Mark Zuckerberg Says He Is Not A Lizard On Facebook Live
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, held his first live Q&A session over Facebook Live yesterday evening. Facebook Live is the social network's new feature that lets any user broadcast a...
View ArticleRajasthan MNREGA Worker's Son Cracks IIT But Doesn't Know How He Will Pay His...
Banwari Lal Jaatav, a labourer in a village in Rajasthan, has never held a pen. But, that didn't stop him from dreaming of a good future for his children. The 42-year-old who works as a labourer under...
View ArticleFYI, Tomatoes Are At Rs 100 A Kilo Now
Tomato prices have soared to ₹100 a kilo in some places due to crop damage in south India, according to media reports. According to NDTV, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley plans to hold a top level meeting...
View ArticleUS Senate Fails To Pass Bill Seeking Special Status For India
WASHINGTON -- The Senate has failed to recognise India as a "global strategic and defence partner" of the US after a key amendment necessary to modify its export control regulations could not be...
View ArticleGovernment Blocks 240 Websites Offering Escort Services
NEW DELHI -- The central government has banned websites offering escort services -- which are usually a front for prostitution -- acting on the recommendations of a committee set up by the Home...
View ArticleCabinet Clears New National Civil Aviation Policy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet approved a new national civil aviation policy on Wednesday, a government source said, sending airline stocks higher. The policy is expected to tweak the so-called...
View ArticlePHOTOS: 'Baahubali - The Conclusion' Climax Shoot, Reportedly Costing 30...
The shoot of the climax portion of SS Rajamouli's upcoming Baahubali - The Conclusion began on Monday. According to reports, the war sequence will kick off a 10-week shooting schedule that is expected...
View ArticleUnpaid For Months, Punjab Teachers Work As Farm And Construction Labourers To...
Professionally qualified teachers with masters degrees have been forced to work as farm labourers in several Punjab provinces, Tribune says in an exclusive report. These teachers who are employed in...
View ArticleTelangana On High Alert As Polio Strain Found In Sewage Water
HYDERABAD -- The southern Indian state of Telangana has declared a "high alert" for polio after an active strain of the virus was found in samples of sewage water in the state capital. Rajeshwar...
View ArticleIndia 'Arrests' 18 Lions In Bid To Find The 'Murderer' Who Will Get A Life...
Police have taken 18 lions into custody for the murder of three people in Gujarat, reports the BBC. According to the report, the 'suspects' will have their paw prints taken and their feces will be...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Have A Look At Nimrat Kaur From Her Latest American TV Show, 'Wayward...
While everyone in India is crazy excited about Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone's Hollywood debuts, Nimrat Kaur, who shot to global fame with The Lunchbox and followed it up with an important role...
View Article5 Delightful New Attractions For Kids In Pune
By Smita Agrawal Omar Most parents I know in Pune often complain about how our city does not have as many awesome kid-friendly attractions as Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad do. While I agree to...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: FIR Filed Against Indian Hockey Captain; Jawan Returns Home...
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 an...
View Article9 Online Tools That Will Make Your Writing Shine
Seems like, the only time we use a pen nowadays is when we have to sign a document. Receiving a handwritten note fills us with warm feelings of nostalgia. For a longtime now, writing has meant tapping...
View Article1.4 Million Child Labourers In India Can't Even Write Their Name
The quest for profit drives businesses across the globe. Is profit not the legitimate purpose of business? The answer seems to be relative. Desperation for profit can manifest itself in many ways. It...
View ArticleVHP Is Pushing The Modi Government To Create A Cow Protection Ministry
NEW DELHI -- The Vishwa Hindu Parishad wants the Modi government to create a separate ministry dedicated to protecting cows. The Hindustan Times reported today that the Bharatiya Govansh Rakshan...
View ArticleXiaomi's Giant Mi Max To Launch In India On 30 June
Since their launch of the Mi 5 in India, Xiaomi has been lying low. Meanwhile, competitors such as LeEco and OnePlus have been busy launching new phones. And, while they did launch a few devices,...
View Article'Calling Me Tarantino Of India Is Like Calling Tiger Shroff Bruce Lee Of India'
Anurag Kashyap is our Quentin Tarantino. A mercurial filmmaker with an irreverent, devil-may-care attitude. He's notorious for choosing subjects that are unlikely to appeal to authority. Like his crime...
View ArticleWhy A Mutant Kejriwal Is Important For AAP And Indian Politics
When Arvin Kejriwal took Delhi by storm in 2015 by successfully hopping from a civil society movement to a protest party to a government, he was a unique specimen because nobody in India had risen from...
View ArticleMeet Hrithik Roshan And Ajay Devgn's Leading Ladies From 'Mohenjo Daro' And...
The first look of the female lead of Mohenjo Daro, Ashutosh Gowariker's epic drama starring Hrithik Roshan, was unveiled today online. The film, a historical love story, will mark the Bollywood debut...
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