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Irish Comedians To Support Comic Relief With St Patrick's Day Stand-Up Comedy Gig

On St. Patrick’s Day, 17th March, the cream of Irish stand-up comedy is gathering at the 3Arena in Dublin for the very first Irish event in support of Comic Relief. S...

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TV

Wanted: Content For Change

Back in the 1990s, I was at a lesser known Irani bakery in Pune; other than the famous Shrewsbury biscuits, this one was also famous for bread rolls. My aunt made several v...

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Kaleidoscope

Smoke And Mirrors

Pankaj Kapur returned to the stage last year, with a charming one-man show, Dopehri. Kapur is an illustrious alumnus of the National School of Drama and did quite a few pla...

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Hollywood

Tom Petty Honored As MusiCares Person Of The Year

Tom Petty was honored as MusiCares Person Of The Year at a star-studded event over the weekend. Among the stars who performed at the event were Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, ...

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Sustainable Development

This Augmented Reality App Tells Indigenous Stories In Canadian Cities

Wikiupedia aims to be a digital network of Indigenous knowledge. Adrian Duke showed me his phone while we stood outside Vancouver's Skwachàys Lodge. An animated rave...

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Hollywood

Leona Lewis Named Ambassador For MTV Staying Alive Foundation

MTV Staying Alive Foundation recently announced that its newest celebrity ambassador is the multi-award-winning and Grammy nominated singer/ songwriter Leona Lewis. “...

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Millennials And Myth Of Gender Equality

I recently ran into a former schoolmate around Raffles Place, and, after we exchanged the requisite pleasantries, he asked: "How come you're not wearing heels and makeup? I...

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Environment

Solar-Powered Trains Are Closer To Reality Than We Might Think

How can we connect solar photovoltaics (PV) directly to railways to power electric trains? That’s the question my charity 10:10 and researchers at Imperial College&rs...

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Alternative Entertainment

How Ramjas College Is Fighting Sexism Through Poetry Sessions And Seminars

Gender has become a topic of widespread discussion, especially when it comes to younger generations, who are breaking away from age-old notions of gender identity. Being ac...

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Sustainable Development

We Need To Tell Better Stories About Our AI Future

Discussions about the ethics, safety, and societal impact of Artificial Intelligence seem to come back to the same cultural touch points found in AI stories that warn of wo...

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