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Environment

With Crops Withering, Whither Delta Farmer?

For farmers of the delta region of Tamil Nadu, the biggest festival of the year is naturally the harvest festival — Pongal. For each farmer, it is like a wedding in t...

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Gender

A Fix For Gender Bias In Healthcare? Check.

When Dr. Elliott Haut and his team at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore designed their blood clot prevention protocol back in 2006, they didn’t expect to discover s...

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Gender

How Tattoos Help Sexual Assault Survivors Reclaim Their Bodies

When Marti was 18 years old, she was raped by multiple men at a frat party. She was a virgin. "It happened in the beginning of my first semester freshman year," she recalls...

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Human Rights

"Disability rights must be strengthened legally"

"The legal framework of India itself discriminates against people with disabilities," said Rajiv Rajan, Human Rights Law Network, here on Wednesday. He was addressing an or...

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Human Rights

Treating Alzheimer's May Start With Testing Cannabinoids On Football Players

Neuroscientists are currently developing drugs derived from cannabidiol, one of the primary active compounds in cannabis, to treat chronic pain caused by brain injuries lik...

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Hollywood

Steven Tyler To Auction Supercar For Charity

Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, will auction a Hennessey Venom GT Spyder owned by rock and roll legend Steven Tyler at its 46th Annual S...

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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope - Maid For Mumbai

It may or may not be true of other cities, but Mumbai moves on tracks built partly by the bais, the domestic helpers, mostly from rural Maharashtra, who manage homes, so th...

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Kaleidoscope - Precious Friendships

Two books about enduring friendships, both beautiful and heartwarming are very different—one about two female friends and the other about four male friends.  The...

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Kaleidoscope - From A Child’s Heart

It has been observed that more often than not books for or about kids have a male protagonist.  Two recent books buck that trend and have girls leading-- and very inte...

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Kaleidoscope - Nirbhaya Again

The horrific case of the brutal rape of a Kerala law student has reminded everyone of the December 16, 2012 gut-wrenching incident that has come to be known as the Nirbhaya...

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