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Australian Open 2017: Serena Williams voices concern over fight for equal rights
•Serena Williams on Tuesday said she was concerned about the fight for equality as she used Martin Luther King Day to spread the message at the Australian Open.

Champion boxer turned lawmaker Bea Diallo wants to turn Belgian youth away from jihad
•Former middleweight boxing champion turned lawmaker Bea Diallo is using his influence to turn Belgian youth away from jihad.

Dallas shooting marks 'preacher' Barack Obama's biggest failure as US President
Sreemoy Talukdar •Obama's predicament is understandable as he must balance the anger of black Americans against police brutality, hierarchical racism and the rage of white Americans against what they perceive as criminal forces threatening their peace and security

Muhammad Ali's flaws make him an even truer hero, why do we need to whitewash him?
Sreemoy Talukdar •The picture that emerges of Ali is of a human being in all his complexity. Dazzlingly brilliant, supremely confident, heroic in fight for his belief and against a disease that affected his body but failed to cripple his will and yet a man who is imperfect, inflammatory and outrageous. Why should that prevent us from celebrating his life?

Ambedkar worked for social equality in the country: PM Modi assures Dalits that BJP govt will not scrap quotas
Fp Staff •Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed BR Ambedkar at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the BR Ambedkar National Memorial in New Delhi.

Indian American entrepreuner presented with Martin Luther King Award
Fp Archives •An eminent Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist has been presented with the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr Award in recognition of his contribution to the legacy .

Madonna creates controversy by Instagramming icons to look like her
Fp Archives •Madonna has created an online storm after she posted a series of photos on Instagram of political and cultural icons doctored to make it appear as though they have string on their faces, like the cover for her new album "Rebel Heart" is a closeup of her face with black string on it.

Madonna creates online stir for Instagram of Mandela in album promo
Fp Archives •Madonna is defending herself against criticism after she posted Instagram photos of Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela that were altered to look like her own image on her new album.

Testing Akbaruddin's patience: Five stupid questions journos asked about Modi-Obama meet
Fp Staff •Their appetite for the inane whetted by the juicy fact that Obama had greeted the PM in Gujarati -- 'Kem Cho Mr Prime Minister?' -- the reporters kept asking for more, more, and more irrelevant detail.

US-Indo BFFs: Modi, Obama break ice over dinner, warm water at White House
Choudhury •After Modi’s rock star reception at Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon, word must have reached Obama loud and clear that Modi is viewed as a messiah of change in India.



