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How Mumbai is linked to America's most famous song

Close to where the Obamas will stay in Mumbai is the dock that launched the ship that gave America its most famous song. Not far from the Taj Mahal hotel where Barack and Michelle Obama will stay......

Bridges Collapse In America Too!

Early on March 26, 2024, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States collapsed after it was struck by a container ship, the Dali. Following the incident, Maryland......

Baltimore bridge collapse: 6 missing persons feared dead

The Maryland state police on Wednesday said that the six people who were missing after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed Tuesday in Baltimore, Maryland, are feared dead. IMAGE: View of the......

Top moments from Biden's inauguration

Scenes from Inauguration Day in Washington, DC as Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Doug Emhoff, US Vice President Kamala Harris, Jill Biden and US President Joe......

119 warships built, naval design celebrates golden jubilee

A day after the Indian Space Research Organisation highlighted India's scientific capability by placing the spaceship, Mangalyaan, in orbit around Mars, another milestone in indigenous design was......

Review: Udaan gives desi rock a boost

Prayag is a Hindi indie rock band (a Hindie band, we daresay?) that features Pranab Gohrain on vocals, Swapnil Bhumkar on bass, Virendra G Kaith on drums, Prasad Ruparel on guitars and rediff's own......

Did Sinead O'Connor Die By Suicide?

IMAGE: Sinead O'Connor in the Nothing Compares 2 U video Sinead O'Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles......

Bizarre! Fergie sexes up National Anthem at NBA All-Star Game

IMAGE: Singer Fergie sings the national anthem prior to The 67th NBA All-Star Game. Photograph: Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images Grammy Award-winner Fergie's national anthem performance at the NBA......

Soni goes from heart surgery to gold medal

American swimmer Rebecca Soni smashed the world record in winning the 200 metres breaststroke at the Beijing Olympics on Friday, two years after having heart surgery. Biting her lip and choking......

Americans surface at world championships

Diver Laura Ann Wilkinson and long-distance swimmer Chip Peterson claimed gold medals on Wednesday as the United States finally surfaced at the world swimming championships. As the championships......

Lagat ends US drought

A 99-year-old ghost was laid to rest by Bernard Lagat on Wednesday when he achieved what no American man has managed in almost a century by winning a global 1,500 metres title at the world......

US women's soccer team calls for repeal of kneeling ban

Kneeling has become a symbol of the fight against police brutality used by protesters who have flooded the streets of US cities following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police......