mile (6.4-kilometer) run Sunday in Central Park, one of a number of races held around the world in support

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  Boston blasts: Timeline of terror strikes at big sporting events

  World | April 16, 2013 14:01 IST

  Apr 16: A glance at some sporting events and teams that have been affected by attacks and threats:Sept. 5-6, 1972 -- Palestinians going by the name of "Black September" kill 11 Israeli athletes at the

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  Harvard varsity students plan India-Pakistan peace vigil

  World | January 26, 2013 18:19 IST

  Cambridge (Massachusetts), Jan 26: In the wake of tensions between India and Pakistan, South Asian students of Harvard University have planned a ‘global vigil' Sunday for peace between the two countries.Sponsored by the South Asia

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  Electrical Fire Leaves Swath Of Boston In Darkness

  World | March 16, 2012 15:47 IST

  Boston, Mar 14: A smoky electrical transformer fire on Tuesday forced emergency crews to shut off power to a large swath of Boston's Back Bay section, plunging neighborhoods familiar to tourists from Kenmore Square to

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  Yuvraj Singh Completes Second Cycle Of Chemotherapy

  Cricket | March 01, 2012 10:55 IST

  New Delhi, March 1: Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has completed the second cycle of chemotherapy, continuing his recovery from a rare germ cell cancer in Boston ( United States). "Second cycle has finished today !