Uttarakhand Crisis: CBI Summons Harish Rawat Over Sting Probe
NEW DELHI -- The CBI today summoned former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat for questioning in connection with a preliminary enquiry (PE) into the controversial sting CD in which he was...
View Article6 MasterChef Australia Recipes That Prove Aussies Can Rock Desi Food
Culinary show MasterChef Australia has featured a fair share of Indian cooks as well as plenty of desi cuisine, both traditional and modern. As the show enters its eighth season this May, we decided to...
View ArticleWATCH: Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin, and Vidya Balan Will Give You Crazy...
The trailer of Ribhu Dasgupta’s Te3n was unveiled today. Featuring an ensemble cast in Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Vidya Balan, the film is eerily similar in vibe to Sujoy Ghosh’s...
View ArticleKanhaiya's Health Worsens, Rushed To Hospital
JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar has been admitted to a hospital after his health deteriorated due to the week-long hunger strike to protest against the action taken by the internal...
View ArticleWrong Depiction Of India Map Can Land You In Jail, 100 Cr Fine
Wrong depiction of the map of India could land the violators in jail with a maximum term of seven years and fine upto Rs 100 crore. This measure has been envisaged by the government against the...
View ArticleDiesel Taxi Ban Could Force BPOs Out, Cost India $1.2 Billion: Centre Tells SC
The ban on diesel taxis in the Delhi-NCR region could affect the BPO industry and potentially cost the country $1.2 billion, the central government told the supreme court on Thursday. Due to the...
View ArticleSeven Dead As Thunderstorm Hits Kumbh Mela Site In Ujjain
Seven people were killed and around 90 others injured when heavy rains accompanied by lightning and squall flattened and uprooted makeshift tents of pilgrims in and around the site of ongoing Simhatha...
View ArticleThe Great Failing Of Indian Polity Is The Manipulation Of Police
Siddhartha Deb’s profile of Narendra Modi for The New Republic has generated a predictable Twitter storm among predictable camps. But one portion jumped out for me. It was not about Hindutva or Muslims...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Govt Orders 50,000 Bulletproof Vests For Army; Baba Ramdev...
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 A...
View ArticleThree Arrested For Allegedly Raping Nursing Student In Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -- Three suspects have been arrested today for allegedly raping a nursing student in an autorickshaw in Kerala's Varkala, near Thiruvananthapuram. According to reports, investigators...
View Article'Traffic' Review: Well-Intentioned But A Bumpy Ride
The late Rajesh Pillai’s final feature film, Traffic, appears to be this week’s most interesting Hindi release. A remake of his 2011 Malayalam thriller of the same name, which was a great critical and...
View ArticleAs Malayalees Kick The Butt, A Once Proud Beedi-Maker Bets On Biryani
THALASSERY, KERALA -- Bhargavi sways rhythmically as she packs bundles of beedis into neat packets of tens and twenties, with deft fingers and an easy confidence acquired over the years. On a given...
View ArticleJet Crew Member Injured In Brussels Terror Attack Returns Home
Jet Airways crew member Nidhi Chaphekar, who was injured in the Brussels airport bombings in March this year and her picture became the face of the terror attack, returned to Mumbai this morning....
View ArticleNaseeruddin Shah Has A Solid Piece Of Advice For Young Actors
On Thursday evening, a special preview of Anu Menon's Waiting, a film starring Naseeruddin Shah and Kalki Koechlin, was held at a screening theatre in South Mumbai's Worli area. Post the screening, the...
View ArticleEating Red Meat Can Shorten Your Lifespan
There is more bad news for meat lovers. A study conducted by Arizona’s Mayo Clinic says that eating meat, especially red or processed, can shorten your lifespan. Researchers from Mayo Clinic in the US...
View ArticleHow Healthy Is Your Child?
Doting mothers and grandmothers everywhere work hard to ensure their children get the tastiest and healthiest food they can cook —after all from day one, every parent and grandparent wants a plump...
View ArticleCentre To States: Adopt Yoga In School Syllabus
The HRD Ministry has asked all states to make yoga compulsory in school curriculum and the course is expected to start from the coming academic session, Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik...
View ArticleBuzzfeed's Urban Poor Article Has Really Got Social Media Talking, And Mocking
On Thursday, Buzzfeed published an article that sought to reveal the kind of 'poverty' that is pretty much hiding in plain sight. They called this phenomenon, specifically social group, the 'urban...
View ArticleFloor Test In Uttarakhand On May 10: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a floor test on May 10 in the Uttarakhand Assembly when sacked Chief Minister Harish Rawat will seek a vote of confidence in which the nine rebel Congress MLAs...
View ArticleModi Running A One-Man 'Presidential Government': Arun Shourie
Arun Shourie on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of "narcissism" and of running a one-man "Presidential government" the direction of which was "dangerous" for India....
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