Maternal deaths come down by 11 points

PATNA: Bihar has registered a decline of 11 points in the maternal mortality rate between 2011- 13. According to figures released by Registrar General of India this week, 2...

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Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius - and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. ~ Marilyn Monroe

It has now been a long time that I ...

Stars Attend Hollywood Stands Up To Cancer

Hollywood Stands Up To Cancer, presented by the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) and chaired by Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon, took place in Culver City, CA, on Wed...

Of New Years And Shifting Gears

This article comes at a month’s end, kick-starting my second year with this wonderful organization and leaving me contemplative of the films that have released. Since...

Hillary Clinton spurs ‘gender data revolution’

Through Data2x, Clinton unveiled new partnerships to improve data collection and help address gender issues around the world. There’s not much news in Hillary Clinton...

Emma Watson Launches Next Phase In HeForShe Campaign At Davos Forum

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, UN Women – the United Nations entity dedicated to achieving women’s empowerment and gender equality – u...

New Report: Low Oil Prices Won’t Hurt Clean Energy

A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has found that the cost of generating renewable energy is now equal to or below the cost of fossil fuels...

John Abraham, Dia Mirza, Kalki Koechlin and many more at the Mumbai Marathon

The 12th Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon was held in the city early Sunday morning. Athletes and amateur runners strapped on their shoes and hit the Mumbai streets runni...

Focus on sewerage system won’t clean up cities and rivers, says expert

Experts attending the third Faecal Sludge Management Conference (FSM3) in Hanoi, Vietnam, said managing sewerage is still a low priority in cities around the world, especia...