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Bollywood

‘Women Cannot Be Looked Upon As Inferior’ – Amitabh Bachchan

As crimes against women continue to escalate by the day, superstar Amitabh Bachchan, while talking on the subject, expressed his anguish. He feels the offenders of such cri...

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Festivals

Cannes’ Fremaux: Women In Film Issue ‘Like A Chestnut Tree That Flourishes In May’

Fremaux shared his thoughts on women in film at a Kering-sponsored talk.
CANNES — “Can anybody say how many women were in competition at B...

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Gender

New Report Shows Women In Fisheries Sector Are Underpaid

A new Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report shows that though women make up nearly half of all people in the fisheries sector, they often do not get their dues. A ...

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Hollywood

Cannes: Salma Hayek, Parker Posey Blast Hollywood Sexism

Salma Hayek blasted the movie industry for giving up on women both behind and in front of the camera at a Variety-hosted event Saturday afternoon at the Cannes Film Festiva...

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Thought Factory

VICTIMS, WOMEN & THE LANDED VOICELESS

So here?? the thing!

As I entered home this evening, my housekeeper Leela Lhama opened the door, as usual.

She normally takes my laptop bag from my hand and...

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Movies

Bombay Velvet

Critics rating: 2 Stars

Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Karan Johar, Kay Kay Menon, Manish Chaudhary, Satyadeep Misra, Siddharth Basu,...

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Thought Factory

Piracy And The Right To Entertainment

Walking through a busy Pali market in Bandra, Mumbai, on Saturdays, it’s almost certain to see ladies haggling over the size and shape of fruits and vegetables with t...

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Sustainable Development

Only 180 Community Radio Stations Despite Financial Aid By Govt

Despite the scheme being almost a decade old and the government extending FINANCIAL assistance, the total number of operational community radio stations (CRS) in the countr...

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Thought Factory

Abstract Property: Imperialism of Ideas

Science and religion have been polarized over the issue of consciousness since time immemorial. Science attributes this fundamental function of our species to tiny volts of...

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Sustainable Development

Media Leaders And Journalists Speak On Women And The Media.

As part of a Beijing+20 campaign that runs throughout May 2015, inspiring journalists and media leaders tell UN Women their thoughts about the state of women in media today...

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