This Touching Video Pays Tribute To The Unsung Heroes Who Are The Real Reason...
It's that time of the year when the air is redolent with the spirit of festivities. People are decorating their houses in a thousand creative ways, indulging in some last minute gift shopping, and...
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Enraged White Guy Tells Man 'Go Back To India' In Canadian Parking Lot
Police officers in Abbotsford, British Columbia are investigating a white man who was caught on camera delivering a racist, profanity-laden tirade after being issued a parking ticket last week. Ravi...
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New Children's Book By Stephen King Will Haunt Your Waking Dreams
The cover of the picture book Charlie the Choo-Choo by Beryl Evans, illustrated by Ned Dameron, is splayed with a glowing blurb from horror great Stephen King: "If I were ever to write a children's...
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Feminist Comic Book Author Quits Twitter Amid Storm Of Abusive Tweets
This comic book author isn't laughing. Chelsea Cain, the writer of Marvel's recently canceled feminist comic series "Mockingbird," deactivated her Twitter account midweek, after she said she received...
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What You Need To Know About The Claim Linking Baby Powder To Ovarian Cancer
As its name suggests, baby powder, a talcum powder blend that absorbs moisture and reduces chafing, used to be a common staple of diaper changing stations in homes all across America. But Johnson...
View ArticleWest Bengal: CPI(M)-Congress Part Ways Ahead Of Bypolls
KOLKATA -- The political honeymoon between the CPI(M) and the Congress in West Bengal is over with the parties, who were alliance partners in this year's Assembly poll, fielding their own candidates in...
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Rajnath Singh: Our Jawans Are Responsible For These Joyous Diwali...
NEW DELHI -- Amid the soaring range of ceasefire violations and cross-border firings which have rocked the country, the Centre on Saturday called on the nation to place their faith completely with...
View ArticleAn 'Alakshmi' Of Diwali That We Can't Afford To Ignore
At the break of dawn, I stood by the little lotus pond in front of my hostel, witnessing the magnificent sunrise, set to rhythm by the unabashed chirping of Vellore's birds. And then the ground beneath...
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The Tata-Mistry Feud Is Just The Latest In The Long History Of India's...
The Ratan Tata-Cyrus Mistry feud over the latter's forced exit from the chairmanship of Tata Sons is neither unique nor unprecedented. What is unusual is that the Tatas and Mistrys have, over the...
View ArticleRahul Gandhi Writes To PM Modi On Diwali, Urges Centre To Implement OROP
NEW DELHI -- Coming down heavily on the Centre for hurting the sentiments of India's Armed Forces, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement...
View ArticleIndian Cricketers Proudly Wear Their Mothers' Names On Jerseys During 5th ODI...
VISAKHAPATNAM -- For the first time in the history of the international cricket, the Indian team were seen wearing their mother's names on the back of their jerseys during the fifth-ODI against New...
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Is This Akhilesh's Netaji (Bose) Moment?
The recent and on-going embattlement of UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has been compared by some to l'affaire Chandrababu Naidu-NTR of 1995. It is, arguably, a rather poor comparison. That was but a...
View ArticleShooter Heena Sidhu Pulls Out Of Tehran Event Protesting Compulsory Hijab Rule
Noted shooter Heena Sidhu backed out of the Asian Airgun Shooting Championship in Tehran due to a rule that forces women competitors to wear a hijab. She said that as a sportspersons come from...
View ArticleAkhilesh May Be Making All The Right Noises With The Youth, But His Work...
A Huffpost-CVoter snap poll has confirmed ground reports from Uttar Pradesh, that youthful chief minister Akhilesh Yadav is gaining in popularity with every round of fighting in the Samajwadi Party's...
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From Kali Puja To New Year, There's A Gamut Of Other Celebrations Going On...
Growing up, we heard different stories about why Diwali was celebrated on the darkest night of the year. Although there are many myths and stories about how the festival came to be, looking back it...
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The Way IIT Kharagpur Celebrates Diwali Is Absolutely Stunning
Diwali, the festival of lights, is celebrated all over India in different ways and with different rituals but with the same essence. It represents the victory of good over evil and of light over...
View ArticleDiwali Traditions I've Loved, Lost And Kept
Diwali is by far the most important festival celebrated in my home. It also has some lovely memories associated with it. My childhood memories are redolent with the fragrance of Diwali spent in my...
View ArticleDear Firecracker Enthusiast, Do What You Like But Please Respect This One Word
Dear firecracker enthusiast, I am writing as a mother of a three-year-old who hasn't slept for three nights. I have spent all these nights trying to pacify a scared and crying child. I have spent...
View Article5 Things From Your Gift Cupboard That Can Be Recycled This Diwali
What is a gift cupboard, you ask? It's a magical place which promises to be your saviour every time your husband forgets to tell you about a dinner at his boss's, it's a treasure chest that has...
View ArticleMy Brother's 'Larger Purpose' Is The Light We All Need To See This Diwali
About a year ago, 30 October, 2015, to be exact, I lost my brother, Dwijen D Rangnekar. Those moments of the last day or two were a reminder of how uncertain life can be and what it is not to see or...
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