Her Name Was Gauhar

There is little documentation about India’s great performing artistes and even less about the women.

The tawaifs, despite their talent and refinement had the ...

Alicia Vikander HOPES Hollywood GENDER IMBALANCE WILL BE FIXED

Alicia Vikander says male domination in Hollywood also has its presence in the supporting role, but the actress feels the change is happening. The 27-year-old “Ex Mac...

Swachh Bharat: World Bank Approves Rs 10,000-Crore Loan To Support Campaign

The World Bank has approved a $1.5 billion (nearly Rs 10,036.5 crore) loan for the ambitious Clean India campaign to support the Indian government&...

Of Demons And Social Pressure

Life OK?s new prime time starter is Jaane Kya Hoga Rama Re. Unlike its predecessors, it has had an unimpressive beginning. Model Town, the site of the narrative is most con...

My Daughter’s Name Is Jyoti, Call Her By Her Name, Says Dec 16 Rape Victim’s Mother

Three years after a young woman was gang-raped and murdered in the national capital, her mother made an emotional appeal to the people of the country to acknowledge her nam...

You Can Blame Climate Change For Making The Days Longer

Scientists have known for about 30 years that the additional water would flow toward the Equator from the poles, adding mass to the planet's middle and a bit of drag to its...

Amy Smart Supports Leaping Bunny And Shops Cruelty Free

The Leaping Bunny Program – established in 1996 by the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC) – announces the launch of its first digital PSA wi...

2015: The year of heroines in Bollywood

Be it Deepika Padukone’s role as independent but hassled daughter in ‘Piku’ or Kangana Ranaut’s double avatar as Tanu/Datto in ‘Tanu Weds Manu...

India?s Top Court Orders Measures To Curb New Delhi?s Worsening Smog

New Delhi's runaway pollution has put it on a par with the notoriously smoggy Chinese capital Beijing Appalling levels of pollution in the Indian capital have prompted the ...