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This undated photo provided by Merced County Sheriff's Office shows Jasleen Kaur, left, and Jasdeep Singh, with their 8-month-old daughter Aroohi Dheri. (Photo: AP/PTI)

'We're all shattered': Loved ones, community hold vigil for slain Sikh family in US

The city of Merced has organised a candlelight vigil for the family every night at 7 pm from October 6 to October 9

07 Oct 2022 4:21 PM

Water is now sold in glass bottles and aluminium cans, and travellers are encouraged to bring their own empty bottles to fill up for free. (Photo: AP)

Coffee drinkers take Blue Bottle’s announcement in stride

San Francisco cafes are banishing disposable coffee cups.

25 Dec 2019 10:39 AM

The five-year-old Juliana pig and her owner, Tatyana Danilova, are part of San Francisco International Airport’s “Wag Brigade” - a program that brings therapy animals to the airport to cheer passengers up and help ease travel anxieties. (Photo: Twitter)

‘Pilot’s cap, painted toenails’: LiLou, world’s first airport therapy pig, at San Francisco

She raises a hoof in greeting, poses for selfies and entertains departing passengers with a tune on her toy piano.

12 Nov 2019 10:26 AM

A walk along the Golden Gate Bridge is just mesmerising. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Must-do things in San Francisco

15 best things to try your hands on while in San Francisco.

06 Oct 2019 11:15 AM

Amsterdam is being called 'Venice', due to high tourist counts. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

World’s most over-touristed cities

Read on to find out the top 3 cities facing threats to their resources.

19 Aug 2019 1:33 PM

Few official details of the shooting were immediately available. (Photo: AP)

4 injured in San Francisco-area shopping mall shooting

Local media said the shopping mall in San Bruno, located south of San Francisco, was closed after the gunfire.

03 Jul 2019 9:47 AM

The ordinance says e-cigarette products sold in shops or online in San Francisco would need approval by the US Food and Drug Administration, which none currently has. (Photo: Pixabay)

San Francisco becomes first major US city to ban e-cigarette sales

The city's mayor has 10 days to sign the legislation, which she has said she will do.

26 Jun 2019 8:56 AM

Waseem's family is seeking government's help to get them to the US to cremate the body there as it may take a few days for mortal remains to reach Hyderabad. (Photo: ANI | Twitter_

Hyderabad man killed in road accident in San Francisco

He was identified as Syed Waseem Ali, who used to live in Walnut Ave.

25 Jun 2019 8:28 AM

The city must honour its 10-year contract with the San Franciso Municipal Transportation Agency. (Photo: AP)

Lyft files lawsuit to block San Francisco from allowing other bike sharing companies

The lawsuit is asking for a temporary restraining order against the city and county of San Francisco.

10 Jun 2019 10:15 AM

Several other local governments require departments to disclose and seek approval for surveillance technology.

San Francisco bans police use of face recognition technology

San Francisco supervisors voted Tuesday to ban the use of facial recognition software by police and other city departments.

16 May 2019 12:41 PM

Civil rights groups and companies including Microsoft Corp, which markets a facial recognition service, have called for regulation of the technology in recent months. (Representative Image: Apple)

San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology

The action puts San Francisco at the forefront of increasing discontent in the United States over facial recognition.

15 May 2019 11:59 AM

The baby sea lion was taken to the Peninsula Humane Society after the rescue. (Photo: AP)

Lost baby sea lion wanders on to busy Californian highway

Baby sea lion is suspected to have come from a nearby creek.

01 May 2019 8:26 PM

A lawyer for Peoples said the incident was clearly the result of a mental disorder. (Photo:Twitter)

US driver targeted family as they 'looked muslim': Police

A California man who deliberately drove into a crowd of people, injuring eight, did so because he thought they were Muslim.

27 Apr 2019 10:37 AM

Here's a list of the five most eerily thrilling places along the San Francisco Bay that you can visit. (Photo: ANI)

Thrilling places in San Francisco you must visit!

San Francisco Bay is known for a lot of things: piers, sailboats, beautiful beaches and quaint towns.

04 Feb 2019 1:26 PM

Anirban Lahiri gets last-minute call

He also won the Malaysian Open on the same golf course in 2015, his first win on the European Tour.

11 Oct 2018 1:41 AM

Nike asked in multi-page print ads while stressing on equality.

Think before you ‘Just Do It’

Nike made the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick one of the faces of its 30th anniversary “Just Do It” ad campaign.

08 Sep 2018 12:21 AM

Change in posture may help you score better in math

Slumping over is a defensive posture that can trigger old negative memories in the body and brain.

05 Aug 2018 6:59 PM

Long work week may up diabetes risk for women

Exercise breaks, or getting lots of activity outside work, or other lifestyle decisions might potentially help.

26 Jul 2018 6:20 PM

In this file photo taken April 13, 2018, then San Francisco mayoral candidate and Board of Supervisors President London Breed poses for a photo at Alamo Square in San Francisco.(Photo: AP)

First black woman to become mayor of San Francisco

Breed has pledged to address the city's most pressing problems, including homeless tent camps and open drug use.

11 Jul 2018 6:01 PM

How much seafood people eat isn't influenced by factors like income, education, exercise or body weight. (Photo: Pixabay)

Seafood tied to more sex and faster conception

It also wasn’t clear what types of fish people ate, which could influence their risk of mercury exposure.

22 Jun 2018 3:07 PM

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