March 21 in world history: From Alcatraz’s closure to defining moments in war, politics and cultureMarch 21 witnessed pivotal moments. Alcatraz Prison closed in 1963. Martin McGuinness died in 2017. Jack Dorsey posted the first tweet in 2...
21 Mar, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Nationwide protests planned against Trump's immigration crackdown and health care cutsA nationwide protest named 'Good Trouble Lives On' is scheduled across the United States. The protest aims to challenge President Donald Tr...
17 Jul, 2025, 10.34 AM IST
Scholastic allows elementary schools to exclude books on race and LGBTQ+ in response to state lawsScholastic, a renowned children's book publisher, has announced that elementary schools will have the option to exclude certain books relat...
20 Oct, 2023, 12.55 AM IST
Tens of thousands expected for March on Washington's 60th anniversary demonstrationMartin Luther King III, along with his wife, Arndrea Waters King, and their 15-year-old daughter, Yolanda, have developed a set of traditio...
26 Aug, 2023, 11.39 PM IST
Remembering Tony Bennett — Legendary Grammy Award-winning singer and painter, passes away at 96The legendary American pop and jazz singer passed away, his publicist confirms. Tony Bennett had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in...
21 Jul, 2023, 09.45 PM IST
Storms, tornadoes slam US South, killing at least 7 peopleNationwide, there were 33 separate tornado reports Thursday from the National Weather Service as of Thursday evening, with a handful of tor...
13 Jan, 2023, 09.09 AM IST
John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80John Lewis was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, a group led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that ha...
18 Jul, 2020, 10.23 AM IST
View: For Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi, non-violence was never a clever political tacticGandhi’s boycott of British goods is well known, iconic too, but King also pressed for a boycott of products made by companies owned and op...
21 Apr, 2018, 11.22 AM IST
I am focussed on people of colour telling their own stories: Ava DuVernay, FilmmakerVisiting India as the head of the International Competition jury at MAMIFestival, DuVernay spoke on a variety of issues, within and outside...
08 Nov, 2015, 06.20 AM IST
Patels in US divided over protest against Prime Minister Narendra ModiA larger demonstration is expected in New York City when Prime Minister Modi arrives there mid-week to address the United Nations.
21 Sep, 2015, 11.44 AM IST
US President Barack Obama to host 'Selma' screeningBarack Obama will hold a screening the historical drama on Martin Luther King Jr, at The White House.
16 Jan, 2015, 02.31 PM IST