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WHO Doubles Recommended Number Of Health Visits During Pregnancy

The World Health Organization revised guidelines on antenatal care on Monday, saying pregnant women should have twice as many contacts with health providers - eight - as it re...

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It’s A Hard Life For Dwarfs In India

Mahendra Vinayak Agavni, 45, a resident of Kurla in Mumbai has had a tough day in the city’s suburban trains. It’s an ordeal he faces pretty much everywhere he goe...

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“Will You Be Back Early?”: Problems Single Women Face In Finding Accommodation

“Where do you work (or study)?”, “Will you be back early?”, “I do not allow drinking in the house.”, “You cannot bring over men.&rdqu...

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Homemade Rotary Cell Phone Can Send Texts, Play FM Radio, And Make Calls

It wasn't all that long ago that huge swaths of critics were claiming Steve Jobs' keypad free cell phone would never take off, and I find myself wondering what they would have...

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Marrakech Climate Talks: Giving The Fossil Fuel Lobby A Seat At The Table

As the world gathers in Morocco for the historic first meeting under the Paris agreement – called “COP22” but now also “CMA1” – i...

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How Neha Bagaria Enables Women To Meaningfully Restart Their Careers After A Break

Neha Bagaria through her platform, Jobs for Her, helps women who are often inhibited by internal and external barriers, to advance their professional lives after a career brea...

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Why The Male ‘Pill’ Is Still So Hard To Swallow

A recent study looking at the effectiveness of a male contraceptive injection was abandoned after the men taking part reported increased incidences of acne (nearly half), mood...

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No Mother Left Behind: How Conflict Exacerbates The Global Maternal Health Challenge

DOT-MOM No Mother Left Behind: How Conflict Exacerbates the Global Maternal Health Challenge November 7, 2016 By Nancy Chong AMISOM-clinic Since the end of World War II, the n...

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The Looming Disaster Of The Internet Of (Hackable) Things

The Looming Disaster of the Internet of (Hackable) Things Last January, walking through the seemingly endless showroom at the gadget bonanza known as the Consumer Electro...

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Smart Energy Technology 'Stymied By Current Policy'

Smart technology that could shave £90 off household energy bills and curb carbon emissions is being stymied by government policy, a leading thinktank has said. In a wide...

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BOB DYLAN’S IMMIGRANT LAMENT STILL HAUNTS US

In this searing cultural meditation, Khalid Mohamed revisits Bob Dylan’s protest s...

February 1 2026

KALA GHODA ARTS FESTIVAL 2026: AHEAD OF CURVE

Mumbai’s iconic Kala Ghoda Arts Festival returns for its 26th edition, transformin...

January 31 2026

WHEN INDEPENDENT FILMS FIND THEIR AUDIENCE

From festival screenings to public platforms, WIFF Mumbai celebrates a defining moment a...

January 30 2026