ISIS And The Lonely Young American
Alex, a 23-year-old Sunday school teacher and babysitter, was trembling with excitement the day she told her Twitter followers that she had converted to Islam. For months, she had been growing closer...
View ArticleLalit Modi Scandal: PM Silent Two Weeks After Political Controversy Erupts
NEW DELHI -- Even as opposition parties ratchet up pressure on the NDA government to take action against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, Prime...
View ArticleUrbanClap Raises $10 Million, Local Services Startups In Sweet Spot For...
Funds are not a problem if you are a Indian startup providing local utility services such as electricians, plumbers and personal tutors. The latest to raise funds is UrbanClap, a mobile-only local...
View ArticleSensex, Nifty Plunge Over 2 Percent, After Greece Rescue Talks Collapse
Indian stock markets plunged today, erasing gains made in last three weeks, after Greece imposed capital controls and closed banks until July 6 following collapse of rescue talks with European lenders....
View ArticleICC Confirms Receiving Lalit Modi's Letter On Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja...
NEW DELHI -- The International Cricket Council's chief executive David Richardson has confirmed that he had received a letter from the former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, containing information about...
View ArticleWATCH: Bobby Deol And Ameesha Patel In A Hilarious Scene That Defines Sexual...
We all know what the term KLPD means, right? In case you don't, here's the definition. YouTube user PeeingHuman uploaded this edited clip from 'Humraaz' (2002), an Abbas-Mustan thriller starring Bobby...
View ArticleFour Reasons Your Book Got Rejected
Early morning, you open your email and out pops yet another rejection from a publisher you had your heart on. You fume, you wither, you get depressed and angry and want to hit someone. Everyone is...
View ArticleFriends In High Places: How The Government Is Optimising Social Media
Social media is an integral part of how we interact with our friends and communities. Even governments, including ours, are starting to take serious notice and are incorporating social media into their...
View ArticleAlok Nath's 'Sanskaari' Image Has Taken A Beating With This One Tweet
All good things must come to an end, as they say, and why should Alok Nath's 'sanskaari' image be exempt from this rule? The actor, whose penchant for playing characters who conform to traditional...
View ArticleTihar Undertrials Escape Through Tunnel Under Boundary Wall In Sensational...
NEW DELHI — In a major security breach at Tihar Jail, two undertrials scaled the wall of the ward they were lodged in and then dug a tunnel through the boundary wall to escape from one of the most...
View ArticleKolkata's Scottish Church College Withdraws Ban On Short Skirts, Message On...
Authorities at the prestigious Scottish Church College in Kolkata have withdrawn the dress code banning short skirts and messages on T-Shirts which was issued over the weekend. An economics teacher...
View ArticleLalit Modi, Raje Conspired To Convert Govt Property Into Luxury Hotel: Congress
The Congress on Monday alleged that former IPL chairman Lalit Modi and Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje conspired to convert the Dholpur Palace, a government property, into a luxury hotel,...
View ArticleLalit Modi Scandal Refuses To Die Down As BJP Attempts Brazen-It-Out Approach
NEW DELHI -- The Lalit Modi scandal that has ensnared two senior BJP leaders thus far is refusing to die down with opposition parties intensifying street protests in the capital and the Congress...
View ArticleTech Mahindra Plunges Over 10 Percent On BSE After Q1 Revenue Warning
Shares of IT firm Tech Mahindra on Monday fell sharply by 10.5 per cent to hit a one-year low after the company warned of weak revenue and earnings in the April-June quarter due to higher visa costs...
View Article11 Old Delhi Eateries You Must Not Miss This Ramzan
In the holy month of Ramzan, Muslims from all over the world fast from dawn to dusk to come closer to God. Abstaining from food and drink during the day, the faithful Muslim may eat two meals a day -...
View ArticleAmazon India Had 23.6 Million Unique Visitors In May, Ahead Of Flipkart,...
As e-commerce players battle it out for buyers' attention, Amazon India has caught up with Flipkart and overtaken Snapdeal in terms of monthly unique visitors in May. According to data from Internet...
View Article28-Year-Old Woman Driver Steers Chennai's First Metro Train
A 28-year-old woman, a diploma holder in engineering from a government polytechnic college, drove Chennai's first metro train on Monday. The Chennai Metro Rail service was flagged off from Alandur...
View ArticleDrug Dealers Are Using Courier Services To Transport Contraband: Officials
With the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) cracking down on courier companies delivering parcels without checking, drug peddlers and dealers have begun to turn to the postal service to send the...
View ArticleIndian Gods Promote The Importance Of Wearing Helmets In Tamil Nadu
As the compulsory helmet rule for two-wheeler riders comes into force in Tamil Nadu from tomorrow, persons dressed like Lord Ganesh and Yama, the God of death, are out on the streets as part of a novel...
View ArticleThese Surreal Photographs Of Indian Celebrities Will Blow Your Mind
Photographer AJ Raina doesn't believe in cliché-perfect photography. Instead, he looks to highlight the finer details that will ultimately tell a story through his work (featured below). "I develop...
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