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The doctor was found not guilty of masturbating in front of a 14-year-old girl on a flight on Wednesday, following a three-day trial by a Boston federal court.

Woman, 30, says she has no pulse due to rare heart condition. 'I run on batteries'

Sofia Hart, 30, is alive because of a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) which keeps her heart pumping, according to People.

Indian-American doctor arrested for masturbating in front of teen girl on flight

An Indian-American doctor has been arrested in the US for allegedly masturbating in front of a teenaged girl on a flight

Indian-American data analyst dies after being hit by bus at Boston airport

According to State Police spokesman Dave Procopio, Kolla was hit by the bus at Terminal B's lower level while he was standing on the driver's side of his Acura SUV.

Man tries to stab flight attendant in mid-air scare

Francisco Severo Torres tried to stab a flight attendant and open the emergency exit door on a United Airlines flight on March 5.

Honda signs joint development pact with Boston-based EV battery R&D firm SES

In a statement, Honda said SES planned to list on the New York Stock Exchange via a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) transaction, and that the Japanese automaker planned to buy about 2% of the listed company, SES AI Corporation.

Boston's famous Skinny House sells for $1.25 million

The home does not have a front door. Instead, residents enter through a side door.

'World's oldest whiskey bottle' may draw bids up to $40,000 at auction in June

According to the company facilitating the auction, "the Carbon 14 dating conducted in 2021 in collaboration with the University of Georgia indicates, with the highest probability, that the whiskey was produced between 1762 and 1802".

US firm paid $ 1.18 mn bribe to NHAI officials to get contracts: Justice Dept

The Criminal Division of the Justice Department, in a letter dated June 21, said CDM Smith through its employees and agents, and those of its wholly-owned subsidiary in India (CDM India) paid approximately USD 1.18 million in bribes to government officials in India in exchange for highway construction supervision and design contracts and a water project contract resulting in approximately USD four million in net profits.

Amazon says 900 jobs will be added at new Boston office

The online retail company said yesterday it has signed a lease for a 14,000-sqare-meter space in a building along Fort Point Channel. It plans to hire people to work on its Alexa voice-activated technology, logistics and other business lines.

Olympics: Rome 2024 bid challenged by referendum call

The party launched its campaign on www.referendumroma2024.it, detailing actual costs incurred by previous Olympics hosts and claiming it would cost Italian taxpayers "billions of euros".

To cash on 'odd-even', Uber to launch car pooling in Delhi

While ride sharing in private cars is an evolved concept in the US market for cab hailing companies, the trend is yet to pick up in India. Currently, Uber only has drivers with commercial licences on board in India.

Silicon Valley IPO market boom winding down, data shows

Now, the party is winding down, according to data analyzed by Reuters: Five of the 12 US-based tech companies that went public this year, or 42 percent, priced their shares at a valuation below or nearly the same as their private market value, compared to 24 percent of the 29 that went public in 2014.

Despite 'weak' jobs report, Rosengren sees 2015 rate hike

In a agency interview, Eric Rosengren said the slowdown in hiring last month effectively heightens his sensitivity to the economy's performance the rest of the year.

Uber pledges to enlist 1 million female drivers by 2020

The ride service did not provide comparable figures for how many women drivers are on the Uber service worldwide at present. In the United States, about 14 percent of its 160,000 drivers are female, the company said. Uber said it adds thousands more drivers each month.

Memorabilia from JFK assassination up for auction

Among the items offered for sale was a gold wedding band that belonged to Oswald, Kennedy's assassin, along with a letter written last year by Oswald's widow, said Bobby Livingston, executive vice president of RR Auction.

Boston blasts: Is US really the paragon of inclusiveness?

Indians living the American Dream apparently buy into the partial myth that somehow their society is more inclusive than ours. As a corollary, they believe that if you are inclusive, anyone turning to terrorism must be an exception – a deviant.

Indian-American attorney to prosecute Boston bomber

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.

In Boston manhunt, online detectives flourish

The intensive manhunt for the bombers behind the deadly Boston Marathon attacks didn't take place only on the streets with professional police officers and SWAT teams...

Boston bombings suspect captured, brother killed

A Chechen-origin teenager suspected to be behind the deadly Boston bombings was today captured by the police here after a 24-hour drama that saw another suspect being killed and the city virtually shut.

FBI releases pics and videos of two Boston bomb suspects

The FBI has released pictures and videos of two suspects in the Boston marathon bombings and has asked for the public's help to identify them.

FM promises FIIs 8% growth by FY16

The finance minister is in Boston to sell the India story to foreign investors. The meeting, organised by Citigroup and attended by over 85 FIIs, saw the FM promising 8 percent growth by FY16. CNBC-TV18's Aakansha Sethi reports.

Twitter donates #OneBoston hashtag for Boston blast aid

Twitter has donated the #OneBoston hashtag to help spread awareness and information about those affected by the blasts

Boston Marathon organizers say race will return in 2014

The organizers of the Boston Marathon said on Tuesday they planned to hold the 118th edition of the race next year, vowing to continue in the wake of a bombing attack that killed three and injured 176 at the finish line on Monday.

Remain overweight on India, see capex revival: JP Morgan

JPMorgan AMC continues to be bullish on Indian equity market. “We are still seeing relatively good inflows into India. Though CPI inflation remains a concern, but the fall in WPI data was shot in the arm. The fall in gold and crude price will also be of big help to India,” Geoff Lewis of JPMorgan AMC said in an interview to CNBC-TV18.