Baba Ramdev Thinks India Is Going To Be China's 'Economic Slave' Soon
India is at the risk of becoming China's "economic slave" if the two neighbours continues to trade at the current rate, Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev has warned. "5 saal pehle tak China ka vyapaar Hindustan ke...
View ArticlePierce Brosnan Shaken By 'Unauthorised' Use Of His Image In Pan Bahar Ad
Pierce Brosnan, best known for his roles as private detective Remington Steele and as MI6 agent James Bond, has said that he is "deeply shocked and saddened" by the "unauthorized and deceptive use" of...
View ArticleObama Shows Why India Must Adopt the Presidential System
Obama will likely not go down in history as a great President. He failed to unite Americans behind a bold and visionary new endeavour. His deeds didn't quite match the lofty words that brought him to...
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If I Was Melania Trump, I Would...
It's not easy. It's unforgiving. It's thankless. It's a hard task. It's great power that comes with great responsibility. While this Presidential campaign has been harsh in its focus on Donald Trump,...
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India Points Out Serious Flaw In Aviation Emissions Deal
The system of carbon offsets in the global agreement to restrain aircraft pollution, announced in Montreal in October, would increase costs for developing countries like India. The general assembly of...
View ArticleBreathing 'Soul' Into Smart Cities
Co-authored by Revathi KL, Research Associate at the Parliamentary Office of Prof. Rajeev Gowda (M.P., Rajya Sabha) In recent times, there's been an evident rise in the number of urban centres....
View ArticleShould Only Sons Take Care Of Their Parents?
A couple of days ago, the highest court of the land delivered a verdict on a divorce case pending for almost a decade. The court held that the woman had shown cruelty to her husband by forcing him to...
View ArticleDebit Cards Hack: Government And RBI Demand Reports From Banks In India's...
As Indian banks swung into damage control mode reassuring customers that their accounts were safe following reports of a massive debt card hack affecting 3.2 million cards, the Finance Ministry and RBI...
View ArticleVikas Swarup Calls Pakistan's Ban On Indian TV, Radio Programmes 'Unfortunate'
NEW DELHI -- India today termed as unfortunate Pakistan's ban on Indian TV and radio programmes and said it reflected the neighbouring country's lack of self-confidence. "It shows lack of...
View ArticleFormer JNU Students Union Member Gets Threat Letter Over Missing Student
NEW DELHI -- A threat letter was received by former JNU students union joint secretary and ABVP member Saurabh Sharma on Thursday, warning him over the missing varsity student. The letter was delivered...
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The Morning Wrap: Reliance Jio's Free Call Offer Gets Clean Chit From TRAI;...
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 After a...
View ArticleWATCH: Pakistani Policeman Slaps Woman Reporter During Live Broadcast In Karachi
A Pakistani trooper deployed with the country's paramilitary police force Frontier Constabulary (FC) slapped a female journalist in Karachi while she was reporting on issues citizens face in the...
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Everything You Want To Know About The Debit Card Hack
In what is being described as one of India's biggest financial hacking attack, according to news reported yesterday, at least 3.2 million debit cards issued to Indian users were compromised. Probes and...
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When Babies Are Left At Construction Sites
It's not an uncommon image in urban India: a toddler -- dusty, tear-stained face, wearing ragged clothing, sitting alone at a construction site. (photo courtesy: Susan Macartney) (Photo courtesy: Susan...
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Behind The Scenes Of An Indie Film Shoot: Part 3 — Build A Team And Keep It
It isn't every day that one gets a chance to be on the front lines of filmmaking. Indie films seem to be en vogue these days, with so many of these low-budget-yet-large-hearted films coming out of the...
View ArticleAbhay Deol Calls Out The Hypocrisy Of The Ban On Pakistani Artistes Like A Boss
Ever since the Cinema Owners and Exhibitors Association (COEA) decided not to screen any films starring Pakistani artistes, the call for boycott of all actors from across the border has snowballed into...
View ArticleATM Card Hack: What Banks Are Saying About India's Biggest Data Breach
As reports surfaced of a suspected malware affecting as many 3.2 million debit cards, in what could be India's largest financial data breach, banks have largely denied their systems were affected...
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Pakistan's Newest Celebrity, A Dreamy Tea Vendor, Rejects Film Talk
An 18-year-old tea vendor who became Pakistan's hottest new celebrity when his photo went viral on the Internet says he has no plans for an acting career - though he is flattered by the attention....
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How 'Nasty Woman' Became A Viral Call For Solidarity
The 2012 election gave progressive women voters "binders full of women," a Mitt Romney gaffe that spawned a moment of online feminist solidarity, levity and galvanization. In 2016, they got "Nasty...
View ArticleMan-Eating Tigress Hunted Down After A 40-Day Chase, Body Paraded By Villagers
At the end of 40 days of nerve-wracking chase around the sugarcane fields near Ramnagar in Uttarakhand, a six-year-old man-eating tigress was killed in a joint operation by the Forest Department and...
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