Building a lasting peace: where are the women?

Fourteen years ago, the UN Security Council officially recognised the importance of fully-involving women in all peace and security efforts in Resolution 1325. But when we ...

One Direction, Chris Martin, and others team up to fight against Ebola

One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Chris Martin, Bono, Sam Smith, Elbow, Ellie Goulding, Bastille and Paloma Faith have all come together to fight against Ebola.

The musici...

Waves of Change

My recent visits to the beach have been rather fulfilling, owing to my new found passion, Surfing. My perception of it was altered by my very first experience of a wipeout....

Director Goran Paskaljevic announces his next film, ‘Dev Bhoomi’, the first Indo-Serbian co-production

~ Starring Victor Banerjee, ‘Dev Bhoomi’ is set in Garhwal, Uttarakhand ~

~ After a series of lo...

Day 5 Of The 16th Mumbai Film Festival Marks The Start Of A Cinematic Weekend Part – 2

Mumbai, October 18, 2014: 16^th Mumbai film festival organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) touched a new high on Day 5...

‘Hum Hain… Umeed-e-Kashmir’ concert: Aamir Khan, Anupam Kher, Farhan Akhtar come together to offer relief to Kashmir flood victims

Many suffered property losses from deadly flooding in Kashmir. Many lost their family members. And many starved for days. In an attempt to offer monetary assistance to the ...

Lisa Ray plans to open a cancer research institute in India

Ever since Canada-born Indian actress Lisa Ray battled Multiple Myeloma, a form of cancer, she has campaigned for the cause and spoken widely of it to spread awareness. Now...

Day 4 Of 16th Mumbai Film Festival Enthralls Delegates Part – 2

Mumbai, October 17, 2014:  The 8-day film extravaganza reached its 4 Day milestone, offering film lovers an uninterrupted entertai...

Commonwealth Bank sued in bid to reveal carbon pollution it finances

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility launches proceedings after failing to force bank to put the issue up for shareholder vote A court case has been launched ag...