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Health

Medicine For Drug - Resistant TB Launched

On the eve of World Tuberculosis Day, Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched Bedaquiline — new drug for Drug Resistant TB — as part of the national programme. The dru...

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Sustainable Development

Should We Look Beyond 'Jobs' To 'Livelihoods' This World Water Day?

With water resources dwindling at a rapid rate globally and its predicted serious impacts on economies and livelihoods, World Water Day 2016 celebrated every year on March 22,...

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Environment

Former Dacoits Meet In Jaipur To Protect Vanishing Forests

On the eve of International Day of Forests on Sunday, erstwhile bandits who ruled Chambal gathered in Jaipur to reminisce, and to tell the government that they wish to protect...

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Festivals

Monuments Toronto’s Hot Docs Film Festival Will Open With League Of Exotique Dancers, An Homage To The Golden Age Of Burlesque

The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival opens with Toronto filmmaker Rama Rau’s League of Exotique Dancers, a revealing visit to Las Vegas and the golde...

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Bollywood

Kangana Ranaut: Modern Women Have Strong Sense Of Identity

"The modern woman is smart, confident and independent. She has her own opinions and a strong sense of identity. Today's women know how to express themselves and carry their at...

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Hollywood

Hollywood Star Clive Owen 'Sneaked' Into Kenya For Charity

HOLLYWOOD lead man Clive Owen was in Kenya for charity. The actor famed for his deep baritone voice sneaked in and out of the country without the media getting wind of it. Cli...

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Trending

Film Stars Sign In For Cause To Donate Bed Sheets To Old Folks

Tangerine teams up with Bollywood to help India’s old folks Mumbai, March 2016: In today’s age of celebrities, getting an autograph from a leading star is a desir...

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Gender

Gender- Dasra Report: Non-Profits In India Fail To Address The Gender Gap

The Companies Act 2013 mandated that a publicly listed company, which has five or more directors, must have at least one woman director. Even when surveys show that companies ...

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Health

New Ultra-Sensitive Test For Cancer, HIV Developed

A new ultra-sensitive test has been designed to detect diseases including HIV and cancer, it may prove 10,000 times more effective than current diagnostic tools, say Stanford ...

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Sustainable Development

Dam The Drought

A village in Jharkhand has been hiding a secret for more than 30 years. The state government has declared all its 24 districts drought-affected. But Sato in Gumla district is ...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE RIVER OF LIFE

OP Srivastava takes us on the banks of Gautam Ghose's film. Paar, crossing the river of ...

April 24 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: ANURAG ANAND - THE STORYTELLER ARTIST

‘I am a storyteller with art and writing as my mediums,’ says Anurag Anand, ...

April 23 2024

BOLLYWOOD: CHORI MERA KAAM OR CHOR-EO-GRAPHY

Monojit Lahiri investigates Bollywood’s skilled art of plagiarism down the decades...

April 22 2024