Trump As Goddess Saraswati? How Hindus In America Are Campaigning For Donald...
Do you belong to the species of humans who have John Oliver's latest video that calls Donald Trump 'America's black mole' bookmarked? And you react to a piece of Trump news the way you usually react...
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Jharkhand Marriage Bill Stalled Because Of Copy Editing Errors
The future of the Jharkhand Registration of Marriage Bill-2012 has run into some unexpected, erm, technical trouble. The bill, which is meant to make it compulsory for marriages across religions in the...
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Why I Was Dismayed By Kanhaiya Kumar's 'Freedom' Speech
First and foremost, I was delighted to hear about Kanhaiya Kumar's interim bail. However, I was deeply disappointed by the speech he gave upon his return to the JNU campus. I had been expecting him to...
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India Denies Visa To US Religious Freedom Body That Has Criticized BJP In The...
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said they had not received visas for a long-planned trip to India. The commission, a bipartisan US federal government commission, was...
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PHOTOS: Check Out Urmila Matondkar's Stunning Bridal Look
Urmila Matondkar is the latest actress to get hitched in B-town. The Rangeela (1995) girl tied the knot with Kashmiri businessman and model Mohsin Akhtar Mir on 3 March, 2016 in a quiet wedding. The...
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Kanhaiya Kumar Is Social Media's New Hero
As JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar’s fiery speech was broadcast on Thursday night, social media went into a tizzy, turning the 29-year-old into a celebrity overnight. Out of jail on...
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President Honours Helicopter Unit That Helped During 26/11 Ops
JAMNAGAR -- President Pranab Mukherjee today honoured the Indian Air Force's elite 119 Helicopter Unit, involved in various counter insurgency operations including the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai to...
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'Jai Gangaajal' Review: Priyanka Chopra Is The Weakest Link In This Shoddy...
About 40 minutes into Prakash Jha’s Jai Gangaajal, we see SP Abha Mathur (Priyanka Chopra), whose ‘entry’ in the film is surprisingly subdued, rev into full-on badass heroine mode. Wielding a danda,...
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Film Archivist PK Nair Passes Away At 82
NEW DELHI -- The founder and former director of the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) and Indian film archivist PK Nair has passed away at the age of 82, following a prolonged illness. According to...
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Kanhaiya Showed Why We Should Stop Using The Soldier To Shut Down Debate
Ek BJP ka sansaad ne kaha ki sipahi shaheed hote hain seema par… Main poochna chahta hoon, kya woh unka bhai hai? Khet main jo kisan hai woh uska beta hai. Aap uske liey kya karte hai? Woh mera bhai...
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BSF Detects 30-Metre-Long Tunnel On Indo-Pak Border In Jammu
JAMMU -- A 30-metre-long tunnel from Pakistan to the Indian side was yesterday detected by the Border Security Force (BSF) on the international border in the RS Pura sector of Jammu district. "We have...
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RK Pachauri Sexual Harrasment Case: Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Against His...
NEW DELHI -- The Delhi High Court on Friday quashed the plea filed by a former woman research analyst, who has accused environmentalist RK Pachauri of sexual harassment, to cancel the bail granted to...
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Pahlaj Nihalani Alleges Directors Bribed Him To Pass Their Films
MUMBAI -- Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani has alleged that there have been instances when filmmakers have tried to bribe him to retain certain scenes in their films. Nihalani claims some people try...
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Venkaiah Naidu Reminded Of His Student Union Past After His 'Stick To...
A day after an intensely political and fiery speech by student leader Kanhaiya Kumar riled many from the government, Parliamentary Affairs minister on Venkaiah Naidu on Friday advised people studying...
View ArticleWhy Did You Fail To Wash My Undergarments? Tamil Nadu Judge Asks Office...
A lower court judge in Tamil Nadu has served his office assistant, a 47-year-old Dalit woman, a memo for failing to do her duty. Apparently, her duty includes washing his undergarment. On February 1,...
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India Poised For Quantum Leap In Infra, Massive Efforts On: PM
India is set for a quantum leap in infrastructure and concerted efforts are being made to bolster growth in highways, I-ways and railways, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. Launching an...
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PHOTOS: Cricketers Robin Uthappa, Dhawal Kulkarni Begin Their Innings As...
Celebrities have been shedding their unmarried status this year like never before, with a slew of Bollywood stars and sportspeople – from Irfan Pathan and Varun Aaron and Preity Zinta to Urmila...
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The Core Reason Why Implementation Is So Difficult In India: Prejudice
Many a living room discussion on the state of welfare policies in India ends with the statement "the problem really is implementation". The conclusion rests on the idea that planning a policy is...
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When An Icon Comes To Power: Suu Kyi's Authoritarianism Could Prove Fatal For...
On 10 March, the new Myanmar parliament will convene to vote for a president. As per the 2008 constitution, the elected members of the upper and lower houses of the parliament will nominate two...
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Brazil Refuses To Weaken Slavery Law, Sets An Example For Other Nations
It is ironic that legitimate political discourse is being used to cripple human rights legislation and laws designed to safeguard and protect the weaker sections of society. In 2014, Bolivia made...
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