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Gender

‘Period hut’ kills a mother and her two sons in Nepal

Age-old practices have considered women to be impure during menstruation. The illegal practice of Chhaupadi is a tradition associated with the menstrual taboo i...

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Health

Domestic violence, abuse and neglect reduce children’s growth and development

From birth to age five, a child’s brain develops more than at any other time in life. And early brain development has a lasting impact on a child’s ability to lear...

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Powerful People

Such a curious Journey: Raj More, from mimicry shows to National Award-winning Artist

His artworks are tongue-in-cheek comments – on subjects ranging from demonetisation and political unrest to the vice-like grip of Bollywood cinema on the youth today. C...

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Bollywood

Bollywood rejoices after the slash of GST on movie tickets

The Bollywood producer-director Karan Johar shared a picture on social media after a meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Bollywood celebrities on Thursday 3rd Ja...

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Environment

Airports across India to be free of single-use Plastics

Plastic has become a part of our everyday life, no matter how much we deny it. Among them, the single-use plastic contributes to our day-day survival. Single-use plastics, oft...

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Navrangi Re! - How a mohalla’s shit can make or break a TV journo’s career?!

Navrangi Re! is the story of a congested mohalla (a neighbourhood) in a town in Northern India full of real, but quirky and endearing characters. Vishwaas, the hero of this 26...

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Festivals

Rangayana’s 18th Bahuroopi Theatre Festival to focus on ‘Gender Equality’

Rangayana, Mysore is celebrating their 18th Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival from 12th January to 18th January 2019, with this year’s theme being &lsqu...

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Human Rights

Amartya Sen: “Many institutions in the Country are under attack and their freedom encroached.”

The 85-year-old economist and philosopher, Amartya Sen came out in support of actor Naseeruddin Shah on Sunday, after he was involved in a major controversy over his rema...

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Hollywood

2018 had only 8% of Hollywood’s top films directed by Women

The number of Hollywood’s top films directed by women hits rock bottom, despite the efforts to prevent gender discrimination, with women accounting for only 8% of the 25...

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Shubha Mudgal sings a new note for film Evening Shadows

Eminent singer Shubha Mudgal, who is renowned as a leading exponent of Hindustani Classical music, has composed and sung a melodious song ‘Surmaae Shaam’ for the H...

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BIRDS IN THE DARK REVIEW

A luminous tale of souls in search of light. Saibal Chatterjee’s review explores S...

October 16 2026

FESTIVE LOVE TRAP: THE SECOND-CHANCE DILEMMA

Across India, a survey of previously married singles reveals how festive gatherings inte...

October 15 2026

DURGA PUJA: FAITH MEETS COMMERCIALISM

Monojit Lahiri examines how Durga Puja has evolved from an intimate religious celebratio...

October 14 2026