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Sustainable Development

Saving the poor

It was a curious irony. The same day Gabriel Garcia Marquez died, I met another famous Latin writer-the prolific and talented Isabel Allende-giving a talk at a friend&rsquo...

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Sustainable Development

600 Indian Sisters working as doctors are motor of rural health services

Religious Sisters graduating from St John’s Medical University in Bangalore are the “motor of rural health services, a unique example of Christian charity&rdquo...

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Health

Melinda Gates call for end to newborn death ahead of PM’s maternal health summit

An unacceptable number of newborn babies are dying in poor countries because the developed world simply isn’t investing enough money to save them, says noted philanth...

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Sustainable Development

Child Labour In India

This highly civilized, educated and marvelously scientific world of today says that child labour is simply a severe violation of basic human rights; but in spite of this re...

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Movies

True Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past

Critics Rating: 3 STARS*

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender

Direction: Bryan ...

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Health

At risk of HIV? Pop a pill for protection, says CDC

Half a million Americans should consider taking Truvada, a pill that prevents HIV infection. This is the upshot of updated clinical guidelines from the US Centers for Disea...

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Environment

WHO estimate on air pollution shows Indian cities are death traps

Analysis of database indicates that all 124 Indian cities assessed exceed the WHO guideline for particulate matter levels; Delhi, Patna exceed safe level prescribed by WHO ...

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Movies

True Review: Kochadaiiyaan

Critics Rating: 2.1/2 STARS*

Cast: Rajinikanth, Deepika Padukone, Shobhana, Jackie Shroff, Nasser.

Direction: Soundarya R.Ashwin,

Prod...

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Hollywood

‘Nashville’ finale sets up groundbreaking storyline: An openly gay country music star

Scripted drama aside, the revelation will actually bring a groundbreaking story in pop culture to “Nashville’s” third season this fall: An openly gay coun...

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Gauging the Real Effects of Media

What if we knew that the fictional rapes in HBO’s mega-hit “Game of Thrones” caused real rapes in the real world? What if we knew that the portrayals of g...

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