Yakub Memon To Be Hanged On July 30 If SC Rejects Mercy Petition: Report
If the Supreme Court declines his mercy petition on July 21, Yakub Memon, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case will be hanged on the morning of July 30 by the Maharashtra government. Memon,...
View Article9-Year-Old Indian Girl In US Wins Michelle Obama's Cooking Challenge With Her...
A 9-year-old Indian girl from Illinois has won a healthy eating challenge in the United States of America with her 'Garam Masala Quinoa Burger with Raita', a dish she makes often to take to school for...
View ArticleFiring In Gurgaon: Unidentified Men Shoot At Car On MG Road
NEW DELHI -- Unidentified men allegedly opened fire on Wednesday morning in Gurgaon. The incident was reported at around 9 am today. The reason for the attack is not yet clear. According to some...
View ArticleMaharashtra Navnirman Sena Has Barred Pakistani Film 'Bin Roye' From Being...
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is back to its old tricks again. A Pakistani film called Bin Roye, starring Mahira Khan (who will be seen opposite Shah Rukh Khan in his upcoming Raees), will be...
View ArticleVyapam Scam: Congress Party Demands Resignation Of Petroleum Minister...
NEW DELHI -- On the same day that the Central Bureau of Investigation initiated its probe into the Vyapam scam by filing its first FIRs, the Congress Party accused several leaders of the Bharatiya...
View ArticleVyapam Scam: CBI Begins Probe, Registers First Set Of FIRs In The Case
NEW DELHI— The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team probing the Vyapam scam has registered its first two FIRs in the case. The FIRs have been registered in connection with the Pre-Medical Test of...
View ArticleFTII Director Sends Notice To Students, Asks Them To Withdraw Strike Or Face...
PUNE—Students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII were today served an ultimatum by the Institute authorities to call of their 34-day strike for revocation of the appointment of...
View ArticleIndian Army Denies Pakistan's Claims of Shooting Down Its 'Spy Drone'
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan army today claimed to have shot down an Indian "spy" drone which it alleged was being used for aerial photography near the Line of Control. The Inter Services Public Relations...
View ArticleHaryana Education Minister Explains Why Bhagavad Gita Should Be Taught In...
CHANDIGARH—Hitting out at those opposing the BJP government's plans to introduce the Bhagavad Gita in Haryana school curriculum, the BJP-run state's Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma on Wednesday...
View ArticlePetrol And Diesel Prices Go Up In Delhi
NEW DELHI— Petrol and diesel will be dearer in the national capital with the AAP government's decision to increase VAT rates on them. The raise, effective from midnight today, is the first hike in...
View ArticleCriminal Defamation: The Urgent Cause That Has United Rahul Gandhi, Arvind...
Three years ago when the then Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy accused Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and his mother of misappropriation of funds while trying to revive the National...
View ArticleWill Make India A 'Human Resource Capital', Says Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
NEW DELHI—Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pitched for making India a 'human resource capital' of the world like China has become a 'manufacturing factory' as he launched a number of schemes to train...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Ford Foundation And Government Reach Truce; Lalu Prasad...
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 At the...
View ArticleIndian Embassy In China Seeks Consular Access To Its National Detained For...
The Indian government has requested the Chinese authorities for consular access to its national who was detained last Friday under alleged links to a "terror group". The Indian national is one of the...
View ArticleIPL Spot Fixing Verdict: What Next For The Teams?
There is confusion all around about the future of the Indian Premier League and the two banned teams--Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings--as cricket officials and those affected by the recent ban...
View ArticleWATCH: 'Bajirao Mastani' Teaser Looks Big And Beautiful
The teaser for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming epic Bajirao Mastani — starring Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, and Priyanka Chopra — was uploaded online on Thursday morning. It was shared on Twitter...
View ArticleIPL Scam: Calls Made From Dubai To Pakistan Two Years Back Was The Beginning...
On March 26, 2013, a team of Delhi Police special cell officers were listening in to a call from Pakistan to Dubai. The 108-seconds long conversation mentioned words like "league", "over" and "rates"....
View ArticleNo Single 'Earth Shaking' Invention From India In The Last 60 Years, Says...
BENGALURU -- There has not been a single invention from India in the last 60 years that became a household name globally, nor any idea that led to "earth shaking" invention to "delight global...
View ArticleIndian American Sunita Viswanath Recognised As 'Champion Of Change' For...
An Indian American woman is one of the 12 faith leaders who will be recognised by the White House as a "Champion of Change" for her efforts in protecting the environment and communities from the...
View ArticleIPL Will Come Back Stronger With 8 Teams, Says Former Chairman Rajeev Shukla
KOLKATA — The controversy-ridden IPL remains a "robust" product, its former Chairman Rajeev Shukla said today insisting that the event will come back stronger with a minimum of eight teams. Shukla,...
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