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Interview: Kathryn Kolbert And Melissa Silverstein, Founders Of The Athena Film Festival

The 6th Annual Athena Film Festival, a festival to highlight works by women filmmakers and stories about women, is next week at Barnard. I got a chance to talk on the phone wi...

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18th San Francisco Independent Film Festival Preview

In human terms, this year’s San Francisco Independent Film Festival (hereafter “SF IndieFest”) has just reached voting age. Politics may be the subjects of s...

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Akshay Kumar To Feature In WHO's Diabetic Awareness Campaign

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar will feature in a video campaign by the World Health Organisation to raise awareness about diabetes in India. Akshay Kumar and Rajkumar Hirani...

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Tamara Tunie To Host Rush HeARTS Education Luncheon

The 4th-Annual Rush HeARTS Education Luncheon will raise funds for Rush’s Education programs for New York City’s inner city youth. Hosted by Tamara Tunie, the eve...

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5 Trends That Will Change How We Use Social Media In 2016

It’s been a memorable year in social media. 2015 saw the birth of live social streaming, with apps like Periscope and Meerkat winning over early adopters. Snapchat fully...

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At FLO Film Fest, 32 Shades Of Women’s Issues From Across The Globe

SPREAD over three days across several venues in the city, the FLO Film Festival, organised by FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), will showcase 32 films which will explore the th...

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Multilingual Theatre Festival To Kick Off On February 22

The 8th edition of the Vinod Doshi Theatre Festival will be held from February 22 to 26 at Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagruha, Kothrud. The annual festival has been an agent and st...

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Emraan Hashmi To Launch A Cancer Awareness Mobile App

While he does not like to be in the media glare, Emraan Hashmi does not shy away from promoting a good cause. We all know how he was devastated when his son, Ayaan was diagnos...

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Bravado Designs Launches Support Her Dream Campaign To Help Baby Buggy

Bravado Designs, a world leader in intimate apparel for nursing moms, announces the Support Her Dream Campaign  – a national commitment and call-to-action to suppor...

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Innovation In Smartphone Technology Has Slowed Down

The popularity of smartphones continues to grow, and 2015 was a record year for smartphone shipments. Although Samsung and Apple between them still control nearly 40 percent o...

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WOMEN RESISTING POWER IN INDIA

This Women’s Day, Vinta Nanda looks out for women in India resisting food capitali...

March 8 2026

SAFAR MEIN SHAHAR: CITY AS CHARACTER

Film critic Utpal Datta explores Mazhar Q. Kamran’s Safar Mein Shahar, examining h...

March 7 2026

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE HUMAN FACTOR

Writer Ranjan Das Gupta reflects on emotional intelligence as a human, ethical and socia...

March 6 2026