The Haji Ali Verdict Is A Case Of Liberal Authoritarianism
It sounds contradictory. A liberal outlook is often associated with a kind of wimpery that seeks to create a neutral space where regressive, traditional, reform and liberal traditions and views...
View ArticleGST Is Chugging Along But There's A Need For More Speed Ahead
The last couple of months have seen unprecedented activity in the corridors of the Finance Ministry, the North Block, around the various meeting rooms of India Inc and on the Twitter feed of Dr....
View ArticleGujarat Businessman To Educate The Children Of All 18 Soldiers Killed By...
In an incredibly heartwarming gesture, a businessman from Gujarat plans to cover the costs of educating the children of all 18 soldiers who were killed by terrorists in Uri, earlier this week. Mahesh...
View ArticlePakistani F-16 Planes Fly Over Islamabad At Night As Atmosphere Remains Tense...
India "thickened" its operational posture along the Line of Control as the atmosphere between the two nuclear-armed neighbours remained tense, while Pakistani fighter jets flew over Islamabad last...
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13 AAP MLAs Have Now Been Arrested. What's Going On?
A highly dubious record has now come to rest with the Aam Aadmi Party. 13 of its 67 legislators in Delhi have been arrested since the party came to power last year. AAP obviously cries foul play by the...
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Are You An Indian Dating A Foreigner? These Quora Users Shared Adorable...
As someone very wise once said, you will never find it if you are actively looking for it, love only graces when you are least expecting -- it is the paradox but it also is the key. And every...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: 500 Million Yahoo Accounts Hacked; Manmohan Singh To Teach...
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 a candid...
View ArticleConquering The Indian Market Is Not Going To Be Such A Cakewalk For Jio [ed]
Reliance Jio has finally made its launch this month after years of speculations and delays, although it is still declaring itself as under the test phase and its operations as non-commercial. It...
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Lenovo Z2 Plus Launched With Multipurpose Fingerprint Sensor At ₹17,999
Lenovo's sub-brand Zuk launched the Lenovo Z2 Plus smartphone in India today. This is the second phone that Zuk has launched in India. Lenovo Z2 Plus was launched in China earlier as the Zuk Z2 Plus....
View ArticleEven Al Qaeda Says That Pakistan Is Playing 'A Dirty Game' In Kashmir
While India and Pakistan are waging a war of words at the United Nations, terrorist group Al Qaeda has issued a statement accusing the "Pakistani military and government" of playing a "dirty game" in...
View ArticleTamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa Hospitalised, Condition Stable
CHENNAI -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was admitted to a private hospital here after she complained of "fever and dehydration". The 68-year-old AIADMK chief was taken to Apollo Hospitals...
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Yahoo Hack Compromised 500 Million Accounts
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo said hackers stole personal information from 500 million of its user accounts, a massive security breakdown it attributed to a "state sponsored actor.'' The breach disclosed...
View ArticleIndia, Pakistan Have Entered 'Oye Tu Jaanta Nahi Main Kaun Hoon' Phase: Experts
Pushing and shoving each other right next to the swings, long-time rivals India and Pakistan have entered the "oye tu jaanta nahi main kaun hoon" phase in the playground fight, child psychologists...
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14 Quirky Comics That Capture The Ups And Downs Of Parenting
Whether her children are throwing a tantrum or leaving LEGOs around causing chaos, freelance illustrator Liesbeth Ton turns her parenting struggles into art. Ton, who is originally from the Netherlands...
View ArticleThis Video Of A Boy Asking Obama If He Can Adopt A Syrian Is Everything
A 6-year-old from New York was so moved by the images of Omran Daqneesh, a Syrian boy seen covered in dust and blood after surviving airstrikes in Aleppo, that he wrote to President Barack Obama...
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Charlotte Declares Curfew And Protester Dies After Being Shot During Unrest
Authorities in Charlotte, North Carolina, said on Thursday that it was imposing a midnight-to-6 a.m. curfew following two nights of riots touched off by the shooting of a black man by police officers....
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Bill Murray, Human Meme
When, exactly, did Bill Murray become Bill Murray? Not the actor, but the meme. Was it in 2003, with the release of "Lost in Translation," the story of the lonely, sad movie star Bob Harris, who many...
View ArticleWhy We Are Not More Outraged By Jain Monk's Speech Women's 'Duty'
The idea of development is not just about GDP statistics, startup revolution or corporate tax, but also about the openness of the people living in a society. The anti-women remarks of a monk named...
View ArticleIn This Village, Young Girls Are Married Off When An Elder Dies
The village of Bhiyansar in Jodhpur, Rajasthan follows a bizarre tradition of marrying off young girls when an elder dies. A report published in The Indian Express today tells the story of 16-year-old...
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Angelina Jolie Proves Moms Can Also Be Sexual Women
Angelina Jolie has an extensive list of accomplishments: She's a visiting professor at the London School of Economics, she's been a Special Envoy and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN, she won the Jean...
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