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"Katrina and her cousin went on a short trek nearby, and by the end there were 60 or 70 leeches on her. Poor thing, she is a city girl, didn't know what to do! When she came back we removed all the...
View Article5 Steps We Must Take To Avoid A Repeat Of The Chennai Tragedy
When an unprecedentedly heavy northeast monsoon hit Tamil Nadu this year, the subsequent flooding in Chennai and other coastal areas took an unprepared state government and a tragically unsuspecting...
View ArticlePathankot Terror Attack: Dialogue With Pakistan Cannot Be Revoked Due To One...
NEW DELHI -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said the "resumed dialogue with Pakistan could not be revoked due to one attack" and accused the Congress Party of politicising the Pathankot...
View ArticleNarendra Modi Condemns Terror Attack On Pathankot IAF Base
Mysuru -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that 'enemies of humanity' who could not digest India's progress carried out the attack in Pathankot. Modi assured that the defence forces had...
View ArticleIAF Expected Pathankot Attack, Locals Were Warned In Advance
PATHANKOT -- It was an attack that was anticipated by the security establishment and local shopkeepers had been cautioned about it well in advance. And as per the anticipation, the attack did take...
View ArticlePathankot Attack: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Briefs Modi About Current...
NEW DELHI -- Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the ongoing attack at the Air Force Base in Pathankot where two terrorists are believed to be holed...
View ArticleBJP Will Contest Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls On Its Own, Says Mukhtar Abbas...
NEW DELHI -- Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on its own. Naqvi said...
View ArticleSecurity Forces Launch Fierce Offensive Against 2 Militants Holed Up In...
New Delhi -- As operations against two remaining terrorists at Pathankot air base continued for the second consecutive day, the Union government today said it was unsure if more militants were still...
View ArticlePathankot Attacks: PM Modi Holds High Level Meet Even As The Battle Continues
PATHANKOT, Punjab: A day after six security personnel were martyred and four Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists neutralized in the operations at the Pathankot Air Force base on Saturday, the terrorists led a...
View ArticleWebsite Releases Papers Detailing Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Last Day...
A UK-based website set up to chart the last days of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has released documents relating to the day before his plane crashed in August, 1945. The latest documents on...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Earthquake Jolts North East India; Army Asks Its Personnel...
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 stormy...
View ArticleWhy Prevention Is Better Than Prohibition
Prohibition is back in the limelight with the Supreme Court upholding the Kerala government's new liquor policy which bans drinking in public and restricts its serving to 5-star hotels. The topic...
View ArticleWhy 2015 Was A Landmark Year For Indian Cyberlaw
The year 2015 was nothing if not eventful, and while some developments generated plenty of sound and fury, others made a quieter impact. As I look back at legal developments, what stands out is how...
View ArticleThe Arunachal Farce And Why The Anti-Democratic, Colonial Post Of The...
Not all is right in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. Some old British-rule-era habits die hard, or maybe they never die at all, for some imperial habits are essential for maintaining undemocratic...
View ArticleDear Nita Ambani, Can We Really Talk Football Please?
Dear Mrs. Nita Ambani, There are two reasons why I decided to forgo my cherished winter-morning sleep today and pen down this letter: firstly, to thank you for your endeavour, and no doubt great amount...
View ArticleModi-Putin Meet Signals New Dimensions For Indo-Russian Partnership
Three developments emerged clearly from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Moscow for the 16th Indo-Russian annual summit with President Vladimir Putin. First, making bilateral ties more...
View Article75 Years On, HAL Is Flying Higher Than Ever
The history of India's largest defence contractor and Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU), Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), has been embellished with pathbreaking events. And this premier aircraft...
View ArticleChange Must Come From Within For India's Muslim Community
Over the course of human history, one lesson that continually resonates is that societies and nations that grew stagnant were the first to fall. A bickering Rome crumbled under the might of Visigoths...
View ArticleBSNL Starts Free Wi-Fi Services On The Banks Of Ganga To Boost Tourism
HARIDWAR -- In a shot to arm the tourism industry in the state, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has begun "free" Internet wi-fi service for the visitors at 'Har Ki Pauri' on the banks of the Ganges...
View ArticlePathankot Attack: Government Answers 'Not A Lapse' To Questions Raised On...
NEW DELHI -- The government today asserted the high casualties suffered by the security forces despite advance intelligence about an impending terror attack in Pathankot was "not a lapse" even as...
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