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Contraceptive Usage In Asian Countries

China, South Korea and Thailand are few Asian countries where a high number of people are using contraceptives. In China, there is 83 per cent usage of contraceptives while...

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Alternative Entertainment

What’s Indie Music Anyway?

Imagine being at one of these multi-artiste gigs or award ceremonies that are becoming the norm across India. They start with a Hindi singer-songwriter, go on to a band fus...

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TV

Sneha Mathur, A New Role Model

In the early 1990s, at the then nascent MIFF (Mumbai International Festival for Documentary, Animation and Short Films), the package from Canada included a public interest ...

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Kaleidoscope

Obese Indian Wedding

Bharat Dabholkar’s Blame It On Yashraj, had its hundredth recently—making it one of the most successful English plays in recent times. This Ashvin Gidwani produ...

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Health

A New Kind Of Male Birth Control Is Coming

Doctors are on the cusp of launching the first new male contraceptive in more than a century. But rather than a Big Pharma lab, the breakthrough is emerging from a universi...

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Human Rights

Only Specifically Trained Doctors To Treat Children With Disabilities, Says MCI

The Medical Council of India’s directives are intended to prevent children from undergoing unnecessary procedures at the hands of incompetent doctors.In order to ensu...

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Human Rights

New Building Code Could Help Make Smart Cities Disabled Friendly

Disability rights groups are urging the Centre to build smart cities that abide by international planning norms and are completely barrier free. While the Smart Cities Miss...

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Health

Parliament Passes Bill That Decriminalises Suicide Attempt By Mentally ill People

Parliament today passed a bill that seeks to decriminalise suicide attempt by mentally ill people and provides for the right to better healthcare for people suffering from....

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Festivals

‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ to Open NY Indian Film Festival

Hindi indie “Lipstick Under My Burkha,” which has been banned by the Indian film censor board, is continuing its march through film festivals around the country...

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Alternative Entertainment

Experience India’s First Sensory Deprivation Tank At 1000 Petals In Bangalore

For most, true relaxation and peace of mind comes with a side of nature and a whole lot of leaves - not something we can all get down to doing as much as we need. Big city ...

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