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Dia Mirza lends support to Standard Charted Mumbai Marathon

The 12th edition of Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon (SCMM) to be held on 18th January, 2015 saw a record breaking support with over Rs 17 crore already been logged for 293 ...

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Classical Musicians Crescendo To End Violence Against Women

On 26 January at 8 p.m., principal musicians from the world?? great orchestras, ensembles and academies, will perform at Carnegie Hall, donating their artistry to end violence...

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Celebrities push to make 2015 year of action on poverty and climate change

Celebrities and campaigners including Matt Damon, Bill Gates, Jody Williams and Malala Yousafzai are joining forces to launch an international campaign to persuade the planet?...

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Short film from India in global vaccination awareness campaign

Filmmaker Rakesh Omprakash Mehra’s new short film, which aims to raise awareness on polio vaccination, is now part of a global campaign where over 30 world artists attem...

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TackleEbola Introduces Awareness Ribbon

The Ebola crisis remains a deadly epidemic in West Africa and a continued threat to the world. This past October, philanthropist and entrepreneur, Paul G. Allen committed $100...

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Bold messages from Bollywood in an era of intolerance

Until this year, the line of dialogue that for me best encapsulated India’s mix of chaos and tolerance was not from a contemporary Bollywood film but a four-year-old for...

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U2 Supports Campaign To Build Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital

Legendary rock band U2 has thrown its support behind the Legacy of Hope Foundation, a nonprofit organization aiding to bring one of Nelson Mandela's final wishes to fruition ?...

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Longtime Enemies Art and Science Unite to Promote Vaccination

Louis Pasteur, the father of the germ theory, probably didn’t pick up a paint brush in his spare time. And its unlikely Andy Warhol was very concerned about potential ba...

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(Hollywood) Of Femmes, Films and Fatales

Two female film collectives try to increase the flow of women-written and -directed films When Ingrid Veninger told a room full of actors, screenwriters and directors that she...

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Hollywood helps host charity concert to help Haitian orphanage

Donations are encouraged at "Hollywood Healing Haiti," a free annual charity event offering live music, raffles and Haitian art. Proceeds will go to Project Papillon, an orpha...

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STUDENT CITY PART 4

Written by Prof Dr Piyush Roy, Student City Part 4 revisits the emotional rivalries, cam...

May 14 2026

TWO POWERFUL THEATRE REFLECTIONS

Sohaila Kapur reflects on two compelling theatre experiences — the experimental st...

May 13 2026

THE STING BEHIND BOLLYWOOD PAPARAZZI

Khalid Mohamed, without being judgmental, reports on the love-hate relationship of the c...

May 12 2026