How Moderate Muslims Compound The Problems Of Extremism And Militancy
In recent years, there have been growing concerns that Islam's major problem, as well as the world's, is Islamic radicalisation, since Islam is one of the major and fastest growing religions of the...
View ArticleWe Won’t Wear Black: Women In Gir Stand Up For The Rights Of Widows
By Palak Gosai*, Gir Somnath, Gujarat"It was time to break the silence. We announced that widows would not wear black to please the regressive society we live in," 39-year-old Motiben said in a...
View ArticleGroom Heroically Saves Drowning Boy During Wedding Photo Shoot
This heroic groom probably didn’t expect to play the role of Superman on his wedding day. Canadian newlywedsClayton and Brittany Cook were posing for photos in a park in Kitchener, Ontario after their...
View ArticleWhile Acquitting Peepli Live Co-Director Of Rape, The Delhi HC Showed...
The 82-page Delhi High Court judgment acquitting Peepli Live co-director Mahmood Farooqui of rape appears to be at odds with the evolution of anti-rape laws in the country.First, the judgment suggests,...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Kashmiri Women's Secrets; India Responds To Pak At The UN
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 HuffPostAs one of the...
View ArticleSushma Swaraj's UN Speech Arrogant But Pakistan Breeds Terrorism: Chinese Media
BEIJING -- Terming as "arrogant" External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's scathing attack on Islamabad at the UN for being the pre-eminent terror factory, a state-run Chinese daily on Tuesday in a...
View ArticleJudge Who Ordered CBI Investigation In Ishrat Jahan Encounter Case Quits
AHMEDABAD -- Karnataka High Court's most senior judge Jayant Patel, who had ordered a CBI investigation in the controversial fake Ishrat Jahan encounter case in Gujarat, on Monday resigned reportedly...
View ArticleLeaving 3-Year-Old Daughter And ₹100 Cr Wealth Behind, Surat Woman Joins...
Anamika Rathore, a 34-year-old woman from Surat, decided to become Sadhvi Anakar Shreeji just two days after her husband Sumit Rathore became a Jain monk.Amidst criticism and opposition from various...
View ArticleWATCH: India Counters Pakistan's 'Fake' Photograph With A Real One At The UN
India came back with a cracking response on Monday to a 'fake' photograph shown by Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi to the General Assembly in New York, the...
View ArticleNorth Korea: Trump Has Declared War
NEW YORK/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's foreign minister said on Monday President Donald Trump had declared war on North Korea and that Pyongyang reserved the right to take countermeasures, including...
View ArticleJharkhand Is Confiscating Lungis Of Men Caught Defecating In Open
If you're caught taking a load off in the open in Jharkhand, you might find yourself sans lungi before long. According to a report in The Indian Express, the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) is...
View ArticleRailway Board Makes It Mandatory For Kiosks To Display Books On Indian Values...
In a commercial circular dated September 5, the Railway Board instructed all general managers to ensure that such books are found in railway stalls under the new Multi Purpose Stall (MPS) Policy."Zonal...
View ArticleMore Than 500 Border Collies Attempt Cutest Ever World Record Attempt
The news that more than 500 adorable border collie doggos were congregating in the one place, where you unfortunately didn't happen to also be, may come as a cruel blow to many (ourselves included).But...
View ArticleSecurity For Boys And Girls Can Never Be At Par: BHU VC Defends Himself
The Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), GC Tripathi, remains defiant in the face of the flak he is getting for the mayhem that broke out on the campus after an incident of sexual...
View ArticleAnurag Kashyap Ends The 'Newton' Plagiarism Controversy Once And For All
The recently released Bollywood film, Newton, seems to be going through a cycle of highs and lows in rapid succession. First, in an almost unprecedented show of approval, the Film Federation of India's...
View ArticleRedditors Have Fun And Games With Photo Of Kim Jong Un Inspecting A Bag
People online are amusingly reimagining an old photograph that shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a children’s bag.The undated image of the pariah state’s dictator closely analyzing the...
View ArticlePrince Harry Has A Twin, And It's Justin Trudeau's Photographer
We’re seeing double! It turns out Prince Harry has a look-alke, and he’s Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s photographer. The prime minister helped play up the similarities between the two while...
View ArticleThe First Public Photos Of Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Holding Hands
It’s the moment that royal fanatics have been waiting for.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have gone from zero to 100 real quick in terms of public displays of affection. The two were spotted in Toronto...
View ArticleWoman Police Officer Performs Durga Puja Rituals For Dalits In Madhya Pradesh...
A woman police officer in Madhya Pradesh stepped in to perform Durga Puja rituals in Damoh district after the priest refused to show up. Locals have alleged the priest refused his services since...
View ArticleWe Looked At Hostel Rules Of 8 Indian Colleges, And Found Gross Misogyny In Most
A group of angry protestors — mostly women — clashed with the police this week after an incident of sexual harassment in Uttar Pradesh's Banarash Hindu University (BHU) came to light."UP police sharam...
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