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MLK's family breaks silence on Trump's order to declassify assassination files

President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order aiming to declassify remaining federal records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr., in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
us news
Updated on Jan 24, 2025 09:40 PM IST

Donald Trump to release files on JFK, RLK, MLK Jr assassinations: What next?

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington.
us news
Updated on Jan 24, 2025 09:50 AM IST

US elections: In shadow of history, Blacks confront a defining political choice

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Outside room 306 in Lorraine Motel, Memphis, where Martin Luther King Jr was shot. The site is now a national civil rights museum. (HT Photo)
world news
Updated on Oct 23, 2024 06:46 AM IST

2024, a bellwether year for the US

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Visitors tour the grounds around The King Center on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday in Atlanta, Georgia. (Tami Chappell/REUTERS)
opinion
Updated on Mar 20, 2024 02:12 AM IST

Martin Luther King Jr. Day: All about this January 15 holiday

A person holds an image of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as they listen to speakers during the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023.
world news
Published on Jan 15, 2024 07:06 AM IST

Chris Rock, Steven Spielberg to collaborate on film about Martin Luther King Jr

Chris Rock has directed many movies.
hollywood
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 09:05 AM IST

'I Have a Dream': Martin Luther King and the power of words

Unforgettable: Martin Luther King delivers his legendary speech in Washington DC.
art culture
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 04:04 PM IST

Christine King Farris, last sibling of Martin Luther King Jr, dies aged 95

Christine King Farris, sister of Martin Luther King, Jr., is seen.
world news
Published on Jul 01, 2023 02:00 AM IST

Evening brief: Rijiju slams PIL against Centre's BBC documentary ban

Union minister for law and justice Kiren Rijiju (ANI Photo)
india news
Updated on Jan 30, 2023 05:19 PM IST

Martin Luther King Jr's daughter calls for action over words on MLK day

Bernice King, daughter of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., speaks during the MLK Jr. holiday commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the King preached.
world news
Updated on Jan 17, 2023 04:27 AM IST

Juneteenth holiday gets cheer from Black Americans, say more work ahead

Artists Dantrel Boone, Samson Adenugna, Joshua Bennett, and principal artist Reginald C. Adams pose in front of their "Absolute Equality" mural in Galveston, Texas, on June 16, 2021. - The mural is to be dedicated on June 19, now the Juneteenth National Independence Day national holiday, to celebrate the day in Galveston in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans learned that they were free.
world news
Published on Jun 18, 2021 08:35 PM IST

Sara lights up Instagram with her latest post, quotes Martin Luther King Jr

Sara Ali Khan shares a new post on Instagram.
bollywood
Published on Jun 01, 2021 10:20 PM IST

Activist Malcolm X's family calls to reopen investigation into his murder

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X (R) wait for a press conference to begin in an unknown location, March 26, 1964 in this file photo.
world news
Published on Feb 22, 2021 05:51 AM IST

Martin Luther King, wife Coretta's meeting place to get $9.5 million memorial

This artist's rendering provided by MASS Design Group illustrates a proposed monument entitled "The Embrace," consisting of four 22-foot-high intertwined bronze arms. As cities and states continue to grapple with the legacy of controversial monuments, Boston is moving forward with a major effort commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Organizers are building what they say will be the country's largest memorial dedicated to racial equity at the site of a 1965 civil rights rally that MLK led on the city's historic Boston Common.
art culture
Published on Jan 15, 2021 10:10 PM IST

Donald Trump signs into law Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative

US President Donald Trump has signed into law the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative that among other things paves the way for establishing an educational forum between America and India
world news
Published on Dec 28, 2020 01:29 PM IST

US House panel passes bill to promote legacies of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr

The bill seeks to authorise the state department to set up, in cooperation with the Indian government, an educational forum for scholars from the two countries focussed on studying Gandhi and King.
world news
Updated on Jul 30, 2020 08:53 PM IST

What the US, India and the world can learn from King and Gandhi

In these polarised times in the United States, India, and indeed, around the world, Gandhi and King live on through their deeds and words
analysis
Updated on Jan 30, 2020 07:02 PM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: J-K administration strips Davinder Singh of Sher-e-Kashmir police medal and all the latest news

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday “forfeited” the Sher-e-Kashmir Police Medal for Gallantry awarded to DSP Davinder Singh.
india news
Updated on Jan 16, 2020 09:00 AM IST

The man with a dream: 5 quotes to honour Martin Luther King Jr. on his 91st birth anniversary

Martin Luther King, Jr., was the twentieth century’s most notable spokesperson and advocate for non-violent social change and the leader of the Civil Rights Movement in America.
lifestyle
Updated on Jan 16, 2020 12:30 PM IST

‘The best teacher who had solutions’: PM Modi on Gandhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary at Gandhi Memorial, Rajghat, in New Delhi on Wednesday.
india news
Updated on Oct 03, 2019 03:01 AM IST

Gandhi Jayanti 2019:Narendra Modi says world respects Indian passport today, remembers Bapu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Ahmedabad Airport before offering prayers at Sabarmati Ashram on Gandhi’s 150th Anniversary
india news
Updated on Jul 06, 2020 06:23 AM IST

A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi by Dr Martin Luther King, Jr

Dr Martin Luther King, Jr stands next to a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi in his office in 1966.
editors pick
Updated on Oct 02, 2024 12:26 AM IST

Teacher’s Day 2019: Motivational and inspirational quotes to share on Facebook, WhatsApp

Motivational and inspirational quotes to share on Facebook, WhatsApp.
art culture
Updated on Sep 05, 2019 01:02 PM IST

First Hindu lawmaker in US Congress Tulsi Gabbard to officially launch 2020 White House campaign on February 2

Tulsi Gabbard is not Indian-American, but the community has embraced her as one of its own as she is a Hindu and also because of her efforts to reach out to them. She is also the co-chair of the House India caucus.
world news
Updated on Jan 27, 2019 01:21 PM IST

1st Indian-origin senator Kamala Harris announces presidential bid, raises USD 1 mn in 24 hours

Within the first 12 hours alone, Harris’ campaign registered USD 1 million in funding, and the average donation was around USD 37, the report said mentioning the Wall Street Journal.
world news
Updated on Jan 23, 2019 01:34 PM IST

War, protests, political upheaval: 50 years later, echoes of 1968 resonate in US

Protesters hold signs and chant slogans as they march in Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City, during a protest against the death of Stephon Clark in Sacramento, California, US March 28.
world news
Updated on Apr 01, 2018 09:23 AM IST
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