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Carrie Underwood Helps Launch Initiative To Support Military Families

Carnival Cruise Line has announced a new initiative designed to support U.S. military families alongside seven-time GRAMMY-award winning superstar Carrie Underwood and represe...

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Another Chance: The Supreme Court Holds Out A Sliver Of Hope That Section 377 May Be Legally Diluted

Hope flickers again. The curative petition on the Supreme Court’s 2013 judgment upholding Section 377 has been referred to a larger five-judge constitutional bench. Sect...

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What Happened To These Young Girls From Bastar

Little did the girls imagine that the quiet slip out of the safe haven of their homes would end in tragedy? Between June to August last year, 12 girls, aged between 12 and 20,...

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PCPNDT Act Has Adequate Teeth, Say Experts

PCPNDT Act, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques,  National Alliance for Maternal Health and Human Rights, Common Health, CEHAT (Centre for Enquiry into hea...

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Ending Child Marriage

Sharon J.’s marriage at age 14 in Tanzania dashed her hopes for the future: “My dream was to study to be a journalist. Until today, when I watch news or listen to ...

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Instead Of Killing Mosquitoes, Why Don’t We Edit The Viruses Out Of Them?

In the fight against zika—the mosquito-spread virus recently declared an international public health emergency due to its potential link with a brain deformity in infant...

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Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak’ To Open Ebertfest 2016

Guillermo Del Toro‘s “Crimson Peak” will open the 18th AnnualRoger Ebert‘s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, hosted by Chaz Ebert. Guillermo Del ...

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'War Of The Woods’ Over A Massive Canadian Rainforest Ends With A Peace Agreement

The brokered deal will protect most of the world's largest temperate rainforest, banning industrial logging in 85 per cent of the remote wilderness area, which stretches throu...

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From Celina To Raveena: Bollywood Comes Out In Support Of Gay Rights

And Bollywood celebrities are all in support of the law being changed in favour of homosexuals. Filmmaker Onir, who is among the few openly gay directors in Bollywood, says, &...

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Budweiser And Helen Mirren Say No To Drunk Driving

Budweiser is using the bright lights of advertising’s biggest stage — Super Bowl 50 — to take on drunk driving in an unexpected, unorthodox and powerful way....

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FESTIVALS: KASHISH 2024 WITH DEEPA MEHTA, NANDITA DAS AND MEENAKSHI SHEDDE

KASHISH 2024 to host ‘Fire’side chat with Meenakshi Shedde. Internationally ...

May 9 2024

FESTIVALS: IS MOM YOUR BEST FRIEND?

On Mother’s Day, Monojit Lahiri  chooses a provocative and informative path -...

May 8 2024

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: CRAFTSMANSHIP AND FORM

Towards the non-bourgeoise tales from screen and stage: Amar Singh Chamkila and Lavani k...

May 5 2024