'Aligarh' Review: Frosty Portrait
I’ve never quite understood the point of calling a film ‘important’. Over time, one comes to understand that a lot of films can be called so, for various reasons ranging from newsworthiness of content...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Bangalore Conductor Who Had Locked A Girl Up In A Bus For 45...
A Bengaluru conductor who had locked up a girl inside a bus for 45 minutes, while police and passersby watched, was finally arrested yesterday. He has lodged a counter FIR, claiming the girl's friend...
View ArticleHizbul Chief Praised Terrorists Even As Army Rescued His Son In Pampore Attack
When the Indian security forces rescued around 120 civilians and employees trapped in a terrorist attack in a government building in Pampore, Kashmir, last Saturday, little did they know that one of...
View ArticleNarendra Modi Fighting To Keep Foreign Investors Interested
MUMBAI -- Nearly two years after Narendra Modi was elected as India's prime minister with an ambitious business-friendly agenda, the feeble pace of reforms is starting to test the patience of one his...
View ArticleEconomic Survey: India To Grow 7-7.5 Percent In 2016/17
India expects its economy to grow 7-7.5 percent in the fiscal year to March 2017, the Economic Survey said on Friday, ahead of the presentation of the annual budget by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on...
View Article32 Real Indian History Tweets That'll Make You Question Everything
A parody account that irreverently captions historical and archival photos is creating waves on Indian Twitter. The account comes with a disclaimer for the people who get easily offended. Since we may...
View ArticleWhy Effective Cross-Cultural Communication Matters In Business
Do you know how many managers serving people across countries and continents fail to see the business challenges that stem from cultural differences? Many front-line managers and executives overlook...
View ArticleDear Facebook, Here Are The Emojis We Really Need
Facebook has finally realised that we need more than just "like" a post on the social network. So, it has now offered the world various emoticons--love, laughter, surprise, sadness and anger. But did...
View ArticleNotions Of Nation: A Toxic Potion
Ruckus. Babble. Chaos. Irreverence. Arrogance. Protest. Bullying. Questions. All this and more happens every time the nation starts defining any concept... it could be anything stretching from...
View ArticleJNU Row: SC Seeks Response To Plea Against Lawyers Who Attacked Kanhaiya Kumar
NEW DELHI -- The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre and Delhi Police on a plea seeking an SIT probe and initiation of contempt action against three lawyers who were allegedly caught on...
View ArticleABVP Students Burn Lucknow Professor's Effigy, Threaten To Garland Him With...
Not that people haven't be harassed in the past for their Facebook posts on political issues, the threat has just become more pronounced. You may get accused of being 'anti-national', thanks to your...
View ArticleRight-Wing Groups Want To Change The Indian National Anthem, Claims Historian
NEW DELHI -- Efforts are being made by right-wing groups to change India's national anthem and replace 'Jana Gana Mana' with 'Vande Mataram', historian Tanika Sarkar said on Friday. "The right-wing...
View ArticleBudget 2016: Are New Digital Payment Forms Getting Left Out?
The year 2016 comes with great expectations for the evolving payments industry. A 40% quantum increase in the number of banks that will now operate in India has seen the birth of 23 new banks, all...
View Article6 Budget Moves That Could Boost Individual Savings And Investment
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present his third Budget on 29 February, 2016, amid growing concerns about the global slowdown, bank non-performing assets (NPAs), falling exports, reduced rural...
View ArticleIt's Not About Economics, Stupid: Why Development Isn't The Panacea To...
The encounter at Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), Pampore, stands eerily as a metaphor for why development cannot be a panacea for conflict. The encounter which has...
View ArticleDear Mr President, You Guided Us After Dadri. Now We Need Your Help With JNU
Dear Rashtrapatiji, I am writing my heart out to you through this open letter because I believe that the request I am going to make here constitutes an issue of national importance. The post of the...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Opposition Demands Apology From Smriti Irani; Injured...
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 Upper...
View ArticleSmriti Irani Lied In Parliament, Says Rohith Vemula's Mother
Dalit student Rohith Vemula's mother launched a no holds barred attack on HRD Minister Smriti Irani, accusing her of resorting to "blatant lies" while talking in Parliament about her son's suicide and...
View ArticlePathankot Attack: India Wants JeM Chief Masood Azhar In UN Security Council's...
UNITED NATIONS -- India today formally approached the UN to include Jaish-e-Mohammad chief and Pathankot terror attack mastermind Masood Azhar in the UN Security Council's sanctions list strongly...
View ArticleIndian Penal Code Needs Thorough Revision, Says President Pranab Mukherjee
KOCHI -- Amid a raging debate on the sedition law, President Pranab Mukherjee today said the Indian Penal Code (IPC) requires a thorough revision to meet the needs of the 21st century and changes are...
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