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Worries Grow Over Humanitarian Impacts Of 'Strongest El Nino'

The strongest El Nino on record is likely to increase the threat of hunger and disease for tens of millions of people in 2016 aid agencies say. The weather phenomenon is set t...

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Undefined Sets New Record At Plateau Film Festival

A 2014 Lebanese short film, Undefined, has set a new festival record at the fifth Plateau International Film Festival, winning three of the ten awards: Festival Best Director,...

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The Female Force Awakens as Star Wars Has Four Strong Women Roles

The Bechdel Test is a far from perfect measurement of the accuracy and integrity of gender portrayal, as Alison Bechdel herself has admitted, but it’s one that has firml...

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Priyanka Chopra Lends Support To Campaign Against Anaemia

The actress was in the national capital on Wednesday to launch the nationwide Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplement (WISF) awareness campaign along with Health Minister JP Nad...

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Famed Architect Shigeru Ban Builds Quake-Proof Homes From Rubble In Nepal

TOKYO – After twin earthquakes in April and May claimed 9,000 lives and left vast swathes of Nepal in ruins, survivors worried if they reused the brick rubble, they woul...

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Film Festival-2016 To Showcase Cinema Of The Northeast

Arunachal Pradesh is all set to host ‘Film Northeast-2016,’ a film festival of the region from February 17 to 20 here to promote understanding and appreciation of ...

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Britney Spears Collaborates With Rape Crisis Center To Encourage Women's Safety During Christmas.

Pop star Britney Spears has partnered with rape crisis center bosses to warn young women about predators over the holidays. The ‘Toxic’ singer will front local TV ...

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Manisha Koirala: Women's Education Will Contribute To Development

Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala on Saturday pitched for full education of women in every society so that they could contribute equally for the country’s development. &...

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Drones Set To Give Global Farming A Makeover

The traditional image of a farmer standing in a field, squinting anxiously at the sky for signs of rain, may be about to get a 21st-century makeover as researchers explore the...

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Jaipur International Film Festival To Begin On January 2

Jaipur: Eighth Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF), beginning on January 2 here, will screen 152 films covering 35 countries including India, its founder Director Hanu R...

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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