Outsiders With Faces Covered With Cloth Raised Anti-National Slogans, JNU...
A high-level inquiry committee set up by the Jawaharlal Nehru University has found that alleged anti-national slogans were raised on February 9 by a group outsiders who had their faces covered with...
View ArticleWest Bengal Polls: Election Commission Will Examine TMC Leaders' Sting Video
KOLKATA -- The Central Election Commission yesterday said it had received representations from political parties on the sting video purportedly showing TMC leaders accepting money to help a fictitious...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Javed Akhtar Lashes Out At Owaisi; Netaji's Family Photos...
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 BJP MLA...
View ArticlePolice Register Case, Interrogate Journalist About AYUSH Ministry's Yoga Day...
NEW DELHI -- Delhi police has registered a case and interrogated journalist Pushp Sharma about a story that he published recently, saying the government had said in a Right to Information response that...
View ArticleA CBSE Math Paper So Tough, It Made Students Cry
Students of 12th standard appearing for their Boards were in for a shock on the day of their Mathematics examination this year. According to The News Minute, over 115 petitions were filed on Change.org...
View ArticleWoman Commits Suicide In MP After Panchayat Declares Her 'Characterless'
A 36-year-old woman committed suicide on Monday night after a caste panchayat in Madhya Pradesh declared her 'characterless' and imposed a fine of Rs 5000 for allegedly having an extra-marital affair...
View ArticleIndians And Pakistanis Are Swapping Cricket Team Colours On Facebook Profile...
Don't be shocked if you see profile pictures of your friends on Facebook sporting the colours of Pakistan ahead of the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup cricket match. While India and Pakistan are gearing...
View ArticleWATCH: Indian Driver's Tearful Appeal For Rescue From Cruel Saudi Employer
Confinement and denial of rights are a longstanding problem for millions of migrant workers employed in Saudi Arabia. The country has been a popular destination for skilled and unskilled workers soon...
View ArticleNational-Level Kabaddi Player Shot Dead In Rohtak
ROHTAK -- A national-level Kabbadi player was shot dead by two armed assailants in Rithal village of Rohtak, with the murder captured on a CCTV installed at a house near the crime spot. The 24-year-old...
View ArticleWhat Javed Akhtar Is Missing When He Attacks Owaisi
I once had the occasion to visit Javed Akhtar with a group of friends, and almost the entire evening was spent in hearing Akhtar’s arguments in favour of atheism. Akhtar is a staunch and vocal atheist....
View ArticleRajnath Singh Says Law Commission Is Reviewing The Definition Of Sedition
NEW DELHI -- Government today acknowledged that the definition of Sedition law is "very wide" and said it is being reviewed by the Law Commission after members in Rajya Sabha demanded that it should be...
View ArticleLewis Hamilton Gets Clearance From NZ Police In Motorbike Selfie Case
WELLINGTON -- Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has been cleared by New Zealand police after he was investigated over his apparent video selfie while driving a motorbike in Auckland. The...
View ArticleAIMIM MLA Suspended For Not Chanting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'
An MLA of India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has been suspended from the Maharashtra Assembly for refusing to chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, days after the party’s leader, Asaduddin Owaisi, said...
View ArticleObama Poised To Unveil Supreme Court Selection
President Barack Obama was poised to announce his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday at the White House, setting the stage for a potentially ferocious political showdown with Senate...
View ArticleModi To Join World Leaders In Wax At Madame Tussauds
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the ranks of prominent global leaders at Madame Tussauds in London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok next month, the world famous wax museum announced on...
View ArticleCongress President Says 'UPA Did No Work'; What She Actually Meant Was NDA
Anyone can have an embarrassing slip-of-tongue moment. But when the person is a powerful political figure and it happens at a public event, even an innocuous mistake may be construed as a pregnant...
View ArticleMaha Govt Grants Permission To Four Dance Bars In Mumbai
In the wake of the Supreme Court order on resumption of dance bars in Maharashtra, the state government granted licences to owners of four such bars. The licences were granted the other day in view of...
View ArticleLS Rejects RS Recommendations, Passes Aadhar Bill
Rejecting Rajya Sabha's five amendments and opposition's appeal not to make "haste", the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the legislation that aims at better targeting of subsidies through the Aadhar...
View ArticleProud Of Having Been Born In This Country, Says AIMIM MLA Who Won't Chant...
Amid high drama, All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLA Waris Pathan was yesterday suspended from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for refusing to raise slogans of 'Bharat mata ki...
View ArticleWatch: JNU Student Umar Khalid's Fiery 12-Year-Old Sister Vows To Fight...
After JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya were released on bail yesterday, the university reprised the celebrations that followed JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar's release. Hundreds of...
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