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Will 2014 Be a Breakthrough Year for Women Directors at the Academy Awards?

In 86 years, only four women have been nominated for a best director Oscar. Only one, Kathryn Bigelow, has won. Lina Wertmuller was the first woman nominated for the 1976 f...

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Centre warns of possible drought in western India

Delayed monsoon to impact Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan, the biggest producers of sugar cane, cotton, pulses and soybean In what could become first maj...

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These nine laws make Indian women less equal than men

A recent UN report studying India’s legal code lists all the ways laws officially support men over women. In Goa, a Hindu man can remarry if his previous wife does no...

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Get On The Dance Floor

?Jhalak?s more sensuous, less dance,? was a barrage of opinions from the more conservative and traditional viewers during its first few weekends.? Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, the I...

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More education among women helps reduce maternal and child mortality in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a classic case of a low- and middle-income country achieving the unachievable which many others failed to. It reduced its maternal mortality by 66 per cent be...

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Addressing climate change and sustainable energy is crucial to meet India’s energy shortage

“While India has made major progress in the supply of electricity and modern forms of energy, a large part of the population still lives in a state of energy deprivat...

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India need not worry about a drought yet

The weather bureau predicted on Friday that it will begin raining early next month. The criterion for the assessment of droughts is clear. For the millions of Indians waiti...

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True Review: Transformers - Age of Extinction

Critics Rating: 1 STARS*

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz, JackReynor, Bingbing Li, John Goodman, Ken Watan...

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Teen Wolf's Holland Roden Speaks Up For Homeless Dogs

Teen Wolf star Holland Roden is used to working with furry, four-legged costars — but that’s no werewolf in her new video for peta2, PETA’s youth division...

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Prince Harry Visits Brain Injury Patients In Brazil

Earlier this week, Prince Harry learnt about the pioneering efforts of a Brazilian hospital which treats patients with brain injuries and other neurological problems on the...

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