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Here's The Behind The Scenes Thinking About A Universal Basic Income For...

The idea is simple and elegant, and easy to sell to people of various political shades. Every citizen of India gets a small amount of money transferred into his or her bank account every month. For...

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Nearly 60% Of Uttar Pradesh MLAs Didn't Ask A Single Question In 5 Years

Around 58% of the 404 MLAs in Uttar Pradesh did not ask a single question since the 16th assembly was formed in the state in 2012. Worse, analysts at PRS Legislative Research found that about 9 in 10...

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Read The Full Text Of Obama's Farewell Address

President Barack Obama gave his final address to the nation Tuesday night, addressing such issues as climate change, foreign policy and health care. Obama reflected on the accomplishments of his...

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Modi Must End His Support Of Islamophobic, Sexist Trolls

NEW DELHI – Trolls are the goons of the online world. This story played out live during the recent U.S. presidential election, when Donald Trump supporters went on a rampage against Hillary Clinton...

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Samsung's New Gear S3 Smartwatch Will Cost A Sky High ₹28500

NEW DELHI -- Gearing up to strengthen its wearable category in the country, Samsung India on Tuesday unveiled Gear S3 smartwatch which will be available for Rs 28,500. Coming in two designs -- frontier...

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Delhi Shivers As Temperature Drops To The Season's Lowest Of 5.2 Degrees

NEW DELHI -- The national capital witnessed chilly and strong breezy conditions on 10 Jan that resulted in the mercury dropping to 5.2 degrees, making it the coldest day of the season so far. According...

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Forget Demonetisation Woes, This Saree With ₹2,000 Notes Printed On It May...

SURAT -- Post demonetisation, several stories related to it have come to light, varying from colleges organising fashion show to support this currency ban, to villages going cashless. In a similar...

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Behind The Scenes Of An Indie Film Shoot: Part 10—Think Digital, Shoot...

It's not every day that one gets a chance to be on the front lines of filmmaking. Indie films seem to be buzzwords these days with many low-budget-yet-large-hearted films coming out in the last few...

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How Safe Really Are Our Children At School?

A 5-year-old girl just lost her finger after a completely avoidable incident at Thakur International School in Mumbai's Kandivali. How? She jammed her fingers between the hinges as a door was closing....

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#NotAllMen Is Just Another Way Of Saying 'I Don't Give A Damn About Women'

The news about the Bangalore mass molestation on New Year's Eve elicited a number of disturbing reactions—politicians came forward to blame the women for their clothing, to blame them for being out...

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The Carbon-Neutral Sapiens: Are We Poised For The Next Stage Of Human Evolution?

Darwin considered the ability to control fire as among the most important traits that allowed us to evolve from our early ancestors to modern humans. Homo erectus is credited with the invention of the...

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Union Budget Before State Elections—(Im)Moral Code Of Conduct?

On 4th January, the Election Commission of India (ECI) ushered in the New Year with the much belated announcement of the dates of the crucial state elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand...

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4 Reasons Why 2017 Will Be A Good Year For Cancer Care In India

In recent years, I've watched a revolution in cancer care slowly take place in our country. Advances in medicine that range from molecular profiling to non-invasive robotic surgery to designer drugs...

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Automobile Sales See Biggest Monthly Fall In 16 years Following Demonetisation

India's automobile sales saw their biggest monthly fall in 16 years in December after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ban on high-value banknotes sparked a severe cash shortage that dented demand for...

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The Morning Wrap: Barack Obama Bids Farewell; Automobile Sales Hit By...

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 India is...

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Akhilesh Yadav Declines Mulayam Singh's Offer, Refuses To Step Down As...

LUCKNOW -- Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav met on Tuesday in what informed sources said was a last-minute bid to buy peace in the party, but it...

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Modi Avoids Mention Of Economic Hit From Demonetisation While Pitching For...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a gathering of business leaders on Tuesday that the country was on the verge of becoming the world's most digitised economy, and avoided direct mention of the economic...

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Obama Says His Proudest Accomplishment Is Still Being A Dad

For all he's accomplished in his life, President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he's still most proud to be a dad. "Malia and Sasha, under the strangest of circumstances, you have become two...

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A Woman's Best Friend Too, Pet Dogs Could Soon Be Taking On Sexual Predators

NEW DELHI -- The government is exploring ways in which pet dogs can play a role in providing security to the society including in cases of terrorism and crime against women. Environment Minister Anil...

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Obama Uses 'To Kill A Mockingbird' To Remind Americans Of The Importance Of...

President Barack Obama in his farewell address to the nation Tuesday argued that empathy for those who are different is an essential pillar of democracy. Quoting one of American literature's most...

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