What You Need To Know About Trump's New Travel Ban
Third time’s the charm?President Donald Trump rolled out his most drastic travel ban to date on Sunday, limiting entry into the United States for nationals of eight countries.He made some significant...
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Angela Merkel's Election Victory Belies Germany's Problem With Gender Inequality
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union and its ally party, the Christian Social Union, cruised to victory for the fourth time in Sunday’s election, making her the longest-standing...
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BJP Ministers Slams Varun Gandhi For Backing The Rohingya Cause
NEW DELHI -- BJP MP Varun Gandhi has batted for asylum to Rohingya Muslims who have fled persecution in Myanmar, sparking ire from a junior minister over national security concerns.The MP from...
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UP Government Announces Judicial Inquiry Into Violence On BHU Campus
LUCKNOW -- Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Shrikant Sharma on Tuesday asserted that a judicial inquiry has been initiated to probe the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) violence case.Sharma said that...
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A Rape Survivor's Character Was Up For Scrutiny Because She Smoked — A...
Men tut-tutting at women smoking or drinking, or wearing clothes that do not meet their approval, or being completely unapologetic about having sex, is a phenomenon common enough in India. You'll spot...
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NHRC Sends Notice To BHU VC, Uttar Pradesh DGP Over Violence On Campus
VARANASI -- In wake of violence which took place in BHU (Banaras Hindu University) campus, NHRC (National Human Rights Commission) on Tuesday issued a notice to Chief Secretary, DGP (Director General...
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Firstpost Chief Reporter Gets Death Threats, Told 'You Will Meet The Same...
Not even a month after the killing of Gauri Lankesh, a Delhi-based journalist has received death threats warning him not to write against the RSS, the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Chief...
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Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban On Women Driving
WASHINGTON ― Saudi Arabia is lifting its ban on women driving, officials said Tuesday, prompting applause from progressive Saudis, especially women who have battled the policy for years, and...
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This Wife's Grocery List For Her Husband Is Hilariously Extra
Some people prefer to bring a detailed list when they go grocery shopping. Era Golwalkar’s husband Gaurav gets one with diagrams and bullet points.The couple, who live in Pune, India, takes turns...
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This Is What Happens When You Ghost Your Ex And She Becomes Your Boss
Stop what you’re doing because if you’ve ever been through a horrible breakup and wanted vindication, this story will give it to you.For the unfamiliar, there’s a workplace advice blog called Ask a...
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CCTV Footage Helps Madhya Pradesh Police Arrest Men Who Molested 10-Year-Old...
BHOPAL -- Two people have been arrested for attempting to molest a 10-yr-old girl in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri, the police said on Tuesday.Talking to the media, Additional Superintendent of Police...
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Tweets Will Get Twice As Long And People Are Afraid
Love ‘em or hate ’em, tweets are about to get a whole lot longer.Twitter representatives announced Tuesday that the addictive microblogging site will be testing a 280-character limit for tweets,...
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Tricky Trade-Offs That Entrepreneurs Make In The Early Years (Part 3)
Innovating, and quickly manoeuvring a new organisation and team needs effort and many trade-offs. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone sums it up aptly: "Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will...
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Niyamgiri Adivasis Revive Wild Harvest After Vanquishing Mining Giant Vedanta
By Abhijit Mohanty*, Niyamgiri Hills, OdishaThe Dongria Kondhs of Odisha, one of India's vulnerable tribal groups, have been living in the foothills of the Niyamgiri hill range—which spans across...
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Why We Need To Talk Openly About Adult Incontinence
Elders have a very prestigious position in India. To respect an elder is hard-coded into our culture and mythos; one's parents are supposed to be one's idols. There are innumerable stories about how...
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Why ‘Proportional Representation’ Would Hurt India’s Democracy
India is considering changing its method of electing people's representatives to the "proportional representation" (PR) system. MPs and MLAs would be selected from a list provided by political parties,...
View ArticleKim Kardashian Confirms She And Kanye West Are Expecting Baby No. 3
Finally! Kim Kardashian has confirmed that she and her husband, Kanye West, are expecting their third child together. It’s been reported for months that the couple will welcome their baby via...
View ArticleMan Dressed As Coke Bottle Robs Kentucky Restaurant
Better put that Coke on ice.Police in Henderson, Kentucky, are having a tough time investigating a robbery of a Rally’s restaurant Monday morning.That’s because the main suspect is a man who was...
View ArticleFBI Interns Asked Twitter For Questions, And It Soon Got Out Of Hand
People online took amusing advantage of a live Q&A hosted by interns at the FBI’s branch in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Wednesday.The session on Twitter was supposed to center around the agency’s...
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BHU's First Woman Proctor Royona Singh Says The Very Things Our Feminist...
After bitter clashes with the administration of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), following an incident of sexual harassment that the current Vice Chancellor allegedly tried to dismiss as the...
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