Forbes Names Scarlett Johansson As 2016's Highest Earning Actor
2016 may have been the worst year for many, but Scarlett Johansson certainly made the most of it. The star topped Forbes annual list of highest grossing actors, with her films bringing in $1.2 billion...
View ArticleDebbie Reynolds, Hollywood Icon, Dead At 84
Just one day after the death of her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher, beloved Hollywood icon Debbie Reynolds died Wednesday. She was 84. Todd Fisher, her son, confirmed his mother's death to Variety....
View Article5 Coaches Of Kurla-Ambarnath Local Train Derail Near Mumbai, No Injuries...
MUMBAI -- Five coaches of the Kurla-Ambernath local train derailed on Thursday morning between Kalyan and Vitthalwadi stations in Thane district, officials said. Mumbai: 5 coaches of Kurla-Ambernath...
View ArticleAkhilesh Yadav Has No Choice But To Rebel Against His Father
There's a fork in the road for Akhilesh Yadav. He has to choose between his father and his destiny. It's a difficult choice, one that he must have made a while ago, but now is the time he will play his...
View ArticleNASA To Conduct Two Spacewalks Next Month To Upgrade International Space Station
WASHINGTON -- Astronauts on the International Space Station are to conduct two spacewalks in January for a "complex" upgrade to the orbital outpost's power system, US space agency NASA said. The...
View ArticlePodcast: Pao-er To The People
"Fifth Avenue is laid in gold, every mansion a citadel of money and power. Yet here you stand, a giant, starved and fettered . . . You too will have to learn that you have a right to share your...
View ArticleWill Modi Deal With Corruption Charges By Doing An Advani Or A Rajiv Gandhi?
Rahul Gandhi's offensive against Narendra Modi on personal corruption has opened up a new political and legal debate. Of Course, what the Congress vice president alleged in a political rally in...
View ArticleHere's What Most People Criticising The Parenting In 'Dangal' Don't Understand
I loved Dangal. It was a fab Christmas gift and a perfect movie to watch with the family. Ever since trailers of Aamir's pehalwan opus started doing rounds, I had been itching to watch it even though I...
View Article10 Best Bollywood Films Of 2016
It is that time of the year for me to do a round-up of the top 10 films offered up by Bollywood in the past 12 months. I have taken various criteria into consideration before closing in on these 10...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Support For Demonetisation All-Time Low; Indian ISIS...
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 HuffPost Nearly 50...
View Article7 DON'Ts For This New Year's Eve
As much as we love New Year's Eve celebrations, they can sometimes go awry due to various factors. Just to give your New Year's Eve planning a little push towards perfection, here's a list of what not...
View ArticleDowry Has A New Name In This Bengaluru Household - 'Money For Honeymoon'
A case that dates back to 2015 has thrown up a unique way in which crafty Indian in-laws demand dowry. A 24-year-old woman from Bengaluru registered a case of dowry harassment against her in-laws after...
View ArticleMaharashtra Youth Aman Tandel Killed Fighting For ISIS In Syria
Aman Tandel, an electrical engineer, and one of the four men from Maharashtra who joined the Islamic State in 2014, has been killed fighting for the terrorist group in Al-Raqqah, Syria, The Hindu...
View ArticleBad News, Everyone: You'll Have To Wait An Extra Second For 2016 To End
Can't wait for 2016 to end? Bad news: You'll have to live in it for one second longer. At 6:59:59 p.m. Eastern time on Dec. 31, 2016, we'll have a "leap second," where an extra second will be added to...
View ArticleBehind The Scenes Of An Indie Film Shoot: Part 9 — The Unsung Champions
It's not every day that one gets a chance to be on the front lines of filmmaking. Indie films seem to be buzzword these days with many low-budget-yet-large-hearted films winning acclaim in recent...
View ArticlePregnant Woman Thrown Off Moving Train In Malda, Loses Her Right Hand: Report
A pregnant woman in West Bengal's Malda district was allegedly thrown off a moving train on Tuesday, according to a report in The Indian Express. The 36-year-old victim, who lost her right hand and is...
View ArticleJohn Kerry Issues Dire Warning On Israeli Settlements Ahead Of Pro-Settlement...
WASHINGTON ― The best way to understand outgoing Secretary of State John Kerry's Wednesday speech on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is to recognize that if Hillary Clinton had won the election, he...
View ArticleHyderabad Businessman Arrested For ₹98 Crores Black Money Deposits In Banks
HYDERABAD -- A city-based businessman was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly cheating and generating 'fake and fictitious' advance payment receipts to deposit "black money" to the tune of ₹98 crore in...
View ArticleHigh Drama At JNU As Protesting Students Compare Authorities To Dronacharya
A day after some students were suspended for "indiscipline", authorities at the Jawaharlal Nehru University were compared to Dronacharya - the mythological preceptor from Mahabharata who had asked...
View ArticleLeukemia Causing Benzene Levels Is At Nine Times Over Permissible Limits In...
For Delhiites who think the reducing smog levels means less pollution, it is time to lose that thought. Delhi's air remains as unbreathable as ever, and if that wasn't bad enough, a report suggests...
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