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Ian McKellen Reads A Passionate Speech By William Shakespear, Written In Defense Of Immigrants

The identity of William Shakespeare has been a literary mystery for four hundred years, inspiring theory after theory, book after book. There has been, indeed, little biograph...

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Kalki: Indians Have Confidence, & They Value Their Diversity

Kalki Koechlin has time and again talked about various social causes - from education to women's empowerment and gender equality. But these days, she is busy urging people to ...

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Actor Kal Penn Raises $160K In A Few Hours For Syrian Refugees After Being Told 'He Doesn't Belong To America'

Actor Kal Penn has turned a nasty comment about his origins into an inspiring cause as he raised more than $160,000 in a few hours for Syrian refugees. The Harold and Kumar st...

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The Tweeter Side to Life: How Indians on Twitter Are Making a Difference

Tweets flutter across desi airspace like it’s migration season all year round. Whether it’s a celebrity telling cyber bullies to back off, or our very own external...

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Kerala’s First Gender-Neutral Football League Sees Transgenders, Women & Men Play Together

From their inclusive schools to their progressive fashion sector, Kerala is known for being streets ahead when it comes to gender equality, and this week, they solidified that...

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Bringing Health Care To India, One Family At A Time

Independent project is finding individual solutions to improve the lives of patients in rural India.Many people are aware of the rise of diabetes globally, as well as its incr...

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Human Rights Report Cites Host Of Violations

The Telangana Chapter of Working Group on Human Rights in India and UN released the ‘Human Rights in India Joint Stakeholders’ Report’ for UN Universal Perio...

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This Boat Will Run for Six Years on Nothing But Wind, Water And Hydrogen

Talk about energy efficient, this boat will use only sun, wind, and hydrogen for power to last six years as it travels around the world. Called the "Energy Observer," the eco-...

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ERM Power Criticised For Choosing $123m Fine Over Renewable Energy Certificates

The Clean Energy Regulator has castigated a major electricity company for choosing to pay a $123m penalty rather than build or contract new wind or solar power.It said the mov...

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Bangkok Film Festival Opener ‘The Red Turtle’ Nominated For OSCAR

THE ANIMATED film “The Red Turtle”, which opened the 14th World Film Festival of Bangkok Monday, has won an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Film. The film is Ja...

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FESTIVALS: BEST FILMS FROM SOUTH ASIA ONLINE NOW!

The 13th edition of South Asian Film Festival Montreal is online now. The online festiva...

May 29 2024

THOUGHT FACTORY: DISSENT IS A DIFFICULT PATH

All about the FTII protest against Gajendra Chauhan's appointment led by the students, i...

May 28 2024

TRENDING: PATRIOTISM FOR PROFIT & ELECTION ADS

Is nothing sacred in today's media landscape, dominated by relentless election advertisi...

May 26 2024