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Facebook Might Follow Google's Steps, Will Provide Free WiFi On Indian...
Facebook hasn't given up on its dream of connecting India. It is concentrating on other ways to give more people in India the access to the Internet. And for doing so they might be following the...
View Article'A Flying Jatt' Review: Why Does This Even Exist?
Okay, who at Balaji Motion Pictures decided to green-light this movie? Who was the person, or people, that said, "You know what, Indian viewers don't get to watch enough bad superhero movies. Let's...
View ArticleFor A Man Who Had To Carry His Wife's Dead Body For 10 Kilometres, Is India...
Dana Majhi saw Hell on Wednesday. No, he did not visit Pakistan, officially designated as 'Hell' by Union defence minister Manohar Parrikar.For over an hour, like Yama, the God of death, he walked...
View ArticleVenu Srinivasan, Ajay Piramal Join Tata Sons As Independent Directors
MUMBAI -- Tata Sons today appointed TVS Motor Chairman Venu Srinivasan and Piramal group chief Ajay Piramal as non-executive directors on its board with immediate effect.Srinivasan is also Chairman of...
View ArticleI Stand By Every Single Word, Says Rahul On RSS Role In Mahatma Killing
NEW DELHI -- Dismissing suggestions that he had made a U-turn on RSS role in killing Mahatma Gandhi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today insisted that he stood by "every single word" said by...
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Angry Mehbooba Ends Press Meet With Rajnath Abruptly
SRINAGAR -- Confronted by tough questions, an angry Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today brought to an abrupt end a joint press conference with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh when...
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Without Aid, 49,000 Children Will Die This Year In Nigeria, UN Says
Nearly half a million children around Lake Chad face "severe acute malnutrition" due to drought and a seven-year insurgency by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, UNICEF said on...
View ArticleMore Of India's $3.5 Billion Submarine Secrets Made Public
Late on Thursday night, an Australian newspaper released more documents on the combat and warfare capabilities of India's Scorpene submarines, just two days after exposing that 22,400 pages of top...
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WhatsApp Will Be Sharing Some Of Your Information To Facebook
WhatsApp won a lot of applause when it decided to make its services fully encrypted. But today WhatsApp made an announcement which might irk a lot of users. From now on if you use WhatsApp, your number...
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Unsheathing The Sexism In NACO's Latest Condom Promotion Posters
Periodic campaigns on the benefits of condoms serve as essential reminders for responsibility and carefulness in sexual conduct. They are organized by the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), an...
View ArticleStagnant Attitudes To Climate Change Can Sabotage The Government's Lofty Goals
There is an interesting document available on the website of the Ministry for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, titled "Low Carbon Lifestyles". This document is well-meaning, and with (I assume,...
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It's Time To Make Theatre Political Again
I have a crush on Calcutta in the 70s. Hear me out. I don't crush on the fashion or those black-and-white photographs that make grime and muck look sexy. I don't daydream about the music or the films,...
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An Indian's Feet-First Journey Into The English Psyche (Part 1)
One of the more admirable traits of the English is their curious capacity to find big pleasure in small things. It almost makes up for their tendency for Grumbling While Pretending Not To Grumble ("I...
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Why Girls Are OK, But Women Are Not
Our world is becoming inclusive and gender sensitivity is at a new high. Isn't it time then for words to step forward and embrace this kind of change that is sweeping us all? Or for us all to get...
View ArticleChilli-Filled 'PAVA Shells' Likely To Replace Pellet Guns In Kashmir
NEW DELHI -- An expert panel constituted by the Home Ministry to find an alternative to pellet guns for crowd control following uproar against its use in Kashmir has zeroed in on 'PAVA shells', a...
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He's Selling His Rio Silver Medal To Help A 3-Year-Old With Cancer
It takes a big man to win an Olympic silver medal in the discus.But it takes an even bigger heart to do what Piotr Malachowski is doing now.The Polish athlete is auctioning off the medal he won in Rio...
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Prison Overflow: More Than 12,000 Arrested In Bihar's Prohibition Drive
Between 1 April and 20 August, the Bihar government arrested 12,154 persons for violating its prohibition law, data from the state's excise department shows. These numbers include those arrested for...
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18 Captivating Photos Of Kids Dressed Up As Hindu Gods And Goddesses
Hindus around the world are celebrating Janmashtami, a holiday marking the birth of Krishna, a beloved and multifaceted god believed to be the supreme deity of the Universe.But none celebrated the...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: IIT Placement Cell Bans 31 Companies; WhatsApp To Share...
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 HuffPostSushma Swaraj...
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Cyprus Faces An Uncertain Future After Turkey's Failed Coup
A little over four decades ago, the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus witnessed a Greek-backed coup aimed at uniting the country with Athens and a subsequent Turkish invasion that effectively...
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