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Speaking Out On Sexism And Violence Through Hip-Hop

UN: Young women are beginning to find their voices around issues such as sexism and violence, including through hip-hop, an art form which has a long tradition of fighting opp...

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We have a roadmap on antenatal care - now we need to deliver

A new publication by the WHO has produced 49 recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience. Death in pregnancy remains a scourge that we have the power...

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‘Inclusivity, key for rights of the disabled’

On Saturday evening, the Institute of Mathematical Sciences was unusually crowded. A number of students, disabled people, activists and civil rights supporters were trooping u...

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Bipedal Robots Are Better at Walking Sideways

Humans legs are a complex marvel of evolution. Our pelvis and hip joints allow for some incredible, energy efficient bipedal movement roboticists find hard to replicate. Sure,...

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How Green Banks Could Save the World

With environmental groups worried that a Donald Trump presidency could slow the implementation of renewable energy in the US, some clean energy advocates are turning to green ...

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The Constitution of India: A Citizens’ Charter

The very fact that the Constitution of the Indian Republic is the product not of a political revolution but of the research and deliberations of body of eminent representative...

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Why Is It Easier for India to Get to Mars Than to Tackle Its Toilet Challenge?

In 2013, India became the fourth country in the world (after Russia, the US and the EU) and the only emerging nation to launch a Mars probe into space. But it remains part of ...

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New Method For Trapping CO2 as Solid Rock Could Help to Fight Climate Change

There’s no denying that 2016 has been a year of environmental extremes. Think “extraordinarily” hot Arctic temperatures, rapidly melting glaciers, unpreceden...

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Knitting, baking and painting improve well-being and mental health, study finds

It’s hard to pinpoint when exactly it happened, but at some point over the past few years, wool got cool. No longer the preserve of grannies, knitting is now a popular ...

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I Am Done Hiding: An Open Letter From A Trans Daughter-In-Law

I have been out for two days to you. As I write this, that’s less than 48 hours. You have been kind and jovial and accepting thus far. I appreciate this and it means a l...

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I LIVE INSIDE THE VISUAL WORLD

Utpal Datta speaks with Sri Lankan filmmaker Nadie Wasalamudaliarachchi about her acclai...

June 6 2026

PURSUIT OF TRUTH: KANWALJIT SINGH UNFINISHED

In a reflective conversation with Vinta Nanda, veteran actor Kanwaljit Singh revisits hi...

June 5 2026

STUDENT CITY PART 7

Prof. Dr. Piyush Roy’s nostalgic campus chronicle revisits the friendships, rivalr...

June 4 2026