How The Aam Aadmi Party Is Battling The 'Dilliwala' Tag In Punjab
There is only one reason for the AAP's meltdown in Punjab: its reluctance to declare a chief ministerial candidate for the 2017 polls.Dig deeper and you'll see that a leadership tussle is behind every...
View ArticleHigh-Speed Talgo Train Takes Less Than 12 Hours To Cover Delhi-Mumbai...
MUMBAI -- The final leg of Spanish Talgo train completed Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani route trial in less than 12 hours on Sunday.The train reached Mumbai at around 2:34 a.m.The final trial to determine if...
View ArticlePoliceman Killed In Gunfight Between Security Forces And Militants In J&K's...
POONCH -- At least two to three terrorists are suspected to be around the mini-secretariat in Allah Pir area of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district where an encounter is currently underway with the...
View ArticleYes, Conservatives Are Still Questioning Whether President Obama Is Really A...
WASHINGTON ― It was a yes-or-no question that shouldn't have been hard to answer: Is President Barack Obama a Christian?Donald Trump has fueled speculation that Obama might be Muslim since 2011, when...
View ArticleMariyappan's Win In Rio Has Given India's Paralympians The Much-Needed Wings
When I saw Mariyappan Thangavelu's 1.89 m jump that saw him winning the high jump gold at the Rio Paralympics, my thoughts went back 13 years when I met Natalie du Toit at the Afro-Asian Games in...
View ArticleHow 9/11 Changed These Muslim Americans' Lives Forever
Muslims experienced very different treatment in America 15 years ago. "There was a sense of intrigue; it was something different," said Adam Soltani, the executive director of the Council on...
View ArticleSushma Swaraj Assures Help To Pakistani Girl, Madhu, Struggling With...
NEW DELHI -- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has assured help to a Pakistani girl, who is struggling to get admission in a Delhi school. The girl Madhu and her family met Swaraj last evening...
View ArticleWhiskey And Chicken Offered To Ganesha As 'Naivedya' In This Karnataka Village
Modaks are a passé at Ganesh festivals. At least in this village of Karnataka. According to a Bangalore Mirror report, in Bhagyanagar village in Koppal district, whiskey and chicken are being offered...
View ArticleCouple Allegedly Beaten Up, Woman Molested At A Toll Booth In Thane, 13 Booked
THANE -- Nearly 13 employees of a toll booth in the district have been booked for allegedly beating up a couple from Nashik and molesting the woman, police said.The 36-year-old woman and her husband,...
View ArticleArmy Foils Infiltration Bid, 3 Militants Killed In Kashmir's Naugam
SRINAGAR -- Three militants were killed as Army today foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Naugam sector of Kashmir."Alert soldiers posted along the Line of Control in Naugam sector...
View ArticleRajasthan Chief Secretary's Wife Accuses Him Of Molesting Their Daughter
JAIPUR -- The wife of Rajasthan Chief Secretary, Om Prakash Meena, has accused him of molesting their daughter at the age of 13 and has written to the Prime Minister's Office seeking an appointment...
View ArticleTamil Youth Assaulted In Bengaluru For Mocking Kannada Film Stars On Facebook
The expected has happened. A Tamil youth, 22-year-old Santhosh was assaulted in Bengaluru by a bunch of macho Kannadigas, who punished him for posting mocking comments against Kannada film stars on...
View Article5 Things You Must Know While Registering A Company
Registering your company is like taking that final step towards realizing your dream, and so it's crucial that you are well aware of the nuances -- the why, how, when and where of this cumbersome...
View ArticleTriple Talaq And The Dilemmas Of Salma, Shaheen And Sajjida
There's been a lot of debate around the issue of triple talaq of late, especially since the Supreme Court started hearing a petition questioning its legal validity. Here, rather than going into the...
View ArticleStop Clicking Photos All The Goddamn Time, You Fools
"Phir se cake khilao. Photo acchi nahi aayi."The above statement sums up the 21st century. I was at this family event a few days back. It was my cousin's birthday. A grand party was thrown for all...
View ArticleReading Clubs Give Kids A Literacy Boost In UP And Jharkhand
"Sakhi has shown considerable progress in her reading skills since she joined the reading club," says Pooja, the reading club facilitator at Semra village in Aparajita, Uttar Pradesh.It's a warm winter...
View ArticleBrexit Is Everything That's Not Desirable In A Connected World
Britain is one geographically fortunate country. It's not landlocked. It has had the advantage of an open access to sea, which it leveraged very well over centuries for political as well as economic...
View ArticleHow To Build Government Digital Services That Actually Work
Digital inclusion is a top priority for the government of India. The developments under the Digital India program are rapid, and the Modi administration is launching new initiatives, and broadening the...
View ArticleElderly Couple, Held Hostage In Their House, Freed As Security Forces Kill 7...
An elderly couple, held hostage in their house by militants, was rescued on Sunday as security forces killed seven militants in two gun battles that also left a police officer dead in Kashmir, as...
View ArticleThree Girls Attacked With Acid In West Bengal's Bankura
BANKURA -- In another shocking incident of crime against women, three girls were attacked with acid in Bankura district of West Bengal yesterday evening.The incident took place when the girls were...
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