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Who Was Deen Dayal Upadhyay And Why His Thinking Will Now Be Front And Centre

Last week the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a yearlong programme to commemorate the birth centenary of Deen Dayal Upadhyay, one of the most prominent rightwing ideologues who was the leader of...

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Uri Attack Was 'Devised' By India: Pak Defence Minister

In a fresh counter-attack, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has alleged that the assault on an Indian army base in Uri that killed 18 soldiers was a "plan devised by India itself". Maintaining...

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Modi Won't Attend SAARC Summit In Islamabad, Says MEA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend the SAARC Summit in Islamabad in November amidst heightened tension between India and Pakistan. Announcing the decision tonight, India said that "one...

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Gluten-Free Bug Bites Godrej, Introduces Organic Grains, Pastas

Godrej Group, the 119-year-old Indian conglomerate which operates retail stores and sells soaps and shampoos, is looking to introduce premium products across its businesses to boost profit margins....

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By The Numbers: How Clinton Beat Trump In The First Debate

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton took a page out of Republican Donald Trump's playbook in their Monday night debate to beat him at his own game. In the span of just a few hours, Clinton...

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Former Israeli President Shimon Peres Dead At 93

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres, a force in the nation's politics for decades and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, has died at 93, two weeks after suffering a stroke, according to The Jerusalem...

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Help! He's Playing With Dolls!

I don't think it is in my nature to be confrontational. Unless it is with my parents or people who I know very well, I don't usually pick fights or arguments, even if there's a difference of opinion....

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Let's Talk About AMRUT Before We Get To Smart Cities

Come monsoons and the newspapers are full of articles on poor urban infrastructure and services. The rains bring along flooding of streets, reflecting the poor drainage network in even metropolitan...

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11 Dishes You'll Always Find At A Punjabi Wedding

Every Big Fat Punjabi Wedding shouts from the top — "Punjabiyan di shaan vakhri!" And, it's not just the grand entrance, bling jewellery and the multitude of Pajeros and Audis that adorn the show. The...

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The South Indian Mother's Obsession With Gold

Have you ever had a conversation with your mom that turned into a full-fledged Q&A about gold jewellery? Have you ever marvelled at their astounding memory of how much gold changed hands between...

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There's A 300% Rise In Income Tax Raids And Even Khau Gallis Need To Watch Out

While the sluggish performance of many Indian athletes at Rio may have left us disappointed, the Income Tax Department has certainly been on its toes this year—in peak form in fact. In the first seven...

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Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif Threatens To Nuke India

As India handed over proof to Pakistani envoy Abdul Basit that the terrorists, who killed 18 soldiers in this month's deadly attack on an army installation in Uri, belonged to Pakistan-Occupied...

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The Morning Wrap: Rajnath Singh Tells BSF To Act Tough On Border; Yuvraj...

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 Abhishek...

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After India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh And Bhutan Withdraw From SAARC Summit In...

Hours after the Ministry of External Affairs announced India's decision to pull out of the forthcoming SAARC summit in Islamabad in November, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan also withdrew from the...

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Donald Trump Has Shown The World That An Apology Is No Longer Needed From...

Trump means never having to say you are sorry. That has been evident all through the campaign. And that was apparent in spades in the first presidential debate. It won't make a whit of difference to...

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Poetic Justice: How Two Immigrants, A Muslim Man And A Latina, Sealed Trump's...

As the most bigoted campaign in modern memory stumbles toward a close, it's perfectly fitting that two immigrants ― a woman from Venezuela and a man from Pakistan ― may have delivered the fatal blows...

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Fact-Checking Is Largely Irrelevant Because Deceit Is Not What's Causing...

Today is post-debate Fact-Checking Day, which follows a recent media focus on the fact that Donald Trump is a shameless and inveterate liar. Within the last week, both the New York Times and the Los...

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Twitter Breaks Out Its Best Laughing GIFs For #TrumpWon

The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is in the history books. And while experts are analyzing who won the night, it's 2016 ― which means political victories are...

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For The First Time In Its 126-Year History, This Newspaper Endorsed A Democrat

The Arizona Republic has only endorsed Republican candidates for president in its 126-year history. But this year is different, the paper's editorial board wrote on Tuesday. Hillary "Clinton has the...

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One Year On, Mohammad Akhlaq's Lynching Trial Yet To Start, But Cow...

On the night of 28 September last year, a 52-year-old Muslim ironsmith named Mohammad Akhlaq was dragged out of his home and beaten to death by a Hindu mob in Bisada village in western Uttar Pradesh,...

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