The truly dictatorial ordinance didn’t come from Modi: it came from Rajasthan

Laying down educational qualifications for panchayat and zila parishad elections endangers democracy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received plenty of flak for resorting...

Danny Glover: Ferguson Part of Historic Violence Against Black Men

Danny Glover is addressing ongoing protests over the deaths of African American men at the hands of police officers.

“The only thing that I think is important...

Amitabh Bachchan desires to start campaign for Hepatitis B

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan wishes to use his stardom to eradicate more social issues and the latest in those lines are the plans to start a new campaign for infectious disea...

Climate Change Could Spread Dengue to the Andes

A new study warns parts of South America currently at a low risk of dengue could see many more cases of the disease in the coming years. Dengue fever could soon spread to S...

India to reach replacement levels of fertility by 2020

Fertility is falling faster than expected in India, and the country is on track to reach replacement levels of fertility as soon as 2020, new official data shows. The 2013 ...

80% of smokeless tobacco users in India, Bangladesh: report

The first-ever report on the global use and public health impact of smokeless tobacco has found that more than 300 million people in at least 70 countries use the carcinoge...

John Abraham wants to open facility for ailing underprivileged children

Actor-producer John Abraham says he wants to fulfill his mother’s desire and build a facility for the treatment of underprivileged children suffering from cancer. Joh...

Thespo 16, ‘the’ carnival for young theatre kick starts

~Day 1 wows young theatre flag bearers with workshops, an action-packed week ahead ~

Mumbai, December ...