Facebook Removed Norwegian PM's 'Napalm Girl' Protest: Report
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- An aide to Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg says Facebook removed her post with an iconic 1972 image of a naked girl running from a napalm attack in Vietnam.Sigbjorn Aanes...
View ArticleThis Hilarious Video Accurately Explains The Horror Of Losing Wifi Connection
The Internet rules our lives. Its use isn't just limited to browsing and chatting; in today's world, we use the Internet to book tickets, take examinations, shop online, illegally download movies,...
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Apple Users Prefer Watching The iPhone Event Over Porn
People on the Internet consume a lot of pornographic material but when the Apple event is going on, there is a significant drop in the traffic to the porn websites. A recent report published by the...
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Congress Is Trying To Woo UP, But Rahul Gandhi's Limitations Are All Too...
DEORIA, Uttar Pradesh -- Earlier this week, while Rahul Gandhi was addressing what has now become the infamous khat panchayat of Deoria, Rajuria Devi, a 45-year-old farmer, was telling HuffPost India...
View ArticleWhy The 'No Hookup' Bios On Tinder Irritate The Hell Out Of Me
What's most likely to get you laid from Tinder? Apparently, saying that you want to solve calculus problems, hug trees, chase mosquitoes, or do any godforsaken thing than have sex. Well, if the number...
View Article'Baar Baar Dekho' Review: One-Time Watch
There's an interesting observation about the classic Hindi song 'Bar Bar Dekho', sung by Mohammed Rafi for Shakti Samanta's China Town (1962), that is often pointed out by seasoned screenwriter Kiran...
View ArticleChina Lodges Diplomatic Protest With North Korea Over Nuclear Test
BEIJING -- "Firmly opposing" North Korea's fifth nuclear test, close ally China today lodged a diplomatic protest with the reclusive state and asked it to honour its commitment to denuclearisation and...
View ArticleUrjit Patel Is So Low-Key That A Senior Official Completely Missed Him As He...
Much has been said about the quiet style of the newly-appointed governor of Reserve Bank of India Urjit Patel, especially when compared to his outspoken predecessor Raghuram Rajan.While Rajan continues...
View ArticleAny Indian Can Now Nominate A Fellow Citizen For A Padma Award
NEW DELHI -- Any Indian can now recommend any achiever for the prestigious Padma Awards, with the government throwing open the nomination process to general public to make it transparent and curb the...
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Cauvery Row: Bandh Cripples Life In Karnataka
BENGALURU -- A 12-hour Karnataka bandh called by pro-Kannada and farmers outfits to protest the Supreme Court's direction to release water to Tamil Nadu today brought the country's IT capital and...
View ArticleKapil Sharma Makes Bribe Allegations, Asks PM If This Is 'Acche Din'
MUMBAI -- Popular stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma today stoked a controversy by alleging that he had been asked to pay a bribe of ₹5 lakh by an official of the civic body BMC which, in turn, claimed...
View ArticleHow The Cauvery's Troubled Waters Turned Our Road Journey Into A Nightmare
With a heavy heart, we bid the vacation goodbye as we headed back to Bangalore on Thursday, 8 September. The younger son had had a wonderful birthday, and we were all looking forward to reaching home....
View ArticleOrgan Transplants And The Cancer Of Corruption
Earlier this year, a couple travelling in a two-wheeler in Pune got into an accident. What unfolded would have put any Bollywood drama to shame. You see at the time that the 24-year-old husband was...
View ArticleA Feminist Defence Of Amitabh Bachchan's Letter
Over the past week, the internet has moved from gushing over Amitabh Bachchan's letter to his granddaughters, to dissing it for being a publicity stunt for his upcoming movie, Pink. Many feminists have...
View ArticleDon't Get Me Wrong, We Are All Monsters
I don't know what it means to be a man. A human being. The equation is all askew. The transformation rigid and icky -- uncomfortable to say the least. A boy has to slip into the shoes of a man, whether...
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I Attempted Suicide Twice But Now I Know It's Not An Option
A recent study claimed that for the first time that suicide was the leading cause of death among young Indian women (ages 15-49), overtaking deaths during childbirth. What's important to realize here...
View ArticlePankaj Advani Wins Historic Bronze At 6 Red Snooker World Championship
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View ArticleShiv Sena Hits Back At Kapil Sharma's Corruption Allegations, Says He Should...
MUMBAI -- Lashing out at Kapil Sharma over his bribe allegations against Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials, the Shiv Sena on Saturday hit back at the comedian, saying he was carrying...
View ArticleMariyappan Thangavelu Bags Gold, Varun Bhati Clinch Bronze At Rio Paralympics...
India bagged its first gold medal today in the Paralympics 2016, being held at Rio de Janeiro. Not just that, India also won the bronze in the same category. Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu snagged...
View ArticleFormer RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin Released From Jail In Rajiv Roshan Murder...
BHAGALPUR -- Former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammad Shahabuddin on Saturday walked out of jail after 11 years, as the Patna high court granted him bail in the Rajiv Roshan murder case.He was...
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