Trump Blasts Publication Of Unverified Russia Claims As 'Fake News'
NEW YORK ― President-elect Donald Trump called out the publication of unverified allegations about ties to Russia as "fake news" during Wednesday's press conference, his first in nearly six months....
View ArticleAt Hindu Temple, Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Reaches Out To Minorities
KATAS, Pakistan -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday inaugurated the restoration of an ancient Hindu temple complex in Punjab, a symbolic gesture that may appeal to the Muslim...
View ArticleRBI Governor Urjit Patel Urges Government To Cut Borrowings
GANDHINAGAR/MUMBAI -- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel urged the government on Wednesday to show some progress in cutting high federal and state government borrowing, just weeks before...
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Aziz Ansari Slated To Be 'SNL's' First-Ever South Asian Host
Aziz Ansari will host his first-ever "Saturday Night Live" episode on Jan. 21, the comedy sketch show announced Tuesday. The honor of hosting the iconic show has been a long time coming for the actor,...
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Amazon Halts Sale Of Indian Flag Doormat After MEA Sushma Swaraj's Visa Threat
MUMBAI -- Amazon.com removed doormats resembling the Indian tri-colour flag from its Canadian website on Wednesday, after an Indian government threat to rescind visas of the US company's employees if...
View ArticleAre We Glorified Domestic Staff Disguised As Wives?
By Devlina Ganguly * Love, they say, is blind. Despite warnings from friends and family members, I decided to ignore the tell-tale signs, and instead went ahead and married my husband on 24 February,...
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ISRO Will Crank Up Rocket Capacity To Accommodate More Launches
BENGALURU -- India would maximise its rocket capability to launch more satellites for maximum return on investment, its space agency chief said on Wednesday. "By launching 103 satellites together using...
View ArticleWe Women Have To Be 'Practical', Don't We?
Intersections are always the most crowded. Streams of people flowing from crossing streets spill out and fill the square. Intersections are also where women feel the safest. They believe that the crowd...
View ArticleInnovative Bureaucracy In Bangladesh: An Untold Story
While Bangladesh is being featured in the global media for all the wrong reasons, the country is undergoing through a transformative positive change—a story that is little heard of. The story is about...
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Why Opinion Polls Favouring BJP May Be Good News For Mayawati
The BJP is winning UP—at least according to the India Today-Axis Survey released on 4 January. Riding on the Modi factor, the BJP will do better than the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party...
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How Andhra Fisherfolk Netted Gains From Inland Fisheries
The results of minimal interventions in Andhra Pradesh districts such as Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, and Anantapur show that it is possible to boost the productivity of inland fisheries without too...
View ArticleWhat 2017 Is Likely To Deliver For Climate Action
After the giant leap of the Paris Agreement, 2016 began on a euphoric note for climate change action. Countries around the world came together to reaffirm their commitment to taking decisive action to...
View ArticleFacebook Launches 'Journalism Project' To Tackle The Menace Of Fake News
Facebook Inc launched its "Journalism Project" on Wednesday, as the world's biggest social media network looks to deepen its relationship with news organizations. The launch comes less than a week...
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21 Crazy Stories Indians Cooked Up About Their Food
Remember how your mom told you that eating tomatoes would give you rosy cheeks? Or that green chillies could make you taller? Indian kids grew up with a lot of funny myths surrounding the supposed...
View ArticleEmbarrassed BSF Issues Strict Guidelines For Maintaining High Food Quality At...
Left red-faced, BSF has came out with fresh guidelines for maintaining high quality of food for its personnel along the border as the Union Home Ministry directed it to file a complete report on...
View ArticleBSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav Comes From A Family Of Soldiers That Stands By Him
Tej Bahadur Yadav, the Border Security Force jawan, who has challenged the Indian army is now a household name. Even as the army has tried to dismiss him as a disgruntled alcoholic, Yadav's family has...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Behind The Scenes At Akhnoor; Vidya Balan Pulls Out Of Biopic
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 group...
View ArticleIn A New Twist To The Mistry-Tata Saga, Cyrus Mistry Seeks Jail For Other...
Cyrus Mistry, the ousted chairman of India's Tata Sons, sought to block the company from removing him from its board in a petition filed with a national tribunal on Wednesday. Tata Sons has called an...
View ArticleManmohan Singh Slams Modi On Note Ban, Says Worse Is Yet To Come
NEW DELHI -- Commenting on the demonetisation decision, former Prime Minster Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said that while the economic situation has already become bad, "worse is yet to come". Speaking...
View ArticleTrump's Attorney General Plans Curbs On H1B Visas, Indian IT Firms Could Be...
WASHINGTON -- US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for the post of Attorney General has assured lawmakers of taking steps towards pushing legislative measures to curb misuse of H-1B and L1 work...
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