With an endowment of $39.6 billion, and an annual grant support of about $4 billion, US-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is one of the leading private foundati...

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Signature Move, starring Shabana Azmi is opening film at KASHISH 2017

South Asia's biggest LGBTQ film festival will screen 147 films from 45 countries American film "Signature Move", starring Indian actor Shabana Azmi will open the 8th edi...

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The Week In Wildlife: Pictures

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147 Films From 45 Countries To Screen At KASHISH 2017

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