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Environment

Australians Have Spent Almost $8bn On Rooftop Solar Since 2007, Says Report

In its latest State of Solar report, Solar Citizens – which campaigns for, and represents the interests of, solar owners – has for the first time estimated Austral...

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Festivals

New York Asian Film Festival Is Having A Southeast Asian Moment

At the New York Asian Film Festival, Asian film means movies mostly from the continent’s Big Three: Japan, South Korea and the Chinese-language cinemas of Hong Kong, Chi...

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Bollywood

Complete Your Education Before Coming To Bollywood: Madhur Bhandarkar

Madhur Bhandarkar, who has directed hit films such as Chandni Bar (2001), Page 3 (2005) and Fashion (2008), among others, says everyone should complete their education before ...

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Hollywood

Bradley Cooper To Executive-Produce Star-Studded Stand Up To Cancer TV Broadcast

The Hollywood community is once again uniting to support Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), which will stage its fifth bienni...

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Trending

Google Helps Kids Send Videos To Dads In Prison For Father's Day

“When you come home, Dad, I want… ” Maya, 9, stops and puts her face in her hands, unable to continue. Maya, whose father is on a 25-year sentence in a Cali...

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Gender

Hit Hard By Climate Change, Rural Women In Sundarbans Turn Photographers

In the Bengali language ‘Sundarban’ can be literally translated as ‘beautiful forest’. A World Heritage Site, the area is the largest block of continuo...

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Health

What No One Tells You About Getting Cancer

On Aug. 17, 2014, I finally reached the peak of a mountain I had been climbing for some time: I was in Paris, wearing a USA jersey, playing rugby in the World Cup for my age g...

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Sustainable Development

What If The Answers To Our Most Crucial Questions Lie With Us?

What if all Indian children grew up strong and well-nourished? What if each Indian household had access to adequate sanitation and hygiene?What if every Indian had the opportu...

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Environment

Coral Bleaching Event Now Biggest In History – And About To Get Worse

“All northern hemisphere US-coral reefs are on alert for coral bleaching this year,” said Mark Eakin, coordinator of Coral Reef Watch at Noaa. “If we see ble...

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Festivals

Filipinos Shine At Soho International Film Festival

In between staging comedy shows in New York a few days ago, I was invited to the opening night of the prestigious Soho International Film Festival (SIFF) at Village East Cinem...

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BATWARA 1947 REVIEW: SHABANA AZMI

Every nation carries within it a wound that hist...

August 16 2026

SRIDEVI: BOLLYWOOD’S MOST MAGICAL SUPERSTAR  

On her 63rd Birthday, August 13, Monojit Lahiri ...

August 15 2026

WHY WOMEN MUST CLAIM VISIBILITY

 Sushmita Chowdhary explores why women leaders must&n...

August 14 2026