Heavy rain hits normal life in Odisha

The state has been witnessing heavy rainfall for the past two days due to the impact of a low pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal, an official with the Bhubaneswar ...

Half of India's missing children last year were sold into prostitution

The laxity of authorities has allowed child-trafficking syndicates to thrive, especially in the eastern states of India. Between 2013 and 2014, at least 67,000 children in ...

Bill Gates Spent More Than $200 Million to Promote Common Core. Here’s Where it Went.

The Gates foundation has bankrolled a sprawling network of groups to advance the standards. When it comes to putting your money where your mouth is, few or...

Jury of the fifth edition of Jagran Film Festival announced

Amol Palekar to head the jury of Indian Showcase while Goutam Ghose will lend his expertise in judging the international short film competition

The...

True Review: Mary Kom

Critics Rating: 3 Stars*

Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Sunil Thapa, Darshan Kumar,

Direction: Omung Kumar

The 8th Edition of the Green I Contest

Hyderabad, Sept 03, 2014: Young Indians (Yi) is an integral part of the Confederation o...

The Giver Film Helps Charity Over Labor Day Weekend

As part of its continuing efforts to promote literacy and in order to provide books to those children in America most in need, Walden Media and the Weinstein Company (TWC) ...

MDA Show Of Strength Telethon Raises Millions For Charity

The MDA Show Of Strength Telethon raised over $52 million on Sunday. “It’s inspiring to see so many celebrities, musical artists and athletes join forces to hel...

Radio show raises climate change awareness

In less time than it takes to brush your teeth, a new radio series out of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies is spreading climate change awareness. The...