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Human Rights

INTERVIEW-India honors former child maid who saved hundreds others

NEW DELHI, March 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A 21-year-old Indian woman, trafficked and enslaved as a child maid, was given a "Women Power" award by the president on W...

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Bollywood

Kalki Koechlin: Why can’t we deal with a woman being sexually active?

Kalki Koechlin is not very active on social media as she says she prefers to keep her private life just to herself. But even then she has constantly made news regarding her...

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Human Rights

Child Labor Rising Sharply In India's Cities, Report Says

Urban India is employing an increasing number of children — many under 9 years old — in producing everything from pickles to fireworks, working in tourism and l...

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Trending

11 Landmark Judgments By The Indian Supreme Court In Recent Times

On the 15th of April, 2014, the Supreme Court of India (in an unexpected show of decency) decided to recognise the transgender community as a third gender, availing them of...

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Festivals

Exotic Venues & Unique Themes: These 7 Film Festivals Celebrate Cinema With A Difference!

Here, there are niche windows for every kind of cinema, and that’s the beauty of the Indian festival landscape. These festivals are unique in different ways: some foc...

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Health

Indian Women Eat 13% Less Protein Than Men: Survey Finds

Women across India consume 13% lesser protein than men, a survey by Delhi-based mobile health and fitness company HealthifyMe has revealed. The report, titled HealthifyMete...

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Whistling Woods News Desk

“The vigour with which the participants interacted and questioned about the craft, sends a clear signal that we are taking our writing very seriously,” said Anj...

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Festivals

Raising The Bar: Onir's Docu-Feature Selected For Maryland International Film Festival

After having won hearts and accolades across, Onir's directorial documentary Raising The Bar is now the official selection at the annual Maryland International Film Festiva...

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Festivals

Film Festival Puts Spotlight On Family

A two-day film festival organised by the Hassan Film Society and Samanvaya Manujamath group in Hassan witnessed discussion on Indian cinemas and the way they handled the is...

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Thought Factory

It's 2017! Why Do Women Still Need To Fight For Their Rights

It’s 2017! And just last week I was reading about how the Indian censor board of film certification has refused to certify a women empowerment film “Lipstick un...

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