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Festivals

Picture This . . . Film Festival Offers Fresh, International Look At Those With Disabilities

Yes, it is an international disability film festival — the first one in Canada — but the films presented are not grim. Or depressing. Or preachy.“We’ve...

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Bollywood

Women Shouldn't Be Burdened By Expectations: Aditi Rao Hydari

Actress AditiRaoHydari feels women should follow their heart and not conform to the expectations of the society. The 29-year-old “Wazir” star has shot for an onlin...

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Hollywood

Angelina Jolie Marks Five Years Of Conflict In Syria

Angelina Jolie marked five years of conflict in Syria at a press conference outside an informal refugee settlement in Fayda, in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, today. “I w...

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Thadomal Shahani Centre For Management In Collaboration With UNAOC Launched The First-Ever Unity In Diversity Peace Garden In Mumbai

The Shahani Group and Global Dialogue Foundation Australia, in collaboration with UN Alliance of Civilizations and NGO DPI, launched Unity in Diversity-World Civil Society, In...

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Gender

Learn About Challenges For Women With Disabilities

Last week, actress and feminist powerhouse Emma Watson made waves in the media after announcingthat she would be taking a year off of acting for “personal development&rd...

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Health

Immunisation: A Powerful Piece Of The Equality Puzzle

In 2016, girls and women are still more likely to miss out when it comes to the advances of global development: going to school, getting well paid for their work or representi...

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Human Rights

Time Poverty And The World's Childcare Crisis

My colleague Thalia Kidder is a feminist economist who’s been working for years to try and get the ‘care economy’ onto the development agenda. It’s bee...

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Sustainable Development

Sustainable Fisheries – An Emerging New Normal?

Last month I had the pleasure of attending a ‘trilogue’ organized by the European Commission for policymakers, scientists and the private sector on the subject of ...

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Environment

Nanotechnology To Play Key Role In Health & Environment Issues’

Nanotechnology is poised to play a key role in the spheres of health, food production, food preservation and all environment and security-related issues, a noted scientist on ...

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Festivals

Manchester Film Festival Diaries

After receiving my press pass and having made acquaintance with two film directors from New York and Sydney on my way, I found out that I only had one hour left to get ready f...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: THE PERILS OF BLIND FAITH

Cults led by godmen erode rational discourse and exploit vulnerable populations. In time...

July 5 2024

POLITICS: RAHUL GANDHI’S VISION FOR INDIA'S YOUTH

Rahul Gandhi’s inaugural speech as Leader of the Opposition marks a pivotal moment...

July 3 2024

TRENDING: A POLITICIAN WITH BOLLYWOOD GRACE

In a time of global tensions, Shatrughan Sinha’s dignified presence at his daughte...

July 2 2024