HuffPost-CVoter Snap Poll: Akhilesh Yadav Trumps Father, Uncle In Popularity
Akhilesh Yadav is, by a long shot, the best face of the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh--both among his party's supporters and the general electorate alike--reveals a snap poll conducted by CVoter in...
View Article'Corrie' Star Marc Anwar Sacked After Racially Insensitive Tweets
'Coronation Street' actor Marc Anwar has been sacked from the ITV soap with immediate effect, after sharing a string of racist tweets. The Pakistan-born soap star, who has played Sharif Nazir in...
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'The Ethical Doctor' Skilfully Dissects Medical Malpractices Afflicting India...
You don't need to be a statistician or an expert in matters pertaining to healthcare to know that the perception of doctors in Indian society has undergone a dramatic shift in the last few decades....
View ArticleForget Acting, We Should Learn Marketing From The Three Khans
Leaving aside Amitabh Bachchan and Rajnikanth (perhaps the last two superstars in the real sense), it would be the Khans -- Shah Rukh (SRK), Aamir and Salman -- who totally dominate the celebrity...
View ArticleNot Just A Woman's Job: Engaging Men To Champion An Inclusive Work Culture
While we have seen some progress in women's status politically, socially, culturally and economically worldwide, there is still a lot more to be done to increase their representation at workplaces. If...
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Poor Food Logistics Equals Global Warming
In the last few decades, globally scientists and cultivation experts continued to pursue glorious successes - to increase crop yield and farm-gate productivity. The fact that in matters of food, first...
View ArticleIndia's Initiative To Phase Out HFCs Is A Step Towards Global Climate Leadership
It is a momentous time for climate action. In the afternoon of 21 September at a ceremony in New York, 60 countries representing 48% of global emissions joined the Paris Agreement. This brings the...
View ArticleIndia's Millennials Are Smarter, More Altruistic Than Their Parents
Generation Me. Global Generation. The Net Generation. Echo Boomers (children of baby boomers). Gen Next... all these terms refer to millennials. Born between 1980-2000 they are the largest,...
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India Announces It Will Ratify The Paris Climate Agreement
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Sunday that the country will ratify the Paris Agreement early next month, giving the climate pact a major boost needed to go into effect this year. Modi...
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On The Whole, We Are A Much Freer Society Today: Ramachandra Guha
It's 9 o' clock in the morning and Koshy's, on St Mark's Road in Bangalore, is barely open. But my guest, writer-historian Ramachandra Guha, and I are already there, seated at the table on the extreme...
View ArticleTribal Couple Sell Daughter For ₹650, Said Could Not Bear Her Expenses
AGARTALA -- In what highlights the sorry state of affairs in the backward areas of Tripura, a tribal couple in remote Dhalai district sold their girl child as they were unable to bear the expenses of...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Young Burhan Wani Wanted To Join Army; Pakistani Actor...
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 Akhilesh...
View ArticleISRO Launches PSLV C-35 Carrying India's SCATSAT-1, 7 Other Satellites
SRIHARIKOTA -- PSLV C-35, carrying India's SCATSAT-1 meant for ocean and weather studies and seven other satellites including from the US and Canada, today lifted off from the spaceport, in...
View ArticleRobbers Raid The Wrong House, Put Herbs And Bandages On Victim Before Leaving
In an odd twist, robbers turned into benefactors in Tamluk, West Bengal. Six men broke into a mason's one-storey house at 1 a.m., tied up his two sons and wife, and assaulted him, The Telegraph...
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Arnold Palmer, Legendary Golfer, Dead At 87
Arnold Palmer, who was considered one of the best golf players of all time, died Sunday in Pittsburgh, according to reports. He was 87. We are deeply saddened by the death of Arnold Palmer, golf's...
View ArticleAs A Child, Burhan Wani Wanted To Join The Indian Army, Says Father
Slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was 10 years old when he told an Indian Army officer that he wanted to join the defence force, his father Muzaffar Wani told The Times of India in an...
View ArticleStephen Hawking Warns Against Making Contact With Aliens
British physicist Stephen Hawking has warned against announcing our presence to any alien civilizations, especially to those more technologically advanced than humans. Our first contact from an...
View ArticleThe Americans Aren't Afraid Of Electoral Debates, So Why Are We?
It was heartening to watch Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump slug it out at their first presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York on 26 September. Irrespective of who...
View ArticleKatju's FB 'Joke' Offering Bihar Along With Kashmir To Pak Misfires, Angers...
Former Supreme Court judge Markanday Katju's comment of offering Kashmir to Pakistan on condition that it should take Bihar too drew sharp criticism here with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ridiculing him...
View ArticleAnil Ambani Says His Telco Company Virtually Merges With Brother's Jio
A decade after a family feud split Reliance Industries Ltd., billionaire Anil Ambani said his telecommunications company had achieved a "virtual merger" with the operator started by his older brother...
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