MISSING, THE IRANI JOINT

As B Merwan opposite Grant Road Station (East) downs it shutters, a flood of memories takes over the locals and regulars at Merwans, as it was commonly referred to. Minoo S...

Reproductive rights and wrongs: How discrimination blights maternity care

Last week, Brazil becomes the first country to pay compensation to the family of a woman who died in childbirth as a result of negligence and discriminatory practices in ma...

Content is Queen

I open my piece with the vide...

Chris Evans Signs Harley-Davidson For Charity At Captain America Premiere

Fans at the event were spontaneously selected to walk and experience the official red carpet and to check out a brand new Street 750 motorcycle along with the stars of the ...

On a mission to battle polio

Polio-stricken Arvind Kumar Mishra has been travelling across States in his wheelchair to spread polio awareness

The progress is slow. The rickety wheelchair has a ...

Is climate change responsible for the hail storms and unseasonal rainfall in Maharashtra?

Is climate change responsible for the hail storms and unseasonal rainfall in parts of Maharashtra? Or is it a one-off phenomenon?

The South Asia Network on Dams, Ri...

Vitamin A may help body fight TB

Vitamin A may assist the human immune system in fighting off tuberculosis, according to a study published on Saturday in the Journal of Immunology.

Researchers at t...

Vandana Bahadur: A woman of steel in all-male gram panchayat

On a pleasant Sunday in January this year, as the nation was celebrating the 65th Republic Day, a 32-year-old woman was fending off 100-odd men at a panchayat meeting in Ma...