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...
View ArticleUri 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...
View ArticleModi 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...
View ArticleGluten-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....
View ArticleBy 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...
View ArticleHelp! 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....
View ArticleLet'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...
View ArticleThere'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...
View ArticlePakistan'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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleAfter 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...
View ArticlePoetic 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...
View ArticleTwitter 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...
View ArticleFor 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...
View ArticleOne 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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