No, India Is Not Among The Top 10 Wealthiest Countries In The World
While it may be tempting to fall for an overly rosy report currently doing the rounds claiming India ranks among the top 10 wealthiest countries in terms of individual wealth, a closer understanding of...
View ArticleDear Whoever-Is-In-Charge-In-Pakistan, What Exactly Is So Offensive About...
My dear Whoever-Is-In-Charge-In-Pakistan,I am the writer/director of the Indian film Happy Bhag Jayegi speaking! Are you listening? Oh sorry, last I checked (when my film was slated to release in your...
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America Is Releasing A Postal Stamp For Diwali And It's Gorgeous
The U.S. Postal Service will release a special Diwali Forever stamp this October, to commemorate the Hindu festival. In a press statement on Tuesday, the American government announced that the stamp...
View ArticleArmy Chief Asks Soldiers To Exercise Maximum Restraint In Kashmir Valley
SRINAGAR -- On a visit to Kashmir amid unrest, Army Chief General Dalbir Singh on Tuesday asked the forces to exercise maximum possible restraint while dealing with mobs and uphold human rights.He also...
View ArticleDemanding Azadi For Kashmir Is Not Sedition, But It Is Certainly Stupid
In February this year, some JNU students were charged with sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code for chanting slogans in favour of freedom (Azadi) for Kashmir. A few months later, this...
View ArticleWhy It's Never Too Early To Trademark Your Business
In a dog eats dog world, it's critical to have a unique identity that defines you and your business. It doesn't matter if you are a major brand or just thinking of starting your own business; the only...
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The Astonishing Story Of How Ice Was Made In 19th -Century India
In a recent conversation with my dad, he mentioned that during his childhood in his village, two things stood out as status symbols: having a transistor or ice at home.The journey of transistors going...
View ArticleIn Its Fall From Grace, Yahoo Gave Some Life-Saving Lessons To Startups
On 25 July, Forbes headlined the Yahoo buyout as the "saddest $5 billion deal in tech history." This is heartbreaking indeed. Throughout my childhood in the 90s, Yahoo was the king of the net. In fact,...
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India's Solar Dream May Come To Light On Chinese Imports
The Indian solar energy sector is in the middle of unprecedented growth, fed by rapidly declining tariffs, improved technology and a global oversupply of photovoltaic panels and other material, mainly...
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Tesla Is Now The Fastest Commercial Car In The World
Yesterday, Elon Musk turned heads when he said that he had a Tesla product announcement to make later in the day. And the announcement didn't disappoint. Tesla brought some upgrades to their high-end...
View ArticleAfzal Guru Row: JNU Finds 21 Students Guilty, Penalty Amount Reduced For Some
NEW DELHI -- The appellate authority which heard the appeals of the 21 JNU students who were penalised in connection with the controversial 9 February event has found all of them guilty of indiscipline...
View ArticleManeka Gandhi Says Men In India Will Use Paternity Leave As A Holiday
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has said that she really doesn't see the point in bringing a law which mandates paternity leave since men in India are likely to use it as a holiday...
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Strong Earthquake Rocks Italy, Levels Buildings
A strong 6.2 magnitude quake struck central Italy early on Wednesday near the town of Norcia, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was unclear if there were any fatalities or injuries, but USGS analysis...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Earthquake Strikes Central Italy; UPSC May Cut Upper Age...
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 HuffPostWhile it may...
View ArticleDeepika Padukone Is Now Officially One Of The World's Highest-Paid Actresses
NEW YORK -- Leading Indian actress Deepika Padukone has made her debut among the world's top 10 highest paid actresses with earnings of USD 10 million dollars in a list alongside Hollywood heavyweights...
View ArticleNalini Chidambaram, P. Chidambaram's Wife, Summoned By ED In Saradha Scam
NEW DELHI -- ED has summoned Nalini Chidambaram, wife of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, in connection with its money laundering probe in the Saradha chit fund scam case.Officials said Nalini...
View ArticleIndia's $3.5 Billion Submarine Secret Leaked
Documents which contain details of the "secret combat capability" of India's Scorpene-class submarines have been leaked.Describing it as a "case of hacking," Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said that...
View ArticleKind Attention: Aamir Khan Is Looking For Interns
Everyone wants to work under a great boss and chances are that if someone is known as Bollywood's 'Mr Perfectionist', you'd jump at the chance to work with them.Media and film students, therefore,...
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Turkey Formally Requests Extradition For U.S.-Based Cleric Gulen
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that Turkey has formally requested the extradition of U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen but not on issues related to the...
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This Poignant Photo Series Highlights Our Society's Aversion To Dark Skin
Why exactly is dark complexion a problem? Bothered by this simple question and by Indian society's obsession with fair skin colour, filmmaker and photographer Arjun Kamath decided to address the issue...
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