Students walked out of classrooms across the United States on Wednesday, waving signs and chanting their demands for tighter gun safety laws, joining a movement spearheaded by survivors of the deadly shooting spree at a Florida high school last month. Here's glimpses from the event.
Amidst a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 100 million people have already cast their ballots in early voting, putting the country on course for its highest turnout in a century. Some 239 million people are eligible to vote this year.
World Series Hockey has a signed a slew of stars from the Australasian region, from Australia to Korea, New Zealand to Malaysia. The players signed up are Brent Livermore, Joseph Reardon, Peter Kelly, Robert Green, Mathew Phillips from Australia; Casey Henwood, Lloyd Stephenson from New Zealand; Jiwa Mohan from Malaysia, and Sung Min for South Korea.
Here are seven of the buzziest moments from the GOP's big night.
A New York man arrested for attacking an Islamic centre and a Hindu place of worship with firebombs has confessed to his role in the incidents, citing personal grudges with people at the targeted locations. The 40-year old, whose identity has not been released yet, was arrested on Tuesday after the police tracked down his car that was seen at the site of the attacks through surveillance cameras, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.
KKR seek to revive their fortunes against a team they had beaten convincingly in the first leg.
There have been complaints from consumers that the firm has increased the base price of products and then charged the lower GST rate, thereby keeping the MRP of products the same in pre and post tax rate cut.
Soccer's rule makers are considering a tennis tiebreak-type system to make penalty shootouts fairer.
Brazilian police arrested on Thursday the head of the national Olympics committee, who is accused of conspiring to bribe members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to pick Rio de Janeiro as host of the 2016 games.
Kolkata Knight Riders, who have lost their last four games, need to get back to winning ways and keep their hopes alive of making it to the play-offs.
The FIH is set to conduct the hockey matches of the upcoming London Olympics on blue turf in place of the traditional green, while the balls will be yellow in colour.
Manchester City edged past Arsenal and Liverpool beat Chelsea to reach the League Cup semi-finals Tuesday while Cardiff City also made the last four on an emotional night in south Wales.
Check out India's schedule on Day 6 of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Tuesday.
News of all that transpired on and off the cricket field
Haley, in her forthcoming memoir, has claimed that former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and former White House chief of staff John Kelly attempted to recruit her to undermine President Trump in an effort to "save the country," according to The Washington Post.
New York State, the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, continued to record the highest count of daily deaths from COVID-19 as a staggering number of 630 people died in a 24-hour period.
Imagine a world where too much sugar isn't a bad thing. It exists thanks to a new, immersive exhibit called Candytopia. Candytopia is a sprawling sanctuary of confectionary bliss, tastefully curated by Hollywood Candy Queen Jackie Sorkin, realised by master fabricator Zac Hartog, and brought to life by life-long retailer, John Goodman. The touring candy museum is currently having a run in Minnesota in the United States after turns in Santa Monica, San Francisco, New York, and Atlanta.
With nearly 100 countries closing national borders during the past month, the movement of people and tourism flows have come to a screeching halt. The contraction could be even higher if governments fail to provide income support and help boost consumer spending.
The announcement of McMaster's ouster, who the White House said had a "good working relationship" with Trump, is the latest in a string of high-profile White House departures since President Trump took office in January 2017.
Floyd's death has triggered nationwide violent protests with a section of the protesters resorting to looting and rioting across the country, leaving behind a trail of destruction.
Vogue magazine, who were given exclusive rights to the photographs of the 'wedding of the year', put out some pictures from the Beauty and the Beast-themed wedding on their Instagram page.
Neil Nicholson and Kelli Fish will become the first couple to marry at Lord's this August.
The Indian designers, who have in the past dressed international celebrities like Madonna, Fergie, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland have landed another famous client.
Eminent Indian American activist Kamla Harris has won the Democratic Party nomination for California attorney general, giving her a chance to become the first woman to hold the office if she emerges victorious in the November race.
Trump again denies any collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians.
Their play-off chances hanging by a thread, Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Mumbai Indians with a prayer on their lips in a must-win Indian Premier League game for them on Sunday.
Denuclearising North Korea and stopping Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons are the goals of the US, said Trump.
The two teams are languishing at the bottom half of the table and need a win to keep alive their remote Play-off chances.
The death toll in the US due to coronavirus on Sunday crossed 9,500, which is three times more than the number of people who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Three in every four employees in the country believe that a share in profit or an ownership stake in their employer's business will boost their productivity, a survey by global workforce solutions firm Kelly Services said.
Naomi Campbell shows just why age is just a number at the Fashion for Relief charity fashion show that kicked off the London Fashion Week.
A key lesson for the pharmaceutical sector in this case is to not downplay the significant impact that regulatory non-compliance can have on operations.
List of players released by IPL teams ahead of next month's auction for 2020 season:
The New York City continues to be at the risk of a terror attack even after the killing of Al Qaeda's longtime chief Osama bin Laden, the city police chief has said.
British model-actress Kelly Brook has turned down the offer to appear in Bigg Boss, the reality show to be hosted by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, despite being promised a whopping pay cheque of Rs 18 lakh.
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These sites have become Gen Y's lobbying force at workplace.
The coronavirus pandemic has spread to 146 countries with the worldwide death toll from the virus surpassing the 7,000 mark on Monday. Among the more than 1,73,000 cases recorded globally are government officials, celebrities and sports personalities as authorities around the world grapple to contain the spread of coronavirus. Hollywood actor Tom Hanks and his wife, actress and singer Rita Wilson, British actor Idris Elba, and Sophie Trudeau, wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, are some of the most well-known faces to be infected so far.
Two decades ago when someone said, "I am on a diet," you assumed they would be eating less of everything. Today, those few words lead to a whole new discourse, says Ambi Parameswaran.
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