Delhi University’s (DU) English Department on Wednesday decided to drop several lessons and readings from the undergraduate syllabi, including a lesson that was written in the backdrop of the 2002 Gujarat riots.
A protester armed with pictures of President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein with the words "CHILD RAPIST" disrupted Trump's Wednesday night rally in Greenville, North Carolina.
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“Mojada” means “wet” in Spanish, and in Luis Alafaro’s play, a reworking of Medea that opens at the Public Theater on Wednesday night (to Aug. 11), it is a word that comes to have many meanings, from the comfort of rain to Medea herself (Sabina Zúñiga Varela) lying on the floor, pleading for her life, accepting the racist insult “wetback” aimed against her and other undocumented Mexican immigrants.
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The US has now reached a stage wherein it can eradicate AIDS from the country in a decade, President Donald Trump has said. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told cabinet colleagues on Tuesday that the administration had entered into a tie up with Gilead, an American biotechnology company that focuses primarily on antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and influenza. "The President secured a historic deal to get 200,000 courses of treatment per year for... Читать дальше...
Burlington eatery settles in three months after it was opened by Stefano Cicirello, who ran Dolce VT food truck, and his sister, Susie Ely
NEW YORK — The CES gadget show is cracking down on its dress code, introducing more sessions focused on women and minorities and creating a new “sex tech” category after a debacle over a robotic personal massager for women. The Consumer Technology Association, the trade group that organizes the annual gadget show in Las Vegas,
Killing your parents is one thing. Killing your own children is quite another. Children are innocent, parents are responsible for everything in life, good and bad.
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Manufacturers need to reduce plastic production and use post-consumer plastic waste in making new products.
Ture No8 is a 9-story residential building with ground-floor commercial premises and a basement garage. Residing on Grev Turegatan 8, in Östermalm, central Stockholm, it sits between an early 20th-century building and a 1970s mixed office and housing block.
Montreal is the first Canadian city to introduce Uber JUMP, a fleet of pedal-assisted electric bikes that can be locked at any bike rack across the city. But just weeks after the ridesharing program launched, users have already been accused of thwarting the rules of the road.
Ayodhya land dispute: Mediation committee likely to submit its status report today
The crime elements of Jane The Virgin are the weakest part of the show, but they serve a vital purpose boosting the momentum of the story with new twists and complications. This show is much more of a romantic comedy than a crime drama, and the writers excel when they are operating within the framework of the former.…
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San Diego is lovingly referred to as “America’s Finest City,” and nowhere is that more apparent than at its magnificent resorts.
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Each packing two 25-millimeter cannons plus machine guns, grenade-launchers and two quadruple mounts for short-range Griffin anti-ship missiles, the Cyclones arguably are the most heavily-armed American warships relative to their size.
If the United States and Iran go to war in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy’s smallest warships could be the first to see combat.
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Voters have reason to worry.
A new study scanned 22,484 pornography sites and found them riddled with trackers from major technology companies.
Call him racist, call him sexist, just don’t call him late for dinner.
Portugal has approved about a third of approximately 33,000 applications for citizenship under its 2015 law for descendants of Sephardic Jews
The esteemed American pianist's performance of Teutonic masterworks was notable for its limitations.
Region to get Rogers lab to develop commercial uses for 5G networks CTV News Rogers Communications Inc. says it will open a new innovation lab in Waterloo Region in September to advance the commercia
Following the 3-0 friendly win over the Colorado Rapids Arsenal have named a far stronger side to take on the German Champions in the second [...]