6 Top Home Décor Trends For 2016
Aesthetically speaking 2016 is looking like a promising year for home décor. Unlike the past couple of years, which saw a surge of big, bold colours, this year we will see shades and elements that...
View ArticleModi Touches Feet Of 104-Year-Old Woman Who Sold Goats To Build Toilets
RAJNANDGAON -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday touched the feet of a 104-year-old woman from a village in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari District who sold her goats for constructing toilets at her...
View ArticleAdoor Gopalakrishnan Says Hindi Is A Regional Language
MUMBAI -- National-award-winning filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan says Hindi is a beautiful language, but it should be counted as a regional language and should not be imposed on others. Gopalakrishnan,...
View ArticleIndia Beats China To A $1.6 Billion Power Plant Contract In Bangladesh
NEW DELHI/DHAKA -- A state-run Indian firm is poised to seal a contract to build a $1.6 billion power plant in Bangladesh, beating out a Chinese competitor in the latest commercial tussle between the...
View ArticleJat Quota Stir: Indian Army Recaptures Delhi Water Source
The Indian army has taken control of a canal that supplies three-fifths of Delhi's water, the state's chief minister said on Monday, raising hope that a water crisis in the metropolis of more than 20...
View ArticleJNU Row: 'My Name Is Umar Khalid But I'm Not A Terrorist'
NEW DELHI -- Umar Khalid, the Jawaharlal Nehru PhD candidate, who went underground to avoid capture by the Delhi Police for allegedly organizing an event to mark the third anniversary of Afzal Guru's...
View ArticleB For Blockchain, C For Content, D For Do They Work Together?
It's the new buzzword and if you want to appear to be in sync with the latest and greatest in the business/fintech world, you should talk about it. News and views about blockchain and its uses are...
View ArticleLeonardo DiCaprio's 'The Revenant' Has Largely Escaped The Censor Board's...
Moviegoers who recently watched Deadpool in Indian theatres may have come away disappointed by the number of cuts in the expletive-laden superhero flick (it even prompted some people to start an online...
View ArticleHindu Priest Hacked To Death In Bangladesh
NEW DELHI -- A Hindu priest in Muslim-majority Bangladesh was hacked to death and two devotees injured in an attack Sunday on a temple in the country's north. Police said Jogeshwar Roy, 50, was...
View ArticlePampore Attack: Militants Still Holed Up Inside Government Building
SRINAGAR -- Indian security forces battled for a third day amid heavy gunfire on Monday to clear militants who stormed a government building in the disputed Kashmir region and killed six people,...
View ArticleJat Agitation: SC Seeks Status Report From Haryana Govt Over Delhi Water Supply
NEW DELHI -- The Supreme Court today sought a status report from Haryana government on the plea of Delhi government seeking resumption of water supply to the national capital, disrupted due to the...
View ArticleJNU Row: Umar Khalid's Full Speech On The 'Media Trial' Against Him
NEW DELHI -- In his speech at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus, Umar Khalid has slammed those media outlets which he blamed for tarnishing his image by portraying him as a budding jihadist, who...
View ArticleWhy Nawaz Sharif Is India's Best Bet For Improving Ties With Pakistan
In a rare and candid admission, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif recently accepted complicity in the Kargil misadventure in 1999. It requires real courage and conviction for any leader to admit to...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: NYT Blames Modi Govt For JNU Row; Comics For Child Abuse...
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 The 48-hour...
View ArticleBudget Session To Begin Today; Opposition Wants Debate On JNU Row
NEW DELHI -- A debate over the JNU row seems imminent on the first day of the budget session today, with both the government and the opposition reportedly keen to discuss the issue. Congress chief...
View ArticleUS University Rejects $3 Million Endowment By Group With Hindutva Links
NEW DELHI -- A committee at the University of California, Irvine has voted to reject two endowed chairs sponsored by an American non-profit linked with Hindutva groups. News website Scroll reported...
View ArticleIndia To Sell $730 Million Stake In NTPC To Meet Fiscal Deficit Target
MUMBAI -- India will sell a 5 percent stake worth about $730 million in its top power producer NTPC Ltd, as the government races against time to raise funds via asset sales to meet this year's fiscal...
View ArticleVice Central: 3,000 Condoms And Beer Bottles Found Everyday On The JNU...
NEW DELHI -- Jawaharlal Nehru University is a den of sin, where students, high on alcohol and drugs, dance naked in the night, and “3,000 condoms and 500 abortion injections" are found everyday,...
View ArticleYou Must Listen To This Addictive Remix Of Kanhaiya Kumar's JNU Slogans
The JNU controversy took an ugly new turn when it was found that the video showing JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar chanting anti-India slogans may have been doctored. As the nature of Kumar's exact...
View ArticleIf You're Caught Publicly Peeing In Uttar Pradesh, Urine For A YouTube Shaming
In an attempt to eradicate public urination, the UP State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has decided to post photographs of offenders on YouTube. Officials have announced that the corporation will...
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