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Gender

Gender Is A Journey Not A Destination -- Neil Bartlett

In December 1904, a 56-year-old man called Thomas E Boulton died in the National Hospital in London’s Queen Square. In April 1870, a 22-year-old named Stella Clinton was...

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Health

Making A Fundamental Shift In Drug Policy And Harm Reduction

In 1998, the United Nations General Assembly convened a special session under the slogan, “A drug-free world — we can do it!” with the goal of prohibiting th...

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Human Rights

Protecting The Most Vulnerable: Supporting People With Mental Disorders During Disasters

When 5,000 leaders converge this month on Istanbul, Turkey, at the first World Humanitarian Summit, their goal will be “to stand up for our common humanity and take acti...

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Sustainable Development

SpaceX Is Already Working On Legal Approval For Its 2018 Mars Flight

I’ve been to the Humans to Mars Summit, an annual conference thrown by Explore Mars about speeding up human colonization of the Red Planet, a few times. It’s alway...

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Environment

More Than 100 Feared Dead After Landslides In Sri Lanka

Roughly 150 people are feared dead on Wednesday after more than three days of heavy rainfall triggered two landslides in central Sri Lanka. Rescuers have been digging through ...

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Festivals

At The Military Film Festival, Veterans Are The Target Audience

Master Sgt. Juan Valdez was the last Marine to climb off the roof at the U.S. Embassy and into a helicopter that skirted the horizon as North Vietnamese fighters surged toward...

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Alternative Entertainment

Fun With Theatre: A Different World For Children

Growing up with theatre is a lot more fun and the 30 children who took part in the summer theatre workshop organised by Ashvattha will vouch for it. The seventh annual 14-day ...

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Bollywood

RichaChadha: Ambition Still A Negative Word When Applied To A Woman

Richa has established a permanent place in Bollywood through non-conventional roles from portraying a hot-headed don in "Fukrey" to a small-town girl fighting taboos around se...

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Hollywood

Hollywood Is Finally Getting A Female Ensemble Superhero Film.

Between Marvel and DC Comics, 15 superhero films have been released over the last eight years, and only now are females being featured in the lead role. A Patty Jenkins-helmed...

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Trending

Mexico's President Calls For Nationwide Legalization Of Same-Sex Marriage

Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, has called for the nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage, announcing that he had signed initiatives proposing that ...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: CELEBRITIES AND RIGHT TO PRIVACY

From Mystique to Masses: How Modern Media Transformed Stardom into Spectacle. Monojit La...

November 26 2024

POLITICS: A NATION AT CROSSROADS AND APATHY

India stands at a crossroads, grappling with economic disparity, political polarization,...

November 24 2024

GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024