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Why A Trans-Woman In Kolkata Insisted On Having A Legal Wedding With Pomp And Circumstance

The wedding reception on February 18, at Kolkata’s Vespa Hotel, was a typical Bengali affair. A hundred guests, comprising close friends and relatives, were invited. The...

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What Next For Renewables In Cities? – The Expert View

A complex range of factors is shaping how and why cities adopt renewable energy, from costs to the need for stable power supplies As renewable energy projects are rolled out i...

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Aerosol Study To Look At Great Unknown In Climate Science

Australian scientists seek to understand how non-carbon aerosolised particles affect global temperatures Australian scientists are studying air pollution and cloud formation i...

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Film Festival To Feature International Fare

The best of alternative cinema from the slopes of the Hindukush and beyong are all set to rub shoulders with features from the heartland of the tropical haven that is India. T...

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How Stories Configure Human Nature

It is in our nature to need stories. We arrive “biologically prepared” for them. They were evolutionarily crucial. We feel and think in story-logic (story-causalit...

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Randeep Hooda Advocates Women’s Freedom Of Expression In The Promo Of MTV’s Big F – Watch Video

After tasting success with season one, MTV’s Big F is back. It has got bigger with Bollywood’s hunk Randeep Hooda as the narrator. The first season spoke about the...

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Georgia Tech Awards Ivan Allen Jr. Prize For Social Courage To Jimmy And Rosalynn Carter

Georgia Institute of Technology President G.P. “Bud” Peterson awarded the 2017 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage to Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter February 17 in ...

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Women Inmates Of Tihar Jail Can Now Make A Mark As Designers

On a wintry Wednesday, the scene at Jail No. 6 of high security Tihar Jail was that of elation and warmth with a sense of achievement in the air. It was not an insignificant f...

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Sheryl Sandberg Is Working With Female Governors To Close Tech’s Gender Gap

Female leaders from the public and private sectors have joined forces to work on technology's gender problem. On Friday, three female governors are convening with Facebook (FB...

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Affordable Healthcare Conclave – A Call For Startups To Solve India’s Really Hard Problems. Are You Ready?

India has a wide range of seemingly insurmountable obstacles in providing affordable healthcare to its vast population, but some solutions and successes have emerged. Scaling ...

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PRIDE, IDENTITY, COURAGE, FREEDOM, REPEAT

In this Pride Month conversation, Vinta Nanda speaks with Salim Asgarally about identity...

June 19 2026

WHY MOTHERS ECLIPSE FATHERS DAILY

Monojit Lahiri explores why Mother’s Day commands greater emotional resonance than...

June 18 2026

HINDI CINEMA: UNDER HOLLYWOOD’S HAT

Khalid Mohamed recalls the impact (and copycatting) of Hollywood cinema and its gossip j...

June 17 2026