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The US Wants To Make Oil, Gas, And Mining Companies More Transparent About Their Deals

Environmentalists and transparency activists are feuding with energy and mining interests over a proposed US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulation that would req...

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Manipuri Documentary Phum Shang Wins Top Prize At Mumbai International Film Festival

Manipuri documentary film Phum Shang won the Golden Conch Award for the Best Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes) at the 14th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary,...

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Kalki Koechlin: In Bollywood, The Hero Leads The Script

With her unconventional looks, choice of roles and rare candour, Kalki Koechlin's stock in Bollywood as a nonconformist has steadily risen over the years. Last month, she appe...

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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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FESTIVALS: THE RAINBOW FLAG UNFURLS

Where the Rainbow Unfurled: KASHISH Pride Film Festival 2024 reveals its stunning festiv...

May 12 2024

TRENDING: STOP MISREPORTING DEMOGRAPHIC STUDIES TO CREATE FEAR & DIVISION

Media must not misreport the study on population by PM-EAC: Population Foundation of Ind...

May 10 2024

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE RISK TAKERS BY SIDDHESH PANDEY

Siddhesh Pandey’s poignant exploration of Mumbai’s unsung heroes is hearteni...

May 10 2024