Gujarat Assembly Elections To Be Held On 9 And 14 December: Election Commission
NEW DELHI -- The Election Commission (EC) has announced the schedule of the upcoming crucial assembly elections in Gujarat.The polls will be conducted in two phases. The polling for the first phase...
View ArticleHow To Give Good Advice (By Giving No Advice At All)
Being understood and accepted is a fundamental element of the human condition and one of the most meaningful ways to feel this is by being listened to.While it might sound simple, properly listening to...
View ArticleGovernment Decides To Celebrate November 8 As 'Anti-Black Money Day'
NEW DELHI -- In a bid to counter the opposition campaign, the BJP will celebrate November 8, the day high value currencies were demonetised last year, as "Anti-Black Money Day" across the...
View ArticleRohingyas Are Suffering 'On A Catastrophic Scale.' Here's How To Help.
Hundreds of thousands of desperate Rohingyas have fled their homes in Myanmar to escape what the United Nations describes as a “textbook example” of ethnic cleansing.“When one-third of the Rohingya...
View ArticleKhloe Kardashian Is Reportedly Bringing A Baby Boy Into The World
We’re hearing that Khloe Kardashian and boyfriend Tristan Thompson are reportedly expecting a baby boy early next year, according to multipleoutlets.Cue brainstorming session for boy names beginning...
View ArticleMandy Moore Met Her Fiancé On Instagram
For Mandy Moore, showing fan love on Instagram led to meeting her fiancé. In an interview with People, the “This Is Us” star explained that her relationship with Taylor Goldsmith, frontman for the band...
View ArticleSeville Is The #1 City You Should Visit Next Year, According To Lonely Planet
It’s about time to make travel plans for 2018, and the experts at Lonely Planet say one city should be first on your list. Seville, Spain took top honors in the travel site’s annual Best in Travel...
View ArticleIndia's Air Pollution Crisis: By the Numbers
All across India, air quality plummets each autumn starting with the end of the monsoon season. Contributing factors include increased fuel burning, crop burning, and changing weather patterns. Then...
View ArticleThe Facebook Campaign To Name Alleged Sex Offenders Does A Disservice To...
Social justice warriors of the future, however cynical they may be about the success of online campaigns, are unlikely to forget the month of October 2017 in a hurry.What began as a familiar murmur of...
View ArticleOf Traitors And The Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is not new to controversies. Much before Yogi Adityanath and Sangeet Som's vehement rhetoric, the Taj was the subject of books that went to the extent of trying to claim that the Taj was...
View ArticleHalle Berry Buries James Corden In Epic Disses During Rap Battle
TBS has apparently spun off the rap battle segment from “The Late Late Show with James Corden” into its own show, but honestly we’re not even mad because it allowed Halle Berry to wipe the floor with...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Mamata Banerjee's Aadhaar Rebellion; US Making Renewal Of...
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 HuffPostIn response...
View ArticleSexual Assault Is Real, Impacts Our Souls, But We Can Be Healed
Living in an ashram on the banks of the Ganges in the foothills of the Himalayas it sometimes takes me an extra few days or even more to catch up with world events. With no television, the news is...
View ArticleTony Goldwyn Says He Was Sexually Harassed As A Young Man In Hollywood
Tony Goldwyn recently revealed that he was sexually harassed as a young actor. On Monday night, “Access Hollywood” interviewed the “Scandal” star on the red carpet of the 2017 GLSEN Respect Awards. The...
View ArticleQatari Labor Reforms Could Finally End 'Modern Day Slavery' For Migrant Workers
Qatar, the tiny but wealthy state in the Persian Gulf that will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, announced a series of major reforms on Wednesday, which could put an end to the oppressive “kafala” labor...
View ArticleWhy These Women Are Tackling The 'Second Assault' Of Reporting Sexual Violence
Jillian Corsie had only been at college for a month when she says she was sexually assaulted by a male classmate in her dorm.It was 2005 and the conversation about campus sexual assault still had...
View ArticleFacing Regulation, Twitter Follows Facebook's Timid Lead On Political Ads
Weeks after Facebook announced something similar, Twitter pledged Tuesday to be more forthcoming about political advertising on its site, including identifying campaign ads more clearly.The company...
View ArticleTrump Brags About Having 'One Of The Great Memories Of All Time'
Donald Trump: “[I have] one of the great memories of all time.”Also Donald Trump: “I don’t remember.”The first statement is one the president repeats often ― most recently on Wednesday, when he implied...
View ArticleNetwork Faces Backlash After Putting White Woman In 'Brownface' To Appear Muslim
A U.K. television program’s attempt to shed light on Islamophobia is proving controversial ― with some critics claiming that the show’s tactics amount to “brownface.”“My Week As A Muslim,” which aired...
View ArticleAs Adityanath Visits Taj On Cleanliness Drive, No Takers For The Monument In...
The Taj Mahal has been at the centre of controversy over the last few weeks. And even as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visits the most famous historic monument in the country, reports...
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