Every 4th Schoolkid In City Fails Lung Test, Finds Survey

One in four Mumbai schoolchildren possibly has poor lung function, according to a multi-city survey released on the eve of World Asthma Day on Monday. The outlook is grimme...

Prannoy Roy Trashes ‘Tsunami’ Of Tabloid Journalism

Blasting the trend of ‘tabloidisation’ of Indian news channels, NDTV co-founder Dr Prannoy Roy has said that the credibility of TV news channels is at stake and...

Short Takes 5, Pocket Films – Call for Entries

Into its fifth season,Short Takes 5 is looking for short film talent; contest offers a chance to visit Germany

Mumbai, May, 2015: Pocket F...

New Film Captures Drama, Death And Amazing Grace In A Reputed Mumbai Public Hospital

Gulserene Dastur has made her documentary debut at the age of 64. Getting Better takes us into the corridors, wards and operation theatres of the King Edward Memorial Hospi...

Manish Mundra Appoints Shiladitya Bora As Drishyam Films CEO

Mumbai, April 28, 2015: Manish Mundra, producer of award winning films such as Aankho Dekhi, Umrika and Dhanak, has appointed Shiladitya Bora as the CEO of...

12% Pregnant Women In West Bengal Diabetic: Study

KOLKATA: It is believed to be one of the least known and rarely detected routes through which diabetes has been spreading in the country. Gestational diabetes — a for...

Animated series on Indian war heroes to be made for TV soon

An animated book series on Indian war heroes will be adapted for the small screen, according to its authors Major General G D Bakshi and his son Aditya Bakshi.

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How Foundations Like Ronnie Screwvala's Swades Are Helping Entrepreneurs Emerge From Rural India

For Ronnie Screwvala this was an unusual success story. At a community centre in Khamgaon, a village 166 km south of Mumbai, he engaged a group of 25 rural women, all dress...

SAAS BAHU AND TRADITION

??India lives in her villages,? is a quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. ?This isn't the exact quote, though. Gandhiji actually wrote, ?India is not Calcutta and Bombay. In...