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Women Farmers In North India Battle Inheritance Laws, Self Doubt, To Own Land
TAARDEH -- Anjali has worked on the land nearly all her life, first with her tenant-farmer parents, and then alongside her husband in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. But she has never owned...
View ArticleIndia's First Transgender College Principal Resigns, Frustrated And Defeated...
KRISHNAGAR -- India's first transgender college principal Manabi Bandopadhyay has submitted her resignation after about one-and-a-half years in office, expressing frustration at "non-cooperation" of a...
View ArticleAkhilesh Yadav Defies Father, Uncle, Releases Parallel List of 235 Candidates...
LUCKNOW -- The crisis within the ruling Samajwadi Party seems to have deepened in Uttar Pradesh as Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday released a list of 235 candidates out of the total 403 seats...
View ArticleDemonetisation Decision Is So Huge That Our Best Economists Remain Confused...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strongly defended the government's decision to scrap Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes, saying the move isn't "politically motivated" and is aimed at "long-term structural...
View ArticleArunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu Suspended By His Party For 'Anti-Party'...
ITANAGAR -- In a fast-paced development, the Peoples' Party of Arunachal (PPA) late tonight suspended Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein and five other party MLAs from the...
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U.S. Expels 35 Russian Diplomats, Closes Two Compounds: Official
The United States expelled 35 Russian diplomats and closed two Russian compounds in New York and Maryland in response to a campaign of harassment against American diplomats in Moscow, a senior U.S....
View Article40-50 People Feared Trapped Inside Collapsed Jharkhand Mine; Rescue...
At least 40 workers are feared trapped inside a collapsed coal mine in Jharkhand, police said on Friday. Rescue operations began in the morning, according to ANI news agency. A National Disaster...
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The Morning Wrap: What Sasikala's Leadership Means For AIADMK; 21 Cars Stolen...
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 With the...
View ArticleWeightlifter Dies After 315-Pound Barbell Slips From His Hand And Crushes His...
ANKENY -- Authorities say a 22-year-old man has died after a barbell slipped from his grasp and crushed his neck at a gym in central Iowa. The accident occurred Monday morning at Elite Edge...
View ArticleAmazon Looking To Store Cargo In The Sky For Drone Delivery
WASHINGTON -- Amazon.com Inc has filed for a patent to use airships to store products and serve as a base for delivery-drones. The patent application was filed two years ago but was spotted only on...
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Syria Cease-Fire Takes Effect Between Government And Some Rebel Groups
BEIRUT, Dec 29 (Reuters) - A nationwide ceasefire in Syria, brokered by Russia and Turkey, which back opposing sides in the conflict, came into force at midnight on Friday, local time, (2200 GMT on...
View ArticleSenior IAS Officer Commits Suicide In Lucknow Due To Fear Of Physical Disability
LUCKNOW -- Senior IAS officer Sanjeev Dubey on Thursday committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence here, police said. His body was found by his family members at his 14, Gautampalli...
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Love All: Serena Williams Is Engaged
Serena Williams will ring in the new year by adding an engagement ring to her substantial collection of tennis trophies. The tennis all-star announced her engagement Thursday to Alexis Ohanian, the...
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Apple Might Manufacture iPhones In Bengaluru From April 2017
Apple finally looks set to manufacture iPhones in India from April next year. A report in the Times of India suggests that the company has chosen Bengaluru as the place of choice for the production....
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Global Press Freedom Has Taken An 'Unbelievable' Hit This Year
Media freedom has undergone a "deep and disturbing" decline in several parts of the world and at the global level this year, according to a new release from Reporters Without Borders. Thus far in...
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Forget Donald Trump: Pokémon Go Was King Of 2016
The question at the top of many Americans' minds in 2016 might surprise you. In a year that boasted both a presidential election and the Olympic Games, the top question people were searching for on...
View Article'Dangal' Is Made By A Man, About A Man And For Men
A few days ago, I managed to get tickets for a night show of Dangal. Everyone who'd seen it was praising it to high heavens and I couldn't remember the last time my social media had been so united in...
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50 Days On, Demonetisation Has Done Immeasurable Harm And Very Little Good
The year 2016 has been quite eventful for India—right from the vociferous public debates surrounding the GST, constitution of the Monetary Policy Committee, landmark international defence deals and...
View ArticleTo The Food Blogger Who Is Taking Pictures Of My Meal
Your picture of the fruit plate at the new café in Bandra puts Van Gogh's still life to shame. And that liquid nitrogen ice cream? The Louvre has a wall reserved just for that. Your work is art because...
View Article'Competence' Isn't Enough To Justify Lt Gen Rawat's Appointment As Army Chief
The government's decision to appoint the next army chief of India by discounting the seniority of not one but two officers in the hierarchy presents wide ramifications. Any out-of-turn appointment at...
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