Petrol Price Hiked By ₹1.29 A Litre, Diesel By 97 Paise
NEW DELHI -- Petrol price was on Sunday hiked by ₹1.29 a litre -- the third increase in a month, and diesel rate was raised by 97 paise a litre -- the second hike in a fortnight. The increase in rates...
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The Morning Wrap: High Drama Unfolds In The Yadav Family; Shoe Hurled At...
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 The first...
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Akhilesh And Mulayam Likely To Take Their Battle For Bicycle To The Election...
Both Akhilesh Yadav, the newly elected president of the Samajwadi Party, and Mulayam Singh Yadav, its founder, will approach the Election Commission on Monday to stake claim to the party's 'bicycle'...
View ArticleDid A Typewriter Lead To The Crisis In The Feuding Samajwadi Party?
The 'coup' in the Samajwadi Party leading to the elevation of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav as the party's national president could have all started with a typewriter. The 43-year-old...
View ArticleBJP Gives Up On Plan Of Laddoo Distribution After Storm Of Ridicule
Remember how the BJP was distributing sweets at ATMs and had planned to give one laddoo to every household as a 'thank you' for tolerating the troubles of demonetisation? Well, not any more. The party...
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Everyone Should Dump Email And Use Couriers Instead: Trump
WASHINGTON — As Barack Obama began preparing to leave office, the first smartphone-toting U.S. president ordered his team to upgrade the White House's aging technology for his successor. New computers...
View ArticleThe Iconic Hollywood Sign Got A Dope Makeover For The New Year
The iconic Hollywood sign looks a little different in 2017. Los Angeles residents awoke on New Year's Day to find the 94-year-old sign on the side of Mount Lee had been altered overnight to read...
View ArticleSamajwadi Party's 5 January Convention Called By Mulayam Singh Yadav Put On Hold
LUCKNOW -- In a dramatic turn of events, the national convention of Samajwadi Party on 5 January convened by party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, was on Monday put on hold. "As per Mulayam Singh...
View ArticleSurveillance Footage Shows Gunman Before And After Istanbul Nightclub Attack...
Dramatic footage of the Istanbul nightclub shooting has emerged showing bullets ricocheting off cars outside the venue, and the gunman holding his weapon following the attack, as Turkish police...
View ArticleKerala Priest Sent To 14 Days Police Custody For Having Sex With 10-Year-Old Boy
KOCHI -- A Kerala priest who was arrested on Sunday for indulging in unnatural sex with a 10-year-old boy was on Monday sent to 14-day police custody. Father Basil Kuriyakose, the Principal of Kings...
View ArticleDemonetisation Is An 'Uncontrolled Forest Fire' That Has Claimed Many Lives,...
NEW DELHI -- Congress on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sounded "apologetic" in his New Year eve speech as his 50-day "shuddhi yagna" of demonetisation has turned out be an...
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The BHIM App Is Dead Simple To Use But Will It Be Adopted Fast Enough?
On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a new payment app called Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) to encourage digital payments. This Unified Payments Interface or UPI-based app links your...
View ArticleRBI Denies Information On Demonetisation Citing 'Threat To Life' Exemption...
NEW DELHI -- Were the views of the chief economic advisor and the finance minister taken before the sudden announcement of demonetisation of high-value currency notes by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...
View ArticleDelhi Police Head Constable Shoots Himself At Supreme Court
NEW DELHI -- A Delhi Police head constable posted at the Supreme Court on Monday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service revolver in court premises. The deceased, identified as...
View ArticleLeander Paes Hints At Retirement, Might Become Coach
Veteran tennis player Leander Paes might hang up his boots in a "few months". The 43-year-old player, who has won 18 Grand Slams, hinted at retirement while speaking at a press conference ahead of the...
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Samsung To Reveal Galaxy Note7 Findings This Month: Report
SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will announce this month the results of an investigation into what caused some of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported...
View ArticleWill Feel Bad If Mulayam Singh Yadav Discards Me From His Heart, Says Amar Singh
NEW DELHI -- Playing the emotional card, Samajwadi Party MP Amar Singh on Monday said he won't mind his expulsion from the party but would definitely feel bad if Mulayam Singh Yadav discards him from...
View ArticlePoliticians Can't Seek Votes In The Name Of Caste, Creed or Religion, Says...
In a landmark ruling the Supreme Court has said on Monday that politicians cannot seek votes in the name of caste, creed or religion, and if votes were sought on such bases, the poll would be declared...
View ArticleSupreme Court Removes Anurag Thakur As BCCI President
NEW DELHI -- The Supreme Court on Monday removed Anurag Thakur from the post of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president and sought a reply from him regarding perjury charges levelled...
View ArticleThe Scourge Of DDT: Let There Be No Silent Spring for Mother India
When I was young, growing up in the jungles of the Himalayas, my mornings were filled with birdsong, as their sweet sonnets rose to the skies to greet the rising sun. Today, those voices are becoming...
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