India Launches Advanced Weather Satellite
SRIHARIKOTA -- Scripting success on the maiden operational flight of its heavy-duty rocket fitted with the indigenous cryogenic upper stage, India on Thursday launched its advanced weather satellite...
View ArticleMajuli Becomes India's First Island District
MAJULI, Assam -- Majuli—the seat of neo-Vaishnavite Bhakti renaissance—today became India's first island district with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurating it as the 35th district of...
View ArticleUS Strongly Supports India's NSG Bid, Obama Tells Modi
VIENTIANE -- The US "strongly supports" India's NSG membership bid, President Barack Obama on Thursday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi here as they discussed the immediate priorities in the strategic...
View Article8 New Eating Hotspots That Are Taking Up Kolkata's Cool Quotient
Kolkata is fast shedding its fusty and musty image when it comes to restaurants, with popular chains and chic local eateries popping up everywhere. No longer are Kolkatans left feeling hopelessly...
View ArticleDrones In India: The Pull-Down Effect Of Overly Stringent Regulations
Overnight in October of 2014, the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India's civil aviation regulator, banned all drones from the Indian airspace operated without "prior authorization". The...
View Article5 Spectacular Cultural Shows In Indonesia That Will Take Your Breath Away...
An archipelago with over 17,500 islands, Indonesia is not just about beaches and beach bums. There are so many traditions here and each community has its own unique cultural performances and dance...
View ArticleThe Many Layers Of 'Bhuvan Shome': Revisiting A Mrinal Sen Classic
A classic Hindi film written and directed by Mrinal Sen, Bhuvan Shome (1969) stars the renowned Bengali actor Utpal Dutt and Marathi actress Suhasini Mulay (making her film debut) in the pivotal roles....
View ArticleWhat Every Woman Should Know About Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
By Dr. Witty RainaPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a metabolic condition that can lead to several complications, ranging from infertility to cancer of the endometrium. But first let us understand...
View ArticleThe Rare And Precious Dustbins Of India
From afar, Sharmaji strikes you as a pretty ordinary person. And why, he is the quintessential Indian middle-class man -- the lone breadwinner for his family of six, with a stable job, a decent, rented...
View ArticleDay-Long Karnataka Bandh Expected To Hit Normal Life Today
Karnataka will shout down today after a strike called by hundreds of farmers to protest against a Supreme Court direction to release Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu is likely to hit normal life.The...
View ArticleHardik Patel's Supporters Wreak Havoc On Amit Shah's Event With Patidars In...
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah's address to the Patidar community in Gujarat erupted in chaos yesterday, reports say.In Surat for a programme organised by a diamond merchant, Shah...
View ArticleTRAI To Meet Telcos Today To Resolve Reliance Jio Issue
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has called a meeting with leading telcos in the country namely Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea to resolve the Reliance Jio interconnection issue. During the...
View ArticleNorth Korea Has Carried Out Fifth Nuclear Test: South Korea
North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test on Friday, South Korean President Park Geun Hye said, with the atomic explosion coming on the anniversary of the nation's founding.Park said she strongly...
View ArticleWith Its New Watch Series 2, Apple Poses A Challenge To FitBit And Garmin
Apple has never been shy about flaunting its achievements. Onstage at the iPhone 7 launch yesterday, CEO Tim Cook proudly announced that the Cupertino, California-based company had become the world's...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Trial Run Of Delhi-Mumbai Talgo Train On 10 Sep; Cricket...
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 HuffPostStar Jalsha...
View Article'Driver Threatening To Throw Me Out,' Delhi Journalist Tweets To Uber During...
A journalist's harrowing experience during an Uber ride in Delhi underscores the immediate need for better safety for women commuters in a city that has a national record for high crime rate. In a...
View ArticleTV Journalist Sachin Kheda Dies In Private Hospital, Relatives Blame Doctors
FARIDABAD -- Television journalist Sachin Kheda today died at a private hospital here where he was undergoing treatment after which his relatives alleged that medical negligence was responsibile for...
View ArticleWhy A Bandh Won't Solve Karnataka's Cauvery Water Crisis
Karnataka, home to India's Silicon Valley, has logged out for a day. With Cauvery on the boil, Karnataka is in a state of unrest, turmoil and anger. But if it thought declaring a bandh for 12 hours --...
View ArticleNaval Exam Centre Stampede: Several Feared Injured In Open Recruitment Drive...
MUMBAI -- Several are feared injured as a stampede broke out outside INS Hamla in Malad, where a Navy recruitment drive is underway.The response to the open recruitment drive was overwhelming and the...
View ArticleI Was Asked To Pay Bribe, Comedian Kapil Sharma Tweets To PM, Gets Prompt...
Early morning today, TV comedian Kapil Sharma sent out an angry tweet to Prime Minister Narendra Modi complaining about corruption in the state-run Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).Sharma...
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