Goa Off Russia's List Of 'Safe' Travel Destinations
Goa, one of country's popular tourism destinations for New Year celebrations, has now been dropped of the list of travel destinations considered 'safe' by Russia. The proximate causes were a build-up,...
View ArticleSheena Bora Case: CBI Has New Witness Who 'Saw' Indrani Mukerjea In Raigad...
MUMBAI -- A gymnasium instructor has told the CBI that he had seen Indrani Mukerjea, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and driver Shyamvar Rai at a forested patch in the neighbouring Raigad district on...
View ArticleSection 377 Decision By Supreme Court Needs Relook Say Jaitley, Chidambaram
Two top leaders of BJP and Congress on Saturday unanimously came out in support of gay rights, saying that the Supreme Court ought to relook its 2013 judgment upholding Section 377 that criminalizes...
View ArticleIndia Shouldn't Play Cricket With Pakistan Until Border Situation Becomes...
RANCHI -- India should not resume its cricketing ties with Pakistan until the situation at the border becomes "normal", feels veteran actor Anupam Kher. Kher, 60, is in Jharkhand to shoot for an...
View ArticleDelhi's Air Pollution Would Qualify As A Public Health Emergency
On November 27th, one of the US Embassy's pollution-monitoring stations in New Delhi recorded a chart-breaking reading of 999 on its custom-developed Air Quality Index. To put that in perspective, any...
View ArticleHigh Alert Sounded Along LoC As Infiltration By Terror Groups Rise
SRINAGAR/ NEW DELHI -- A high alert has been sounded along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir Valley as infiltration from across the border has seen a sudden spurt with terror groups including banned...
View ArticleTop Nepal Leader Says India's 'Big Brother Attitude' Unacceptable
NEW DELHI -- Nepal will not accept the "big brother" attitude of India though it intends to maintain cordial bilateral relations with the country, a senior leader of ruling Nepalese CPN(UML) said...
View ArticleNepalese Cable TV Operators Block All Indian Channels In Protest Against...
KATHMANDU -- Nepalese Cable TV operators have blocked all Indian channels "indefinitely" in protest against an unofficial "blockade of goods" into the country. Amid agitation by the Joint Madhesi Front...
View ArticleSitaram Yechury Cites RSS' Golwalkar's 'Nazi' Admiration To Jaitley's 'Third...
Hitler and the Third Reich were the centre of attention in Parliament last week. On Friday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had taken on the Opposition -- which has accused the incumbent government of...
View ArticleIndia Won't Apologise About its Coal Consumption At Climate Change Talks
PARIS -- As the climate change negotiations kicked off in Paris on Sunday evening, India made it clear that it won't back down on the "differentiation" between developed and developing nations when it...
View ArticleWATCH: India's Stunning Pavilion Has A Waterfall Which Spells At Paris...
PARIS -- India's pavilion at the U.N. Climate Change Conference, equipped with a waterfall with spelling patterns, an iPad village, and an interactive display of its challenges to counter global...
View ArticleCOP21: Modi To Meet Obama Today In Paris
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Paris last night to attend the climate change conference. Modi is expected to deliberate on crucial issues relating to environment and climate change,...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Home Ministry To Bar Information On Muslim Police Officers;...
The Morning Wrap is HuffPost India's selection of interesting news and opinion from the day's newspapers. Subscribe here to receive it in your inbox each weekday morning. Essential HuffPost Goa, one of...
View ArticleSubramanian Swamy Says 'Useless And Non-Deserving People' Are Returning Awards
HYDERABAD -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said the people who are useless and non-deserving are returning their awards. "They are all useless people. They don't...
View ArticleParliament To Discuss Intolerance And Constitution During Winter Session Today
NEW DELHI -- The Rajya Sabha will resume discussion on 'Commitment to Constitution' while the Lok Sabha will discuss the issues related to intolerance in the country today during the Winter Session of...
View ArticleFinance Ministry To Review 'Slow Response' Of Gold Monetisation Scheme On 1...
NEW DELHI -- The Finance Ministry will hold a review meeting with banks and Resrve Bank of India (RBI) representatives on Tuesday to assess the gold monetisation scheme, which has seen a "slow...
View ArticleIndia, France To Launch Global Solar Alliance
PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday launch an international solar alliance aimed at eventually bringing clean and affordable solar energy...
View ArticleShiv Sena Demands PM's Response To Farooq's Statement On PoK Being Part Of...
INDORE -- Asserting that Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir is an "integral" part of India, the Shiv Sena today sought reaction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh on National...
View ArticleRBI Likely To Keep Rates Unchanged On Back Of Higher Q3 Growth
NEW DELHI -- India's economic growth likely picked up in the July-September quarter, outpacing China on improving domestic demand and manufacturing activity that could persuade the Reserve Bank of...
View ArticleDelhi Assembly Sees High Drama After BJP MLA, Vijender Gupta, Forced Out
NEW DELHI--The Delhi Assembly witnessed huge drama on Monday as BJP MLA Vijender Gupta was physically hauled out by marshals, for sloganeering and disrupting the house protesting the suspension of...
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