African Film Festival In Texas Bridges Cultures

There was a lot of glamour, music and humor at the first-ever African Film Festival in Dallas, Texas, July 1-3. But for filmmakers it was a serious opportunity to show thei...

Rape On Stage: Hard To Stomach But Its Depiction Might Help Society To Wake Up To Rape Culture

“He lifted me off the floor, pulled up my knickers. He spent some time rearranging me I remember. He smoothed my hair back off my face. Be our little secret, baby Lea...

Derby Fly Plague Firm Misses Environment Agency Deadline

A recycling firm has failed to remove waste that caused homes to become filled with flies to hit an Environment Agency deadline. Fly swarms from the Shows Waste Management ...

Rajasthan: Villagers Convert 52 Hectares Of Barren Land Into A Lake

The residents of Ramsar village worked very hard for five months and converted a barren land in their village into a lake to conserve water. The 52 hectare barren land near...

Crystal Bowersox Named As Newest Spokesperson For Lilly Diabetes

Crystal Bowersox understands how crucial it is to properly manage diabetes and find a healthy balance on and off the stage. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 6, Crystal...

This Artist Is Inviting Strangers To Grope Her In Public: Here's Why?

For women around the world, sexual harassment is a daily part of life. Swiss performance artist Milo Moiré is challenging some of those misogonystic norms by showing...

Rishi Kapoor To Attend Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne As The Guest Of Honour

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor will attend the upcoming edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne as the guest of honour. According to news reports, the 2016 festival is...

Sonakshi Sinha: Schools, Colleges Should Teach Self Defence To Girls

The 'Dabangg' star says self defence mechanism should be taught to girls from a very young age as it is extremely important in today's times. "Schools, colleges, should inc...

“An artclass on the footpath…”

Interns Pranoy Shaiva and Shreyas Nair contributed both words and photographs for this writeup.

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