Uphaar Tragedy: Ansal Brothers Too Old To Serve Rigorous Jail Terms, Says SC
Almost two decades after 59 people died in a deadly fire at south Delhi's Uphaar cinema hall during the screening of Hindi movie 'Border', the country's apex court has held that the owners of the...
View ArticleWATCH: Randeep Hooda Gives Us A Glimpse Of Notorious Serial Killer Charles...
The trailer for the upcoming Main Aur Charles, starring Randeep Hooda, Richa Chadha, and Adil Hussain, was uploaded online on Wednesday. The film is a fictitious look at the life of one of India's most...
View ArticleAAP Govt. Approves Prosecution Against Somnath Bharti On Khirki Extension Raid
NEW DELHI -- Aam Aadmi Party leader Somnath Bharti, who is on the run to avoid arrest in the domestic violence case filed by his wife, will have to brace for more trouble after the AAP government has...
View ArticleWATCH: Is 'Darling Don't Cheat' The Worst Movie Trailer Of 2015?
An upcoming film called Darling Don't Cheat, produced and directed by debutant Rajkumar Hindusthani, may just have the tackiest, most howlarious trailer of any film you've seen this year (yep, even...
View ArticleSomnath Bharti Is Behaving Like A 'Professional Criminal', Says Delhi Police
NEW DELHI -- Controversial AAP MLA Somnath Bharti, evading arrest for the third consecutive day in a domestic violence and attempt to murder case lodged by his wife, is behaving like a "professional...
View ArticleSourav Ganguly Appointed President Of Cricket Association Of Bengal
KOLKATA -- Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was today appointed the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), ending the suspense on who will take over the state cricket body following...
View ArticleBoxing Champion Mary Kom Breaks Down At Public Event, Alleges Regional Bias...
Five-time World Amateur Boxing champion and Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom broke down during a public event in Mumbai on Thursday, alleging regional bias against her during boxing selections and...
View ArticlePM Narendra Modi Sells India Growth Story To Top US CEOs, Promises To Remove...
NEW YORK -- In the biggest pitch yet to woo US investments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today courted top financial sector CEOs to sell the India growth story, assuring them their concerns will be...
View Article4 Indians Among 717 Killed In Haj Stampede In Saudi Arabia
MINA -- At least 717 people, including four Indians, were killed and over 860 injured in a stampede today during Haj here, in the second worst ever tragedy to hit the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia....
View ArticleSchool Founded By Arundhati Roy's Mom Tells Boys And Girls To Maintain One...
Indian educator and women's rights activist Mary Roy's school, Pallikoodam in Kerala, has decreed that boys and girls should maintain a distance of one meter from each other. In a school notice...
View ArticlePM Dines With Fortune 500 CEOs, Woos Investors
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dined with over 50 CEOs from the Fortune 500 companies while continuing his pitch that India is open for business. The dinner event, organised by the prestigious...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Narcotics Found In Indian Army Trucks In Congo; FB's...
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 least...
View ArticleHaj Stampede: How The Mecca Tragedy Led To The Death Of More Than 700 Pilgrims
NEW YORK -- When too many people are squeezed into too small a space, the situation can turn dangerous very quickly, experts say. And that is, they say, may be key to understanding the deaths of more...
View Article'Calendar Girls' Review: Same Old Story
Director Madhur Bhandarkar is back in theatres, with a familiar song whose chorus goes, “People in big cities can be bad and bad things can happen to people who are inherently good.” Throughout his...
View Article14 Indians Dead in Haj Stampede: India Consulate General
Fourteen Indian Haj pilgrims have been confirmed dead and at least 13 injured at the Mina stampede in Saudi Arabia, according to India's envoys in Jeddah. Nine of the dead were from Gujarat, two each...
View ArticleSyed Akbaruddin Made India's Permanent Representative To The UN In Major MEA...
NEW DELHI—Key postings of Indian envoys to Pakistan, China, the UK and the UN have been done by the government in a major reshuffle at the top echelons of External Affairs Ministry. While Navtej Sarna,...
View ArticleCaste Segregation Still Rampant In Bihar Police Barracks
While in khaki, the Bihar Police is a formidable force joining ranks to protect citizens' liberty. But at dinner time, when constables return to their barracks, they have an entirely different story to...
View ArticleOver 30 Unused Airports In India To Get A New Lease Of Life: Civil Aviation...
KOLKATA -- The government wants to develop strategies to operationalised unused airports in the country, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju today said. "There are around 31-32 airports in...
View ArticleWhen The Gurgaon Police Made Haryana's Friendly Neighbourhood 'Yamraj' Pay...
A car owner in Haryana thought it would be hilarious to exchange his legitimate number plate for one that read 'Yamraj' -- the god of death. But like any great plan spoiled by busybodies online, people...
View ArticleWATCH: 19-Year-Old Indian-Origin Transgender Man Needs Your Help
The fight between Shivy and his parents started in mid-June this year when he wanted to cut his hair short but his conservative Indian-American parents were completely against it. It was because...
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