End This Bloodshed, Mehbooba Mufti Says Seeking Help From Modi To Resolve...
NEW DELHI -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today sought the creation of an institutional mechanism of interlocutors to talk to all stakeholders in Kashmir to carry forward former...
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Madhya Pradesh: Man Forced Out Of Bus After His Ailing Wife Died On Board
BHOPAL--A man was made to get off a bus he was travelling in after his ailing wife died inside the vehicle on 25 August. Thirty-seven-year-old Ram Singh Lodhi was then stranded along the highway in...
View ArticleWATCH: Nude Monk Addresses Haryana Assembly, Says Wife's Duty To Accept...
In what could be a first in Indian politics, a nude monk waxed wisdom in a State Legislative Assembly on Friday, doling out advice on a wide range of subjects including the state of Indian politics,...
View ArticleHere's What You Should Know About The Six Writers Shortlisted For The 2016...
The shortlist for this year's Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize, featuring six first-time writers, was announced today. A coveted prize given to encourage authors from the subcontinent, it was instituted...
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Tamil Nadu Teenager Seeks Donations To Fund Alleged Bribe Demand After His...
India is not a land for the dead, or the people they leave behind, it would seem.Just a day after the apathy of the administration in Kalahandi in Odisha came to light, where a husband was forced to...
View ArticleISRO Successfully Tests Scramjet Engine Using Atmospheric Oxygen
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully test launched a Supersonic Combustion Ramjet (scramjet) engine on Sunday using atmospheric oxygen. The five-minute test flight was conducted...
View ArticleHow Social Media Brought Out My Inner Extrovert
"Technology has ruined our social skills!" I hear that line quite often. Actually, I'm sure you've heard it too. Perhaps, you even believe it. Despite being very pro-technology, I too agree to a...
View ArticleThe Autobiography Of A Pothole
Unless you are a Member of Parliament (and have been one all your life), you might have some recollection of me (or at least a few of my kind). You may remember me from the street your house sits on,...
View ArticleHow Much Of Their Award Money Will PV Sindhu And Sakshi Malik Actually Get?
With the end of the Rio Olympics 2016, PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik have become household names owing to their remarkable performances just as India was beginning to fear it would have to settle for the...
View ArticleThe Pointlessness Of Jungle Safaris
Human beings going on a jungle safari in a national park... what a ridiculous activity it is. I have been on quite a few of them myself and trust me I am not particularly proud.We go to Jim Corbett...
View ArticleDelhi Man Who Left Minor Daughters Rotting With Skin Condition, Arrested For...
NEW DELHI -- The father of the two minor girls, who were rescued in a battered condition from a room in outer Delhi's Samaypur Badli area, has been arrested and charged with murder of his two-year-old...
View ArticleBurkini-Style Swimwear Has Been Popular In India For Years
Bollywood stars may show off their bikini bodies on screen but a trip to the beach or a swimming pool in India reveals that modest swimwear is the more popular choice.Across the country, stores sell...
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Obama To Quadruple Hawaii Monument, Creating World's Largest Protected Marine...
President Barack Obama, who's already protected more public acres than any U.S. president, will add to his legacy of conservation by quadrupling the marine monument surrounding the remote Northwestern...
View ArticleNepali Hindus Celebrate Sacred Thread Festival
The Janai Purnima, or sacred thread festival, is an important moment in the year for Hindus in Kathmandu, Nepal.Hindu devotees in the region have a tradition of wearing a sacred thread, known as a...
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An Artist Submerged A Dress In The Dead Sea For 2 Months And The Result Is...
As the lowest and one of the saltiest places on Earth, the Dead Sea plays host to hordes of tourists and the production of nutrient rich skincare.For two months in 2014, it was also home to a dress,...
View Article12 Coaches Of Thiruvananthapuram-Mangalore Express Train Derailed, No...
KOCHI -- Twelve coaches of Thiruvananthapuram- Mangalore express derailed in the wee hours today near Karukutty station, around 45 kms from here, Southern Railway said.No casualties were reported in...
View ArticleWATCH: Sachin Tendulkar Presents BMWs To Olympics Stars, Sakshi Malik...
HYDERABAD -- Rio Olympics silver medallist shuttler P V Sindhu and bronze winner grappler Sakshi Malik along with gymnast Dipa Karmakar and badminton coach Pullela Gopichand were today presented BMW...
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South Asian Gods Take Selfies, Look Absolutely Divine In Witty Series
Somewhere between the invention of MySpace and the release of Kim Kardashian's magnum opus Selfish, selfies went from a guilty indulgence to a straight-up movement. Some argued that they offered...
View ArticlePM Modi Says Those Who Use Children To 'Fuel Violence' In Kashmir Will Have...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the issue of violence spreading in Jammu and Kashmir in his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday.Referring to the protests which were triggered by the...
View ArticleChhattisgarh: 60 Students Taken Ill After Eating Mid-Day Meal At Govt School
KORBA, Chhattisgarh -- At least 60 students of a government primary school were taken ill allegedly after consuming food under mid-day meal programme at a village in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district.The...
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