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Human Rights

World Report 2016: ‘Politics Of Fear’ Threatens Rights

In the 659-page World Report 2016, its 26th edition, Human Rights Watch reviews human rights practices in more than 90 countries. In his introductory essay, Executive Direc...

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Trending

Adult Certification For 'Aligarh' Trailer Is Pathetic Hypocrisy

Responding to allegations that the CBFC's 'A' rating of our 'Aligarh' trailer reeked of homophobia, Censor chief PahlajNihalani gave a mind-numbing statement to a leading p...

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Human Rights

What Data Can Do to Fight Poverty

IF social scientists and policy makers have learned anything about how to help the world’s poorest people, it’s not to trust our intuitions or anecdotal evidenc...

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Gender

21 Leaders 2016 – Meet Three Powerhouses Who Get the Word Out

While waiting at a Calcutta hospital in 1985, MallikaDutt noticed something strange about the women's unit: it was full of burn victims. Dutt, who grew up in India and was ...

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Human Rights

Why 2016 Is The Year To Shake Up Humanitarian Funding

Some say the system to fund the humanitarian response to conflicts and disasters is broken beyond repair. Some say it just needs a tweak. But everyone agrees, global humani...

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Human Rights

Is This The Generation That Eradicates Extreme Poverty?

The year 2015 was a once in a generation event for the world’s citizens and for the planet. In one year, a new blueprint was created to tackle the world’s thorn...

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Independent

Sundance: Netflix To Land Indian Sex Comedy 'Brahman Naman'

Netflix is nearing a deal to add yet another Sundance title to its slate. The company is close to a pact for worldwide streaming rights to “Brahman Naman,” Vari...

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Hollywood

Emma Watson Helps Reveal HeForShe Parity Report

Ten of the world’s leading companies have released new workforce gender diversity figures, including details on leadership roles and board membership, in UN Women&rsq...

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Bollywood

Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma &Deepika Padukone Prove Actresses DON’T Need Male Protagonists Anymore!

In this male dominated society, women in the film industry have managed to pull off strong characters all by themselves, hereby proving that film doesn’t just need a ...

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TV

Content Makeover

Television channels are known to have shrugged their shoulders at non-Hindi preferred viewers. The argument being: these eyeballs aren?t money spinners. It is indeed ironic...

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