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New Court Ruling Is Massive Shift For Gender Rights In India

Women can legally head households, a court in India ruled this week in a monumental verdict for women’s rights. The decision will allow the eldest female in a family ...

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Health

Hospitals Focus On Doing No Harm

Last week, I reported on the problem of preventable harm in hospitals. It has been estimated that each year between 98,000 and 440,000 people die as a result of preventable...

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Alternative Entertainment

Christopher Nolan And Hoyte Van Hoytema To Reunite For WWII Epic 'Dunkirk'

Hoyte van Hoytema has certainly been making a name for himself in Hollywood lately. With blockbuster films like "Spectre" and "Interstellar" under his belt, the Swiss-born ...

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TV

True Review - Two New Shows Of Relevance

In the last few weeks, two channels have espoused women empowerment in their new offerings at Prime Time. Star Plus premiered Tamanna last week, before that Colors launched...

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Trending

Why Maneka Gandhi Should Watch Doordarshan's Tv Series Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon

The serial tackles patriarchy, gender roles and foeticide with some engaging story-telling. Women and child development minister could take a cue from it. The serial tackle...

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Gender

Davos 2016: It's Time To Talk About Gender Inequality

“I think every woman in this room has the same question. What’s the hold-up?” asks Bloomberg Television anchor Stephanie Ruhle, as she looks at two male C...

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Human Rights

India: Supreme Court Revisits “Sodomy” Law

India’s Supreme Court agreed on February 2, 2016, to hear an appeal of its2013 decision that upheld a discriminatory law criminalizing same-sex relations, Human Right...

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Festivals

Manipuri Documentary Phum Shang Wins Top Prize At Mumbai International Film Festival

Manipuri documentary film Phum Shang won the Golden Conch Award for the Best Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes) at the 14th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documenta...

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Hollywood

Carrie Underwood Helps Launch Initiative To Support Military Families

Carnival Cruise Line has announced a new initiative designed to support U.S. military families alongside seven-time GRAMMY-award winning superstar Carrie Underwood and repr...

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Human Rights

Ending Child Marriage

Sharon J.’s marriage at age 14 in Tanzania dashed her hopes for the future: “My dream was to study to be a journalist. Until today, when I watch news or listen ...

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