“Serena”announced as the opening film of 16th Mumbai film Festival

Mumbai: October 1, 2014: As the city’s most eagerly awaited cultural event, the 16th Mumbai Film Festival, organized by the Mumbai Academy of Mo...

130 women leaders steal the limelight at UN climate show

With women and girls on the frontline of climate change, women leaders representing 54 nations met in New York to call on global leaders gathered for Ban Ki-moon?s climate ...

5th Jagran Film Festival Day 5 Closes On A High Note

~Special session with ace producers on ‘Investing in films’ interests aspiring film makers ~

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Geena Davis Institute New Research Shows That Girls and Women Are Missing Onscreen and Behind the Scenes Worldwide

New research released today from the Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media shows that we have a long way to go in our depictions of girls and women onscreen in family-f...

Emma Watson To Co-Host UN Women HeForShe Campaign Event

British Actor and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson will co-host a special event for UN Women’s HeForShe campaign on 20 September 2014, at the United Nations H...

Celina Jaitly speaks out on lack of gay rights

Bollywood siren Celina Jaitly is known for her starring roles in some of the industry’s biggest blockbusters. The former Miss India is now playing a different role en...

Climate change likely to widen health inequities: WHO paper

Poorer populations and children will be disproportionately affected? Emphasising the urgent need to fight climate changes, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday ...

Solar push for Railways

Indian Railways can reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 239 tonnes per year per train by fixing solar panels atop coaches The railways’ decision to experiment with...

Nepal to legalise homosexuality and same-sex marriages, says law minister

This assurance comes amid fears that the government would confirm a 2011 proposal to recriminalize same-sex relationships. Nepal’s law ministry will soon present a bi...