Agra bans plastic bags to curb pollution

With an aim to curb the rising pollution in Yamuna, the Agra district administration has decided to strictly implement the ban on use of polythene in the city. For the same...

True Review: Humshakals

Critics Rating: 2 STARS*

Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Tamannaah Bhatia, Esha Gupta

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Duchess Of Cornwall Meets With Angelina Jolie To Discuss Helping Rape Victims

The Duchess of Cornwall and Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie – both champions of the plight of rape victims – met last week for informal discussions about their...

Chitrangada Singh shines at Gemfields Charity auction in Dior gown

The first six months of 2014 have been a time of both career and personal changes for actress Chitrangada Singh but her recent appearance at the Gemfields Charity auction a...

Can Social Accountability Help Ensure Rights and Better Participation in Maternal Health Services?

Over the last two decades, social accountability has emerged as a strategy to make health services more responsive to community needs. It’s an approach that creates a...

Dolly Parton Hand Delivers Millionth UK Imagination Library Book

Country music legend Dolly Parton recently hand-delivered a Braille copy of Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit to Dylan Manifold of Liverpool. The classic text...

Heat wave claims 169 lives in Andhra

Rs 1 lakh ex gratia announced for families of deceased The prevailing heat wave in Andhra Pradesh has claimed 169 lives this summer. State government officials say Vizianag...

Govt Successful in Reducing Maternal Mortality Rate

The Health Department is moving ahead with action plans which have been envisaged to cut down the maternal mortality ratio in the state to 40 per 1,000, Health Minister V S...

Prince Harry Attends Film Screening For Charity

Prince Harry attended a 50th anniversary screening of ‘Zulu’ this week to celebrate the work of three charities which help wounded soldiers and children in Afri...