US election: Obama officially endorses Hillary Clinton

President Barack Obama has officially endorsed Hillary Clinton as the Democratic Party presidential nominee. His endorsement came after meeting Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders who has been battling Mrs Clinton for the nomination. Speaking in a video tweeted out by Mrs Clinton, Mr Obama said she may be the most qualified person "ever" for the role of president. Leading liberal politician Elizabeth Warren also endorsed Mrs Clinton. "I...

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Narendra Modi’s US visit begins with a bang as 19-gun salute welcomes him

Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his three-day visit to Washington starting on Monday by visiting the 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' at the Arlington National Cemetery. As Modi laid a wreath at the cemetery, Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted. Modi was received by Defence Secretary Ashton Carter at the US' most hallowed military ground. The Arlington...

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Let BCCI decide on captaincy, says Dhoni

Dhoni believes his challenge on Zimbabwe tour will be identifying the strengths of his young side in a short span of time. © Getty Successive defeats in One-Day International series against Bangladesh, South Africa and Australia, followed by an unsuccessful 2016 ICC World Twenty20 campaign at home, coupled with his own lack of form has recently sparked a debate on whether it is time for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to step down and...

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Ten Beautiful Brutalist Buildings 2016

Impressive concrete structures from around the world are collected in a new book, This Brutal World. Jonathan Glancey chooses his favourites. Basel College of Art and Design Basel, Switzerland, 1961 by Baur, Baur, Bräuning, Dürig Brutalism has become something of a catch-all term for highly expressive concrete architecture dating from the mid-1950s. Quite how brutal this Swiss art and design college is, is open to question....

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Manohar Aich: Top Indian bodybuilder dies, aged 104

Image copyrightAFPImage captionThe 1.49m- (4ft-10.5in) tall bodybuilder was popularly known as 'Pocket Hercules' Tributes have been paid to a celebrated Indian body-builder, Manohar Aich, who has died in the city of Kolkata (Calcutta), aged 104. Mr Aich died of age-related "complications" on Sunday, his family said. He is survived by four children. Mr Aich was the first Indian to become Mr Universe in 1952, five years after the country's...

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What we learned at French Open?

Garbine Muguruza of Spain and Novak Djokovic of Serbia. French Open women’s champion Garbine Muguruza moves up to a career-best No. 2 in the rankings and Djokovic finally capture the trophy that had eluded him It would be hard to blame Novak Djokovic for not exactly being thrilled, as he began his ascension to tennis’ upper reaches, about having to deal with a couple of all-time greats such as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. “At...

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Wife of Bangladeshi anti-terrorism policeman stabbed, shot dead

Three assailants riding a motorcycle stabbed and then shot Mahmuda Aktar, 33, while she was on her way to put her son onto a school bus near her home in the southeastern port city of Chittagong, police said. BRIEFCASE 1 Wife of a cop known for battling Islamist extremism shot dead. 2 Assailants riding bike stabbed and then shot Mahmuda Aktar. 3 Government launches security crackdown on militant groups. The...

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