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This Augmented Reality App Tells Indigenous Stories In Canadian Cities

Wikiupedia aims to be a digital network of Indigenous knowledge. Adrian Duke showed me his phone while we stood outside Vancouver's Skwachàys Lodge. An animated raven p...

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Millions Of Premature Births Could Be Linked To Air Pollution, Study Finds

Air pollution could be a contributing factor in millions of premature births around the world each year, a new report has found. Nearly 15 million babies are born annually bef...

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Woodlands Film Festival Inspires Community Giving

As the inaugural Inspire Film Festival kicks off in The Woodlands next week, the event organizers and Interfaith of The Woodlands have joined forces to give the general public...

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The Revolutionary Journey Of Dalit Literature

We recently celebrated the 180th birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule and this makes for a good occasion to reflect upon Dalit literature and its political outcomes. Savitrib...

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Bollywood Supports Stronger Anti-Smoking Campaigns, But Not Curbing Creative Expression

Bollywood will whole-heartedly support stronger anti-smoking campaigns, but static dislaimers where actors are shown smoking in films will have to be removed. Remember the ant...

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Leona Lewis Named Ambassador For MTV Staying Alive Foundation

MTV Staying Alive Foundation recently announced that its newest celebrity ambassador is the multi-award-winning and Grammy nominated singer/ songwriter Leona Lewis. “It ...

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Millennials And Myth Of Gender Equality

I recently ran into a former schoolmate around Raffles Place, and, after we exchanged the requisite pleasantries, he asked: "How come you're not wearing heels and makeup? Isn'...

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Why The Gender Pay Gap Is Not A Myth

When I hear the gender pay gap denounced as a myth, the critic typically claims that the gap is imagined by those who like to play victims. If the critic is rather well-read, ...

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4 of 5 Sterilised Women Have 3 Or More Kids, Suggests Survey

Even as female sterilisation continues to be the most common contraceptive method used in India, it has failed to address the problem of population control. Almost four out of...

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Y V Chandrachud Memorial Lecture: SC Judge Speaks About Women’s Rights, Dignity

Individual dignity is a priceless possession and cherished value for the collective. The dignity of an individual has many aspects like liberty, equality, constitutional frate...

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CINEMA VERSUS VERTICAL STORYTELLING SHIFT

Vinta Nanda explores how vertical storytelling is reshaping audience behaviour, why inde...

April 12 2026

PUBLIC RELATIONS CRISIS IN HEALTHCARE

Ranjan Das Gupta examines the neglected state of public relations in India’s healt...

April 11 2026

WAR WITHOUT VICTORY ONLY HUMAN COST

An estimated account of the recent US–Israel–Iran conflict reveals staggerin...

April 10 2026