Urvashi Vaid dreamed of a common movement for social justice that could address them all: Racism, gender oppression and homophobia. Sandip Roy salutes the memory of Urvashi Vaid, one of America's most prominent LGBT activists, who passed into the ages this month.
The United States was in direct contact with members of the Sunni insurgency, including former members of Saddam Hussein's regime, says Time magazine.
Time magazine said that at the same time US forces would mount a spring offensive of their own, in tribal areas along the borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan, to flush out Osama bin Laden.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to nearly 20,000 Indian-Americans in New York during his United States visit will be beamed live on the giant screens of the iconic Times Square.
In its 90-year history, the Academy has expelled only one other member, and only because 83-year-old Carmine Caridi, an actor, violated specific written rules about sharing screener copies of films in 2004.
Musharraf said that the average Pakistani does not think very highly of the US.
Bobby, who is the Baghdad bureau chief of Time magazine, has seen two kidnap attempts been made on him and his car fired at by American soldiers mistaking him to a bomber.
The American singer makes a stylish impression on the latest cover.
The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday distanced itself from an article critical of Indian software major Infosys that was published in Panchjanya, a magazine associated with the saffron organisation.
'This virus may have more immune evasion capability and therefore, it may make you more sick.'
India has employed two firms to 'sell' the nuke deal in Washington.
American officials possess satellite photos that 'purportedly' show Pakistani army trucks picking up Taliban troops, Time said.
Sheela Bhatt meets Bharti Patel, a truly exceptional mother of our times whose son Dr Vikram Patel was recently ranked among Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2015, to find out her recipe for a remarkable upbringing.
Dr Raj Pandian tells Arthur J Pais about his invention, which was among The New York Times Magazine's Outstanding Ideas of 2003
The Swedish teen climate change campaigner said it is 'deeply unfair' that students are asked to appear in the tests during the pandemic.
Playback singers enjoyed the challenge of being pitched against the finest voice God ever created, but they were also wary of Lata Mangeshkar's endless resourcefulness in rendition.
The actor turned covergirl for Khush Wedding magazine dressed as a bride.
"The unsound analysis of the said article is based on the extrapolation of data without any epidemiological evidence," the ministry said, adding the studies used by the magazine to estimate the mortality are not validated tools for determining the death rate of any country or region.
Reddy -- an Indian-American from Telangana who wrote the speech that outlined Biden's goals for his administration, focusing on healing from the current state of division in national politics -- has been praised for his "calming" and "inspiring" words.
The offer is a result of Manmohan Singh's 'instruction' that his foreign affairs team think 'out of the box' on Kashmir 'to get a solution, and soon,' says Time magazine. \n\n\n\n
'Maybe this Twenty20 fashion that is just developing will be the next big phase in the game,' says cricket journalist Christopher Martin Jenkins.
The Hyderabadi girl jumped one spot in the doubles rankings as well to reach 37.
After weeks of speculation, AOL Time Warner's board of directors okayed the proposal to change the company's name back to Time Warner on Thursday.
Another major development is REITs coming closer to reality
One of the rare Mumbai police officers to find a place in Time magazine for his action against the underworld, Pradip Sharma has gunned down 100 gangsters in a span of nearly 14 years.
The Iraq National Congress chief is suspected of revealing to Iran sensitive information about the intelligence inputs obtained by Americans in Iraq.
Chief Secretary K A H Subramanian confirmed having ordered a vigilance probe into the allegations against Goswami and others saying the inquiry report was expected within a month.
It will also launch a publicity blitz in afghan and Pakistani countryside to help trace him.
'The only way to kill time in prison is to read and she can't even do that properly any more.' 'Her knees, too, are in terrible shape. I could see how she was trying to hide her pain every time she got up from the bench where she was seated.'
Chief architect of Pope John Paul II's traditionalist moral policy, Cardinal Ratzinger, has emerged as the top papal candidate within the Vatican hierarchy, Time magazine said.
If you consider yourself a passionate India traveller, have a go at this quiz on fallen-off-the-map places to visit in our country.
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