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Canadians rained social media scorn on a performer on Wednesday for inserting the politically-charged phrase "all lives matter" into the lyrics of the Canadian national anthem and holding up the words on a sign during the rendition. Singer Remigio Pereira, a member of the Canadian quartet The Tenors, seemed to take his group by surprise with the change during the live performance at major league baseball's All-Star Game in San Diego on Tuesday night

LONDON British Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed David Davis, a former junior foreign minister and strong Brexit advocate, to lead the country's negotiations for exiting the European Union, her office said in a statement on Wednesday.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday attacked the Congress for appointing Imran Masood as a senior vice-president of the party in Uttar Pradesh, saying that a person who has used 'venomous language' doesn't deserve a mention.

DiCaprio has lobbied world leaders about climate change, protecting wildlife and more.

A ceasefire in Juba appeared to hold for a second straight day after intense fighting killed hundreds of people and forced thousands to flee their homes.

With more arrests on Wednesday, five people have been rounded up so far on charges of beating up four Dalit youths who skinned a dead cow in Gir-Somnath district of Gujarat.

Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, along with other young wolves of the Republican Party, are looking ahead to 2020.

For so-called "high-flying" pigeons, the rules are simple: at dawn, each team of seven or eleven pigeons take off from their perches, spend the day flying out of sight, and when they return at nightfall, the flight time of each pigeon is added up and an average is calculated.

Revered by many as a national hero, Abdul Sattar Edhi created a charitable empire out of nothing.

Officials said the searches covered multiple premises of the firm in Mumbai and Delhi after the department received
"actionable evidence" to mount the action.

National Anti-Doping Agency Director General Navin Agarwal on Wednesday said that all the Rio Olympics bound sportspersons have undergone testing for banned substances and they are dope-free.

Ginsburg said in an interview with The Associated Press last week that she didn't want to think about the possibility that Trump would be president.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday restored the Congress government led by Nabam Tuki in Arunachal Pradesh and quashed all the decisions by the governor.

Manager Juergen Klopp has told Mario Balotelli that with so much competition for places up front at Liverpool he should look for another club.

P T Usha feels Indian athletes -- especially Tintu Luka, Lalita Babar and Sudha Singh -- stand a good chance of making the finals of their respective events in next month's Olympics

Despite the exit of Britain, the European Union remains committed to its partnership with India, EU Ambassador to India Tomasz Kozlowski said on Wednesday.

At Tral, women protested and raised slogans that Burhan Wani was their real hero.

Getting funding for a venture that you have started with all your passion and hard work and effort seems to be some sort of a reward for all the toiling and compensates for that cushy job you happily gave up to pursue our dream.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday said the NDA government at the Centre should learn "its lessons on Constitution at the earliest".

Congress's bankruptcy in ideas and talent is evident. Can 'master strategist' Prashant Kishor wave his wand? Or will India's grand old party finally burst his bubble?

Laws to protect vulnerable communities such as indigenous groups are poorly implemented and regularly flouted

Avtar Singh, the sole judo representative from India this year, is set for a face-off at the Rio Olympics next month.

One person was seriously injured when three lions attacked him in Gujrat's Amreli district on Tuesday while a video on the social media depicting a pride of eight lions roaming about a human habitat in Junagadh district created panic in the area.

Pakistan on Tuesday said disputes over the South China Sea should be peacefully resolved through consultations and negotiations by states directly concerned.