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Amitabh Bachchan Donates ‘Silsila’ Jacket To Charity.

Amitabh Bachchan has donated a jacket he wore in 1981 film Silsila to a charity. The jacket is one of many personal items of clothing that Bachchan has parted with f...

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Climate Talks In Paris: The Need For An Ambitious But Equitable Agreement

World leaders meet today in Paris, not to discuss terrorism, but to discuss another of our generation’s biggest threat, climate change. It is clear that already, when te...

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This Village Has 60 Millionaires And The Highest Per Capita Income In India

Hiware Bazar, situated in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra is India’s richest village. The village boasts the highest Per Capita Income in the country. With an ove...

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Santa Fe Film Festival Explores The Role Of Drones In Filmmaking

It’s a bird; it’s a plane – no, and it’s not a superhero, either. It’s a drone, and it may be making movies. Sending a camera up on a drone ...

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Female Directors, Writers From Chicago Area Weigh In On Sexism In Hollywood

Female writers, actors and directors, including some from the Chicago area, offered their experiences and thoughts on why they have been shut out from opportunities in Ho...

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Poster Boys Of Bollywood: Celebs Who Championed For A Cause.

Minutes after Aamir Khan joined the intolerance debate and said that his filmmaker-wife Kiran Rao suggested leaving the country, Anupam Kher took a swipe at the star in a seri...

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Boosting Coherence To Make Poverty Eradication A Reality

I recently launched the 2015 edition of the European Commission’s report on Policy Coherence for Development — or PCD — that shows t...

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Bill Gates To Launch Clean Energy Project On Sidelines Of Paris Climate Talks.

Microsoft co-founder will announce multi-billion-dollar Initiative Cleantech on opening day of two-week climate summit alongside Barack Obama Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates w...

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Hollywood Retro Film Festival at Dendy Canberra

Whether you’re a film buff from way back or a newcomer to the golden years of Hollywood, Dendy Canberra’s Hollywood Retro Film Festival has plenty to offer. Curate...

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63L Toilets Made In 8 Months: NSSO

A recent sample survey carried out by the government on the usage of toilets seeks to disprove the notion that access to toilets may not automatically change attitudes of peop...

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CINEMA THAT BREATHES IN STILLNESS

An evocative evening of French and German short films in Mumbai explores stillness, abst...

March 29 2026

A TIMELY DIALOGUE AT IFFD 2026

A powerful panel at IFFD 2026 brings together leading independent filmmakers to examine ...

March 28 2026

BHARATMATA BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE!

Bharatmata cinema hall returns to Mumbai’s Lalbaug, writes Avinash Kolhe, reviving...

March 27 2026