Government Takes U-Turn On Fake News 'Crackdown' After Widespread Criticism
A day after the Indian government's Information & Broadcasting ministry announced that it would revoke journalists' accreditation if they were found to be spreading "fake news", the Prime...
View Article'Disturbing' Forced Deportation Audio Prompts Calls For UK Home Office...
The Home Office has been urged to investigate forced deportations from Britain after audio recorded by HuffPost UK captured an incident in which a detained man was left screaming in pain in front of...
View ArticleWhat It's Like To Lose A Patient To Suicide As A Mental Health Professional
The day after I learned of Luna’s death, my emotions slid and then split sharply into opposing camps. I was struck with both the urge to talk about Luna* with my colleagues ― obsessively,...
View ArticleMultiple People Injured In Shooting At YouTube Headquarters, Female Suspect Dead
Four people injured after a woman opened fire at YouTube headquarters on Tuesday afternoon.Police identified the suspect as Nasim Aghdam, 39, of San Diego. She died of a self-inflicted gunshot...
View ArticleThe Antarctic Ice Sheet Has Lost An Area 'The Size Of London'
Antarctica has lost a region of ice the size of Greater London between 2010 and 2016, a new study has shown.The vast 1,463 square kilometre region of underwater ice has been melted through the...
View ArticleWATCH: Ajay Gupta Says He'll Return To South Africa
Ajay Gupta will return to South Africa once authorities "give him a reply".South African businessman Justin van Pletzen spotted a relaxed and friendly Ajay, one of the elusive Gupta brothers, in an...
View ArticleWhat It's Like To Plan A Wedding When You're Losing Your Eyesight
Bride-to-be Steph Agnew has gradually lost most of her eyesight over the past 13 years because of a medical condition. Now she’s in the process of planning her November wedding without being able to...
View ArticleFilmmaker Says 'Stranger Things' Creators Stole His Ideas In New Lawsuit
A filmmaker says the creators of “Stranger Things” are copycats.Filmmaker Charlie Kessler is suing show creators Matt and Ross Duffer for allegedly stealing ideas for their hit Netflix show after he...
View ArticleNew York Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Black Man On Brooklyn Street
Police fatally shot an unarmed black man walking down the street in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday. Officers responded to three 911 calls reporting that a man at an...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Railways Publishes Aadhaar Numbers Of Mumbai Stampede Victims In...
The Mumbai Division of the Western Railways has published the Aadhaar numbers, addresses and phone numbers of those injured in a stampede on Elphinstone bridge in Mumbai in September 2017, in response...
View ArticleData Leak Has Hit Up To 87 Million Users, Says Facebook Inc
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that the personal information of up to 87 million users, mostly in the United States, may have been improperly shared with political consultancy...
View ArticleThe Facebook Apology Tour Continues
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know he’s super sorry. And for the most part it really does seem like he means it ― so long as apologizing and trying to earn back users’ trust doesn’t cut...
View ArticleSalman Khan Found Guilty In 1998 Blackbuck Poaching Case
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A court in Rajasthan on Thursday found Bollywood movie star Salman Khan guilty in a poaching case dating from 1998, a verdict that could derail the career of one of the country's...
View ArticleIt's Time For Salman's Fans To Stop Calling Him A Misunderstood Superstar
On Thursday, the Jodhpur trial court convicted Salman Khan, superstar of many a Bollywood blockbuster, for shooting two blackbuck antelope nearly 20 years ago on October 2, 1998, and sentenced him to...
View ArticleMarital Rape Is Not A Crime In India. But One High Court Judge Is Pushing For...
In India, it is not illegal for a man to rape his wife — but a high court judge said in a ruling this week that it should be.Justice J.B. Pardiwala of the Gujarat High Court was presiding over a case...
View ArticleTwitter Has Suspended 1.2 Million Accounts For 'Terrorist Content'
Twitter announced Thursday that it has suspended more than 1.2 million accounts since August 2015 to the end of 2017 for “terrorist content.”In the latest six-month reporting period, ending Dec. 31,...
View ArticleHere’s Your First Look At Meryl Streep In ‘Big Little Lies’
Nicole Kidman dropped one mother of an Instagram post Thursday.The actress posted the first image of Meryl Streep in the second season of “Big Little Lies.”A post shared by Nicole Kidman...
View ArticleMarc Jacobs Proposed To His Boyfriend With A Chipotle Flash Mob
For Marc Jacobs, nothing says true love quite like burrito bowls and guacamole. The fashion designer on Wednesday night popped by a Chipotle franchise in New York, where he proposed to longtime...
View Article20 Alternative Mother’s Day Cards For The Supportive Women In Your Life
Mother’s Day isn’t just about celebrating the woman who raised you.For many, Mother’s Day is a day to celebrate all of the empowering mother figures who’ve supported them throughout their life. From...
View ArticleResidents Of A Small Rajasthan Town Have A Warning For Modi Ahead Of The 2019...
KASBA BONLI -- Rakesh Kumar has a post-graduate degree but works as a house painter in the small town of Kasba Bonli in Rajasthan.The 31-year-old, the only one of eight siblings to attend university,...
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