Arthur J Pais profiles this year's Truman Scholars.
Exactly a year after she was grievously injured in a gun attack, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords resigned formally from the House amidst standing ovation and tributes from her colleague.
Fifty years ago on July 20, 1969 with these words American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin "Buzz" E Aldrin made history by becoming the first human beings to set foot on another world -- the moon. It was an event that was watched by millions on television and one that remains etched in all our memories. Collected here are 17 images of that historic mission, a "giant leap for mankind".
Singing sensation Rihanna is set to make her acting debut with Battleship this Friday.
'Today, practically everything has become virtual; even weddings are taking place on Zoom calls.'
Leaving the field draped in the Union flag and the Stars and Stripes, David Beckham bowed out of Major League Soccer on a winning note on Saturday as L.A. Galaxy retained their title with a 3-1 victory over Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup final. An entertaining game in front of a lively, capacity 30,510 crowd, was a fitting way for Beckham to end his six seasons in MLS as he added another title to his collection.
'Today, practically everything has become virtual; even weddings are taking place on Zoom calls.'
"Farmers would like to remind the PM that it is 'andolans' that have liberated India from colonial rulers and that is why we are proud to be 'Andolan-jivi'."
The actress was especially requested by Shah Rukh Khan himself.
In an effort to popularize cricket in the US, several icons including master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and spin wizard Shane Warne will play T20 matches in the US in November.
Centenary Copa America officials say homophobic chanting at international matches "must stop" but they have opted not to take action against offending teams.
The night belonged to singer Adele, who won six top awards and Whitney Houston, who died on Saturday, February 11.
'As an actor, it gave me such a great role that after that whatever, work I was offered, it was never fulfilling.'
Respect for India is increasing all over. One can experience the change, Modi said.
About 500,000 people are expected to gather along the Brevard County coast to watch what would be the penultimate launch in the space shuttle's 30-year, 134-mission history.
David Beckham helped lead the LA Galaxy to a coveted MLS Cup victory on Sunday with a performance that validated the former England skipper's decision to abandon Europe for a life in Los Angeles.
David Beckham's LA Galaxy captured the MLS Cup championship with a 1-0 triumph over the Houston Dynamo in front of a celebratory home crowd on Sunday.
David Beckham's five years in Major League Soccer (MLS) have 'delivered on all aspects', commissioner Don Garber said on Thursday, adding that he hopes the England international will stay on in the league.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
'... to Imran Khan, that there's not going to be any mediation of any meaningful sort given his (Modi's) special relationship with Trump.'
'Chinese pressure on Taiwan is unlikely to ease till Beijing feels that stability is being restored in the Sino-US relationship,' says former RAW officer Jayadeva Ranade.
In a sign of the growing political prominence of Hindus in America, the Trump and Biden campaigns are wooing this religious minority community like never before. Hinduism is the fourth largest faith in the US, representing approximately one per cent of the US population in 2016.
Tiger Woods is toiling diligently to improve his short game but there is still no timetable for his return, the former number one said on his website on Friday. Woods, sidelined from competition since August due to back surgeries, revealed that he has been hard at work on his chipping and putting at his outdoor facility and taking full swings on his golf simulator. Last month, the 14-times major champion posted a video of himself swinging a golf club in an effort to shoot down recent reports that suggested he had endured setbacks during his rehabilitation process. "Health wise, I continue to improve," Woods' wrote on the site. "I'm excited to get back out there with the guys." Though out of action, Woods took a swing at the grand opening of a short course just north of Houston last week and attended a dinner for U.S. Ryder Cup team hopefuls at the home of Jack Nicklaus last month. He will serve as a Ryder Cup assistant captain this year.
Mark Kelly, the astronaut husband of United States Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was gravely wounded in the Tucson shooting rampage, will command the flight of space shuttle Endeavour in April. His participation in the 'next-to-the last' space shuttle mission in April had been in doubt since his wife, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was shot in the head outside a Tucson supermarket on January 8 in a gun attack that left six other people dead.
Ozil called minority Uighur Muslims 'warriors who resist persecution', has not gone down well with China. China is EPL's most lucrative overseas market. Could Arsenal suffer fallout?
Johnson to meet Medvedev in Winston-Salem final
Beau Biden -- the eldest son of US Vice President Joe Biden and a rising star of a political dynasty -- has died after battling brain cancer. He was 46.
Somdev Devverman gained a place to be back to career-high singles ranking of 71 while Sania Mirza remained on number 73 in the ranking charts, released on Monday.
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Space shuttle Atlantis touched down safely in its final landing at the Kennedy Space Centre in Houston on Thursday, bringing the curtain down on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's 30-year space shuttle programme considered one of the most eventful eras in the US history of manned spaceflight.
'She was the unanimous choice of the search-cum-selection committee.'
The searchers hunting for the missing Malaysian jet are "very confident" that a series of underwater signals detected in a remote part of the Indian Ocean were from the aircraft's black box, the Australian prime minister said on Friday.
The selection of a woman Senator with an Indian background as the Democratic party's vice-presidential nominee should normally be a matter of elation in India, especially for those who boast of their nationalistic credentials such as the BJP followers, notes Amulya Ganguli.
'I would evaluate her on her past policies towards American Hindus and her future approach towards the community'
Warne reveals of conflict of opinion with Tendulkar over All Stars exhibition matches
UBS Wealth Management Americas, Bank of America's Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley all employ several retired Olympic athletes.
Yao Ming, who ignited China's interest in the NBA and became one of Asia's best-known athletes, announced his retirement from basketball on Wednesday.
Contractors were seen busy boarding up major stores and businesses from New York and Boston in the north to southern Houston to Washington DC and Chicago in the east to San Francisco in theWest.
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, who hopes to retake his country's leadership in the 2013 polls, has called the US move to suspend $800 million of military aid to Pakistan "disastrous" and said it was not in the best interest of the two countries.
The 40-year-old Vijay Kumar was arrested at George Bush Intercontinental airport on Friday after "acting suspicious," when screeners thought they saw a possible handgun in a scan of his baggage. Investigators found the brass knuckles, a manual for a handgun and Islamic literature in Kumar's checked luggage
