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PHOTOS: Protests mark Martin Luther King Jr Day

Image: Barbara Carter of Tuscaloosa holds a sign as she waits on a commemorative march by the cast of the movie "Selma" in Selma, Alabama. Stars of the Oscar-nominated movie "Selma" marched with......

When Modi told Obama his limo was as big as his mother's house

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Barack Obama in 2014 that the size of the then US president's car was almost as big as the house his mother lived in, helping the two leaders with humble origins......

Obama joins Modi in paying homage to Martin Luther King

In a rare gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama visited the Martin Luther King Junior Memorial and paid homage to the leader of the African-American civil......

Martin Luther King III visits Rajghat

"This experience we shall remember all of our lives. May God always bless the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi," wrote Martin Luther King III in the visitors' book after visiting Rajghat to trace his......

Indira Gandhi bitter, Martin Luther King phoney: Jackie Kennedy

Former United States first lady Jackie Kennedy described the late Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi as a "prune - bitter, kind of pushy, horrible woman," according to previously unreleased......

Sensex crashes 1,235 points to 7-month low of 75,838

Benchmark Sensex tanked 1,235 points to settle at more than seven-month low due to an across-the-board selloff triggered by global trade war worries after US President Donald Trump announced......

ADAG, Spielberg plan $300mn movie on Martin Luther

The Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group is all set to get into Hollywood's big bucks league. DreamWorks Studios, a joint venture between Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider, along with the ADA......

'Nobel Peace Prize should go to Twitter'

Former US national security adviser Mark Pfeifle has said that microblogging site Twitter should win the Nobel Peace Prize for its role during the civil unrest in Iran. 'When traditional......

Can Obama's visit lift India-US trade ties out of gloom?

Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with US President Barack Obama at the White House in September. Photograph: Press Information Bureau. The visit of United States President Barack......

America's economic resurgence is real, says Obama

Image: US President Barack Obama travels to the Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. Photograph: Pete Souza/White House Hailing the revival of economy and......

'Aage Badho, Hum Tumhare Saath Hain'

'Representing our country is a wonderful honour and a mighty task that we are all looking forward to.' IMAGE: Nitanshi Goel with Kiran Rao. Photograph: Kind courtesy Nitanshi Goel/Instagram With......

Sara Ali Khan has a thought for YOU

Shriya rocks the white shirt... Karisma motivates... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sara Ali Khan/Instagram Sara Ali Khan quotes Martin Luther King Jr: 'Darkness cannot drive out darkness -- only light......

Notebook review: Wow! visuals, wooden leads!

A little charm from the debuting actors and Notebook would actually be worthy of note, says Sukanya Verma. Kashmir's soulful beauty seems so far removed from its volatile reality; it's easy to......

Hollywood actor Charlton Heston dead

Iconic Hollywood actor Charlton Heston, best known for his portrayal of a larger than life figure in the 1959 Oscar-winning film Ben Hur, is dead. He was 84. Heston died at his Beverly Hills home......

B K Modi plans mega Buddha film

Nearly twelve years after Mira Nair abandoned her Buddha movie project because Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci beat her to it with his Little Buddha starring Keanu Reeves as Siddhartha, there......

Have you seen Serena's 'racist and sexist' cartoon?

The cartoon has been blasted by numerous athletes, celebrities, journalists and activists IMAGE: Serena Williams of the United States reacts. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Harry......

Olympic boxing champ Taylor pleads not guilty to Arkansas assault charges

Boxing champion Jermain Taylor pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to multiple criminal charges related to allegations of threatening a family at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Little Rock, and......

Hamilton's raised fist revives memories of Mexico 1968

'It is going to be a lifelong thing for me.' IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton raises a fist after winning the Styrian Grand Prix in Spielberg, July 12, 2020. Photograph: Joe Klamar/Pool via Getty Images......

Woods to speak at Obama's inauguration

World number one Tiger Woods has accepted an invitation to speak during U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration event in Washington, D.C. on Sunday. "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural......

Gunman gets 28 years for boxer's murder

A gunman was jailed for at least 28 years on Thursday for the murder of a former boxing champion who had asked a group of men to stop smoking in a bar. Kanyanta Mulenga, 23, was given a life......

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