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Cate Blanchett Appointed Unhcr Goodwill Ambassador

GENEVA, May 2 (UNHCR) – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced the appointment of Academy Award winning actor Cate Blanchett as a global Goodwill Ambassador. Read More

Kaleidoscope

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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Gender

How The First-Ever Qualified Woman Cricket Coach In Kashmir Is Breaking Stereotypes In The Valley

It’s a hot, sunny day and a small group of girls is running, sweating it out in the playground. They have donned tracks, their hair is neatly tied up and they are all...

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Festivals

DORTMUND | COLOGNE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WINNERS

Ecuadorian coming-of-age film "Alba" by Ana Cristina Barragán won the International Debut Feature Film Competition for Women Directors at this year's Dortmund|Cologn...

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Gender

The Gender Beat: South Asian Women Earn 80% Less Than Men; Kerala’s First Woman Boat Master

A new study published by the international organisation Action Aid titled The Price of Privilege: Extreme Wealth, Unaccountable Power and the Fight for Equality in the 21st...

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Gender

Men Struggle To Read Tweets Sent To Female Sports Reporters

In 2014, video game developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu, along with critic Anita Sarkeesian, were the victims of an online harassment campaign known as Gamergate. This...

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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope - Glimpses Of Kabul

Western women who do not have to live under oppressive conditions in strictly patriarchal countries like Afghanistan tend to romantisize the country's beauty and the nobili...

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TV

True Review Television - Balika Vadhu: Change Of The Guard

Generation leaps are the flavours on Prime Time. Coincidentally, both shows which have taken the leap are Colors’ top line shows – Balika Vadhu and Chakravartin...

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Festivals

Radhika Apte Wins The Best Actress Award At The Tribeca Film Festival

Radhika Apte may not be a sizzling Bollywood A-list actress, but the girl is definitely famous for pulling off unconventional roles on screen. Whether it's Manjhi - The Mou...

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Environment

How Dwindling Fish Stocks Get A Reprieve

“My wife told me to sell the boats,” says Brad Pettinger, a longtime trawl fisherman in the Pacific Northwest. “But I said, honey, who’s gonna buy t...

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