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Hollywood

Emma Watson And Forest Whitaker Help Launch Heforshe Arts Week

Film stars, UN officials and New York City came together this week to commemorate International Women’s Day by launching the inaugural HeForShe Arts week, a new initiati...

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Trending

Interest Of Child Comes First: SC

Noting that the interests should be kept “first and foremost” during adoption, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and the States to frame regulations ...

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Gender

50% Of Production Of Films Budget Allocated To Women In Canada

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will now allot half of its production spending to female-directed films, government film commissioner Claude Joli-Coeur announced Tuesd...

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Health

5 Ways To Stop 200,000 Child Deaths

This month, hundreds of thousands of children will get access to rotavirus vaccines in India with the start of a national introduction that marks Asia’s largest to date....

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Human Rights

Supporting Land Rights Helps Us Build Stronger, More Prosperous Communities

Land is an incredibly valuable asset that represents many different things. Land is, first and foremost, a place to call home. For many, it also serves as a critical means of ...

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Sustainable Development

UP’s Mini-Grid Policy Tries To Boost Rural Electrification

Following its move to allow a special status to mini-solar-grids, the Uttar Pradesh government released details on the mini-grid policy last week. Under the scheme, the state ...

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Environment

Fracking To Prompt Sharp Rise In Greenhouse Gas Emmissions

Fracking is set to lead to a sharp rise in emissions of climate changing greenhouse gases, newly undermining industry and government claims that shale gas is a relatively clea...

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Festivals

Miami Film Festival Announces 2016 Winners

The Miami International Film Festival announced the winners of its 33rd edition on Saturday, with Jacques Audiard’s “Dheepan” winning the Knight Competition ...

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Alternative Entertainment

Art For Gender Equality In India

After a jam-packed month of arts-based social projects in slum communities in Delhi and Mumbai through the Shanti Arts for Action project, it was time for new adventures throu...

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Bollywood

Kalki Koechlin: Cinema Not The Only Means To Change Mindset About Women

"Cinema is a dominant but not the only means to change people's mindset about women," she said at an event on women safety in the national capital. The 32-year-old actress, wh...

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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

KALEIDOSCOPE: BRIDGING THE SACRED AND THE ARTISTIC

A spiritual and artistic celebration that brings the divine essence of Varanasi’s ...

November 22 2024