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Bhubaneswar, Pune, Surat On Government's First 20 'Smart Cities' List
Very soon, Bhubaneswar will have IT connectivity, e-governance, efficient urban mobility and public transport and basic infrastructure through assured water and power supply, sanitation and solid waste...
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Rohith Vemula's Death Is Caste At Its Most Lethal
As news reports go, it’s bland and factual. The Times of India reports that a secret intelligence report forwarded to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval claims that both the mother and grandmother of...
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Bengali Film Based On Sheena Bora Case To Hit Theatres This February
KOLKATA -- A Bengali film based on the sensational Sheena Bora murder case will hit the screens this February. Dark Chocolate, which stars Mahima Chaudhry in the role of Indrani Mukherjee and Riya Sen...
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Winners Of Smart Cities Challenge Usher In The Future Of Indian Urban...
Today, 28 January, marks the announcement of the first set of winners of the Smart Cities Challenge, a competition devised by the Government of India to encourage bottom-up innovation and inspire...
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Amnesty Alleges Police Inaction Over Rape Complaints By Tribal Women In...
CHENNAI -- Police in Chhattisgarh face mounting criticism for delays in registering complaints of rape during operations against Maoist rebels, with Amnesty International India demanding an independent...
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Honor Launches Two New Phones In India
Honor, a brand owned by Chinese handset major Huawei, has launched two phones in India. Honor 5X was launched at Rs12,999 and Honor Holly 2 is priced at Rs8,499. Honor 5X, which was launched in China...
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Meet Aparna Kumar, First Woman IAS Officer To Have Climbed The Highest Peak...
IAS officer Aparna Kumar has completed a feat that many brave people may only dream of doing. Kumar successfully climbed the 17,000-feet-high Mount Vinson Massif — the highest peak in the Antarctic...
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WATCH: The Trailer Of 'Aligarh' And Manoj Bajpai's Poignant Performance In It
The trailer of Hansal Mehta's much-awaited film 'Aligarh' is out and if we were to summarize it one word, we would say: Poignant. The story revolves around a middle aged, homosexual professor Shrinivas...
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Jail Inmates In Karnataka Get Rewarded With Dance Show For Good Behaviour,...
Jail authorities seem to have a discovered a new way to reward inmates for their good behaviour--by entertaining them with some dance shows. On the occasion of Republic Day, Vijayapura Central Jail...
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The Padma Bhushan Is An Honour That Exceeds Your Talent, Mr Kher
Dear Mr Anupam Kher, I was impelled to write you a letter the day the Padma Bhushan award was announced for you. You must have been jubilant. You must have been floating in the air. When people achieve...
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Has Parenting Taken Over Your Life? Don't Let It
A few weeks back, my son's school reopened after a rather prolonged Christmas break. Oh yes! If you're sensing a little excitement in my writing voice, then you're absolutely right. I am happy. In...
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Why Field Researchers Are Just Like Roaming Mendicants [Part 2]
This essay is the second part of a three part series on my experiences as a PhD researcher studying the governance of urban water-bodies in Bangalore, India. The first part which was published on the...
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Sabarimala And The Dark Absurdities Of Religion
Temple bells, Badami via photopin (license) Religiosity in India is so all-encompassing, that religion somehow manages to escape profound criticism even when some peculiar absurdity comes to light....
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Indian Women's Cricket Team Create History By Beating Australia To Win The...
MELBOURNE -- The Indian women's cricket team scripted history today by clinching its maiden Twenty20 series win over three-time world champion Australia with a comprehensive 10-wicket triumph in the...
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The Morning Wrap: Kerala CM Gets Temporary Breather; Church Street Blast...
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 In a...
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BJP Must Learn From Bihar, Delhi Debacles And Announce CM Candidate For UP
I am a firm believer in taxi driver psephology. The taxi driver in Lucknow said, “It will be a contest between BJP and BSP. The SP knows it is out.” The taxi driver was Brahmin, so no surprise that...
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RBI Governer Raghuram Rajan Warns Government Against Looser Fiscal Policy
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI -- Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan warned on Friday that straying from fiscal consolidation and easing up on the fight against inflation would jeorpardise the country's...
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25 Girls, 1 Boy Rescued From Human Trafficking Scam In UP
LUCKNOW -- At least 26 people were today rescued by GRP personnel at Mughalsarai railway station while being "illegally" taken to Delhi from Jharkhand. "25 girls and a boy being illegally taken to New...
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Bajrang Dal Activists Shave Man's Head, Parade Him On Donkey For Alleged...
JALAUN -- A man was tonsured, garlanded with shoes, and paraded in disgrace on the streets of Jalaun in Uttar Pradesh by Bajrang Dal activists who accused him of converting Hindu men to Christianity....
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Google Honours Artist Amrita Sher-Gil On Her 103rd Birth Anniversary With A...
Keeping with its tradition of honouring noted personalities from across the globe, Google on Saturday dedicated their special 'doodle' to one of the most renowned Indian painters of the 20th century,...
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