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World No-Tobacco Day: Rules Are In Place But No Enforcement?

Every day, we witness some 10-15 cancer cases which are tobacco related, says Dr C. Ramesh. The Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology sees over 2,840 tobacco-related cancer...

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Human Rights

Child Rights Panels Go Half Empty

Half the posts in India's state child right commissions are vacant and only a fourth of these panels are fully formed, data the government has placed in the Supreme Court s...

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Gender

New York City Lets You Choose From 31 Different Gender Identities

Individuals living in New York City can choose from a minimum of 31 different gender identities, many of which allow them to fluctuate between some version or combination o...

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Gender

Killing Norway To Allow People To Change Gender By Simply 'Ticking A Box', With Children As Young As Six Able To Swap w Without Any Medical Procedure Under Proposed Rules

Norway will allow people to change gender by simply 'ticking a box' with children as young
six able to swap without any medical procedure under proposed rules.
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Dove Puts Dusky Skin And White Hair In The Spotlight

If beauty means skinny, young, fair women with straight, long, flowing hair, what are dusky, chubby, aged, bespectacled women with short, curly hair doing in Dove's latest ...

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How Traditional Storytelling Is Ruining Virtual Reality Film

The cinematic VR showcased at the recent Tribeca Film Festival ran the gamut from live-action documentary to animated science fiction. Very few of these experiences were an...

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Human Rights

Amendment Sc& St Prevention Of Atrocities Act Will Ensure Speedy Justice

The amended Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules were recently notified. The major amendments to the principle act include addition of...

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Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life Of Louise Bourgeois - In PicturesOn Divorce And Contraception: Pope Calls For More Grace

In a major document released Friday, Pope Francis addressed divisive elements of Catholic doctrine — including how to treat couples who remarry after a divorce that w...

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Sustainable Development

Onus On Manufacturers, Retailers To 'Scientifically' Recycle E-Waste

He Environment Ministry has tightened rules by putting the onus on manufacturers, dealers, retailers and refurbishers of electronic goods to ensure that electronic or e-was...

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Ranaut Let There Be Art: Petition Seeks Freedom To Sketch India's Monuments

Early last year, a group of around 20 people gathered at the ancient monolithic temples of Mammallapuram just outside Chennai. Armed with drawing pads, pencils and little e...

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