Where Have Bollywood’s Humorous Heroines Gone?
I am a fan of an improv primetime show aired every Monday and Tuesday on a popular Marathi TV channel. Besides making people laugh and helping them unwind at the beginning of the week, the show also...
View ArticleHere’s How Much We Should Be Compensating Our Farmers
All of us irrespective of our financial situation need food to survive. We cannot eat nuts and bolts or software but only food. And yet we hardly give a thought for farmers who provide us food. Hence...
View ArticleHow To Stop Data Monopolists From Ruling The World
Ever wondered why Uber gives you insane discounts when they begin their service in your city? What's in it for them? Why, they are just creating their customer base, you say. It is an age-old trick....
View ArticleWhy Collecting Accurate Data On Lynching Will Be A Tough Task For The NCRB
Lynching is not new to India and it continues as a practice, feeding off the lacunae that exist in the current law and order framework. Women are lynched by groups of people who believe they are...
View ArticleWhat Caste Has To Do With The Endurance Of Open Defecation In Rural India
In most places around the world, infant mortality is falling quickly, the average height of children is increasing, and increasingly almost everyone uses a safe toilet or latrine. India, where now over...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Rajnath's Reality Check; India Is One Of The Laziest Nations
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 HuffPostRecently,...
View ArticleA Bunch Of AR Rahman Fans Are Upset That He Sang Too Few Hindi Songs At A...
Here's some basic advice if you are an AR Rahman fan. When you buy tickets to a concert titled 'Netru Indru Nalai', do not assume that the major chunk of the music played will be in Hindi. It's Tamil...
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This ‘School For Justice’ Trains Sex Trafficking Survivors To Be Lawyers
A new program in India is helping survivors of child sex trafficking get justice for others like them ― by pursuing careers in the legal system.The School for Justice, launched in April by Dutch...
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Muslim Photographer's Ambitious Project Seeks To Showcase Islam's Diversity
A Muslim photographer is working on an ambitious project that he hopes will tackle stereotypes about American Muslims and showcase the community's rich diversity.Since the fall of 2015, Carlos Khalil...
View ArticleNoida Woman Allegedly Raped, Set On Fire By Husband Three Days After Triple...
A Noida-based Muslim woman was allegedly raped and then set on fire by her former husband on Wednesday, three days after he had divorced her via triple talaq.According to a report in the Hindustan...
View ArticleWimbledon Keeps Forcing Players To Change Their Underwear
When it comes to enforcing its all-white dress code, Wimbledon will get into your pants if it has to.On Thursday, an umpire made junior tennis player Jurij Rodionov pull part of his shorts down,...
View ArticleATM Spits Out Desperate Note From Trapped Man
Imagine going to an ATM to get some cash, and instead of a receipt, you get an eerie plea for help scrawled on a slip of paper.That's exactly what happened to customers at a Bank of America branch in...
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It Looks Like Donald Trump Made Up A Friend
WASHINGTON ― Did President Donald Trump make up a friend?Throughout his presidential campaign, Trump mentioned a friend named Jim while criticizing immigration policies in Europe and linking them to...
View ArticleMadras High Court Just Heard A Dispute Over Whether Vande Mataram Was Written...
CHENNAI -- The national song 'Vande Mataram' is of Sanskrit origin, but had originally been penned in Bengali by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, the Madras High Court was told on Thursday by Tamil Nadu...
View ArticleBengal Topper's Name Appears In JU Merit List Without Applying
West Bengal Class 12 topper Archisman Panigrahi is in a unique predicament, his name tops the Jadavpur University merit list in four subjects without him ever applying to the varsity."I never applied...
View ArticleCM Yogi Adityanath Orders NIA Probe After Dangerous Explosive Found In UP...
LUCKNOW -- In a major security breach, a dangerous plastic explosive was found in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday informed the House.An emergency meeting was called...
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Kishore Kumar's Childhood Home May Soon Be Demolished
Legendary Bollywood singer, actor and director Kishore Kumar's ancestral property might be in jeopardy due to lack of proper upkeep. The municipal corporation of Khandwa, a town in Madhya Pradesh, has...
View ArticleFIR Against AIB For Using Narendra Modi's Picture In A Snapchat Dog Filter
The Mumbai police on Friday filed a First Information Report against the comedy group All India Bakchod (AIB) for tweeting a photo of the doppelganger of Narendra Modi along with the picture of the...
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Beyoncé Shared First Photo Of Her Twins And It's Truly Iconic
Stop what you're doing and look at this iconic as hell photo of Beyoncé and her newborn twins, Rumi and Sir Carter.Sir Carter and Rumi 1 month today. 🙏🏽❤️👨🏽👩🏽👧🏽👶🏾👶🏾A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce)...
View ArticleSC Orders CBI Probe Into Extra-Judicial Killings By Security Forces In Manipur
NEW DELHI -- The Supreme Court on Friday directed a probe by the CBI into the alleged extra-judicial killings by the Army, the Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police in the insurgency-hit state.A bench of...
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