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At UN, Bollywood’s Farhan Akhtar leads push to involve more men to end violence against women

When the moderator of a panel discussion on Wednesday at United Nations Headquarters in New York on how to end violence against women looked a little disappointedly at her ...

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TV

TELEVISION’S CULTURE POTS

When German friends first visited Bombay, they were blown away by the multiple ethnic groups on the streets. They had just visited the Rajabai Clock Tower and seen statues ...

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Environment

Boris Johnson told to divest £4.8Bn PF from fossil fuels

London assembly members vote in support of motion calling for mayor to support divestment from coal, oil and gas companies. Boris Johnson has been told by the London assemb...

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Sustainable Development

Iranian Women Protest Against Compulsory Hijabs on Facebook

Early last year Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad posted a picture online which showed her staring into a camera, the breeze visibly ruffling her hair. The public photo pro...

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Thought Factory

Negotiating Identity In The Changing Times

“The real world is simply too terrible to admit. It tells man that he is a small trembling animal who will someday decay and die. Culture changes all of this, mak...

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Sustainable Development

How does India’s Budget fare on sustainable development?

India’s new government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced its first annual Union Budget on Saturday. The budget was hailed as pro-poor and pro-growth, bu...

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Bollywood

Juhi Chawla maintains a balance between films and social causes

Having dabbled in production and singing, Juhi Chawla has gone well beyond being just an actor.  But she insists that acting remains her first love and is excited abou...

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Sustainable Development

Food Waste Grows With the Middle Class

Massive food waste by humanity is an undisputed fact documented daily in tons of discarded scrapings from dinner plates around the world. It is now being measured as a seri...

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Environment

Most Americans see combating climate change as a moral duty

A significant majority of Americans say combating climate change is a moral issue that obligates them ? and world leaders - to reduce carbon emissions, a Reuters/IPSOS poll...

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Top 5

Diverse, not different

We live in a world spanning myriad landscapes that host a multitude of cultures within their boundaries. It is these borders that define and divide us. And it is often in t...

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