US civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks dead

Rosa Parks, the woman who defied a diktat requiring Blacks to give up bus seats to Whites and inadvertently sparked off the historic civil rights movement in America, is dead. The 92-year-old Parks......

Rosa Parks, power of resistance and the Delhi bus rape

The protests in India have focused mainly on the issue of rape. But these could as well extend to the arena of public transport because the girl's rape and death are directly related to the......

Indian-Americans hold candle light vigil for rape victim

Braving chilly weather, Indian-Americans gathered at the Gandhi Statue in Washington to hold a candle light vigil for the 23-year-old Delhi gang rape victim, who died after battling for life for 13......

A US President Bids His Wife Farewell

American Presidents, present and past, were there. As were First Ladies from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden. Vice President Kamala Harris was there too. Emory University's Glenn Memorial Church in......

Golden Globes: When stars let down their guard

'To me,' says Aseem Chhabra, 'the Golden Globes hold the most meaning as one gets to see stars celebrating, getting emotional, letting their guard down and showing us their regular human side.'......

More injuries on Extreme Park cross course

Two of the first six riders in Sunday's opening snowboard cross seeding run were taken away on stretchers after falling heavily, causing concern a day after Russian freestyle skier Maria......

Skateboarders to use Olympic delay to boost support amongst fans

IMAGE: Sky Brown, the 11-year-old skateboarding prodigy is poised to become Britain's youngest ever Olympian at the Tokyo Games. Photograph: Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images Skateboarders have......

Sochi Games: Sister-act brings Canada glory in moguls skiing

Canadian teenager Justine Dufour-Lapointe roared when it mattered most to claim a shock gold medal and lead her sister Chloe to a family one-two in the moguls freestyle skiing final at the Olympic......

Olympics PIX: Nishiya, 13, Japan's youngest gold medallist

At 13, Momiji Nishiya becomes Japan's youngest gold medallist Rayssa Leal, also 13, claims silver for Brazil Bronze goes to Japan's Funa Nakayama, aged 16 IMAGE: Japan's Momiji Nishiya poses......

Karthikeyan 22nd in first practice

Narain Karthikeyan got a fair impression about the track at the Istanbul Park as he finished 22nd in Friday's first practice session ahead of the inaugural Turkish Grand Prix.Narain, steering the......