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The Morning Wrap: Mehsana Village Bans Unmarried Women From Using Mobile...
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 Delhi...
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Umar Khalid's Father Allegedly Receives Death Threat From Don Ravi Pujari
New Delhi -- Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, father of Umar Khalid, a PhD scholar at Jawaharlal Nehru University, has claimed that he received a "death threat call from underworld don Ravi Pujari". He has...
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Militants Attack CRPF Convoy In J&K, 2 Jawans Killed
Militants attacked a CRPF convoy at Pampore on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Saturday, killing two jawans and injuring 10 others before sneaking into a nearby government building, triggering a...
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India, Nepal Ink Nine Agreements
India and Nepal held extensive talks on Saturday with a focus on repairing ties soured in the wake of a four-month -long agitation by the Indian-origin Madhesi community. India told Nepal that success...
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Soni Sori Attacked With Acid-Like Chemical In Chhattisgarh
RAIPUR -- Three unidentified men allegedly hurled acid like chemical tonight on tribal activist and Aam Adami Party (AAP) leader Soni Sori in Chhattisgarh's Maoist-hit Dantewada district, police said....
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Jat Quota Violence In Haryana Claims Six Lives
CHANDIGARH -- Violence and arson in the Jat quota stir in Haryana spread to more areas today with five people being killed in firing by security forces in three districts taking the death toll to six...
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Baba Ramdev To Set Up A University In Delhi In The Next 5 Years
MATHURA -- Yoga guru Ramdev today said he will set up an international standard university in Delhi within the next five years. "The university would cater education to one lakh students in different...
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India Pledges $250 Million For Post-Earthquake Reconstruction In Nepal
NEW DELHI (AP) -- India has pledged $250 million for post-earthquake reconstruction in Nepal as the two countries try to remove irritants in their ties following protests in Nepal over the country's...
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3 Fatal Traps That Can Trip Up The Best Leadership Teams
Every organisation - whether it's a manufacturing company or a bank or a hospital -- has leadership teams. For me, every person who works in an organisation is a leader, but those who play a decisive...
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Why Apps Are Not A Fix-All For India's Urban Mess
In the recent aftermath of the Deonar dumping ground fire in Mumbai and the stink over the growing piles of garbage in Delhi due to a union strike, it's a good time to try and bring the conversation on...
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Why 'The Independent' Didn't Change Kolkata To Calcutta
The British newspaper, The Independent, sparked a major controversy recently when its editor announced that they would henceforth refer to India's financial capital Mumbai as Bombay, the city's...
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Is Carlotta Gall Right About Pakistan's Role In International Jihad?
Pakistan's President Mamnoon Hussain believes Valentine's Day celebrations have "no connection with our culture." The expensive suits and ties both he and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif don with pride...
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Maruti Suzuki Suspends Production In Haryana Due To Jat Agitation
TOKYO -- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, India's biggest carmaker by sales, said it had suspended operations at its northern auto plants after protests disrupted the supply of some components. In a statement...
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Delhi Has Run Out Of Water, Schools Closed In Unprecedented Crisis
NEW DELHI -- The national capital has run out of water and all schools are to remain closed, the Delhi government announced today. The violent agitation carried out by Jats in Haryana, who want to be...
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Pampore Attack: Army Officer Killed By Militants Hiding In Government Building
SRINAGAR -- An army officer was killed as the operation resumed against holed up militants in a government building in Pampore on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. Captain Pawan Kumar sustained...
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Kerala Businessman Urges People To Kill Stray Dogs
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -- Kerala Industrialist Kochouseph Chittilappilly today began a 24-hour hunger strike here seeking an end to the stray dog menace. Speaking on the occasion, Chittilappilly said: "The...
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Terror Threat Derails India Trade Meet In Pakistan
New Delhi -- An India trade exhibition scheduled to be held from February 26-28 in Pakistan has been cancelled following threat of terrorists attack. The meet, which was to be held in Lahore, has been...
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Why Hindutva Is As Ephemeral As Nehru's Idea Of India
The ugly controversy that continues to unfold at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has brought the questions of 'nationalism' and what it means to be a 'nationalist' back into the picture. Embedded in...
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'So Many Villages Have Been Electrified'. Here Is the Problem With Saying That
By Abhishek Jha A recent NDTV report from Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh highlights an interesting trend. In the un-electrified areas of the district, most of the electricity needs were being earlier...
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Photos: The Faces Of Dissent
Most people forget that protests aren't just about the slogans, placards or the media. Protests, like the one in Delhi on Thursday that saw at least 15,000 students, workers, teachers, activists taking...
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