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When German friends first visited Bombay, they were blown away by the multiple ethnic groups on the streets. They had just visited the Rajabai Clock Tower and seen statues ...

Iranian Women Protest Against Compulsory Hijabs on Facebook

Early last year Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad posted a picture online which showed her staring into a camera, the breeze visibly ruffling her hair. The public photo pro...

India’s “smart cities” would be stupid without disaster strategy

After Cyclone Hudhud pounded India?s southern port city of Visakhapatnam last October, snapping bridges, swamping farmland and wrecking fishing boats, many breathed a sigh ...

Michael Sheen pens article on charity trip to Guatemala

Actor Michael Sheen has written a newspaper article detailing his recent trip to centres for victims of sexual abuse in Guatemala. The Masters of Sex star flew to the count...

Deepika, Sonakshi, Lisa & Juhi-Women who rocked social media

Here’s looking at B-town ladies who stormed social media and showed us that women are as strong and level headed as men… It’s that day of the year when w...

7 Unasked Questions On A Ban

Augustine Veliath

India’s Daughter was banned. Let us look at seven unasked questions in this debate. Was banning the film a knee jerk reac...

Treat women equal to men, says Shabana Azmi

On the occasion of International Women’s Day on Sunday, veteran actress-social activist Shabana Azmi says rather than treating women like goddesses, the society shoul...

Women's Day Special: The Powerpuff Girls of Bollywood

“She takes care of herself, she is ahead of her time” is a line taken from one of my favourite songs “She’s always a Woman”. Yes, that’s...

Indian maternal health far worse than previously thought

As per a new study, maternal health in India much worse than previously thought as more than 40% of women are underweight when they begin pregnancy. The findings of Princet...