3 Years After Muzaffarnagar Riots, Displaced Families Move Into Houses They...
What happens when you are poor and get displaced during a violent conflict in this country, asked human rights activist Farah Naqvi, when I interviewed her this week. After a moment's pause, she said...
View ArticleI Met My Boyfriend On A Dating App: Here's Why It's Awesome.
They say when you stop looking for love, that's when it finds you. Had someone given me this spiel six months ago, I would have scorned and probably laughed at their face but today, I am that girl who...
View ArticleWhen A 'Fan' Trolled Her, Saina Nehwal Burned Him Back In The Sweetest Way...
Saina Nehwal is not only an outstanding badminton player but also a former No.1. Things did not quite go her way this Olympics when a 61st-ranked Maria Ulitina of Ukraine defeated her in her second...
View ArticleChetan Bhagat Has A New Novel Coming Out, Called 'One Indian Girl'
On Friday, novelist Chetan Bhagat announced that his new book, titled One Indian Girl, was available for pre-order and would be in stores by October 1.On his Twitter account, the author teased fans...
View Article10 Indians Who Proved To Be Forward Thinkers
Today, wherever you look around, you find people wanting to be different. With a population a little over 1 billion, you would think that at least one person would come up with an ingenious idea that's...
View ArticleMumbai Father Denied Half-Day Leave To See His Depressed Son, Who Ends His Life
MUMBAI -- In a tragic incident, a state Agriculture Department official's pleas for a half-day leave to attend his depressed son were turned down by his superior who nudged the official to continue...
View ArticleReliance Jio Opens Up Preview Offer For All The Samsung And LG Users
Reliance Jio seems to be raining offers after offers on the consumers. Now it has opened up Jio preview offer of 90 days to all the users of Samsung and LG smartphone users.Earlier, this offer was...
View ArticleFrench Olympic Walker Poos Himself Mid-Race But Carries On Like A Boss
A French competitive walker has defecated mid-race at the Olympics without even breaking a step.Yohann Diniz, the favourite to win the race, had the unfortunate incident at the 15k mark - just under a...
View ArticlePV Sindhu Creates History; Wins Olympic Silver, India's Heart
India found a champion with a lion's heart even as P.V. Sindhu lost to World no. 1, Spain's Carolina Marin in a nail-biting badminton finals at the Rio Olympic Games.The 21-year-old Hyderabadi won...
View ArticleMaking Of Sindhu: 4-Hour Commutes, 4-am Sessions And Gopichand
When the daughter of P. Vijaya and P.V. Ramana first stepped on to the badminton court at the Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications, the volleyball-playing couple were...
View ArticleWe Must Critically Examine The Culture Of VIP Privileges At India's Temples
The chief minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, recommended yesterday that the custom of providing VIP darshan (sighting of the deity) at the temple of Lord Ayappa in Sabarimala should be abolished. He...
View ArticleNYC Parks Department Confirms What We Already Knew: Donald Trump's Penis Is...
New Yorkers breathed a collective sigh of relief around 1:20 p.m. on Thursday when a seriously foul sculpture of Donald Trump with his junk out was removed from Union Square by the NYC Parks...
View ArticleMani Shankar Aiyar Chased Out Of A Hospital In Srinagar
Senior Congress Party leader Mani Shankar Aiyar was chased out of a hospital in Srinagar on Thursday, accompanied with slogans of "Go India Go Back."On Friday, The Indian Express reported out of a...
View ArticleI Worked Really Hard, Says PV Sindhu After Bagging Silver At Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANERIO-- Shuttler P V Sindhu said she is happy to win a silver in women's singles badminton following a nail-biting match which saw her spar with two-time World Champion Carolina Marin."I ended...
View ArticleCould You Be Leading Your Kids Astray Without Even Knowing It?
Gaurav, a 25-year-old, is an engineering graduate. With a GPA of 10 all through his academic career, Gaurav does not know what it is to be second best. However, he is unable to stick to any job for...
View ArticleRed Tape Is Keeping India From Glory At The Olympics Finishing Line
The Olympics represent the pinnacle of human endeavour. This once in four years sporting spectacle captures the imagination of the whole world like nothing else.Sports like archery, shooting, fencing,...
View ArticleNehru Memorial Museum Saga: BJP Is Taking Congress's Dubious Legacy One Step...
Should Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), India's premier institution of research on modern Indian history, be presided over by Shakti Sinha, a retired bureaucrat, whose only credential for the...
View ArticleFrom Teppanyaki To Tandoori: 7 Mumbai Restaurants With Groovy Live Stations
The first thing that springs to your mind when you hear the word "live" could be sports -- a live football or cricket match, for example. But if you're a dedicated foodie, you'll think of a completely...
View ArticlePV Sindhu's Silver Medal Becomes Her Ticket To Name And Fame In India
RIO DE JANEIRO -- When Pusarla Sindhu won a gold medal at the 2012 Asian junior badminton championships, her cricketing hero Sachin Tendulkar presented her with a car.One can only guess at the...
View ArticleDomestic Air Traffic Sees Record 26% Growth In July
NEW DELHI -- Domestic air passenger traffic jumped by nearly 26 per cent in July, registering double-digit growth for the 24th consecutive month with lower fares attracting more fliers.No-frills...
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