Streets Paved With Gloom

 A few years ago, there was a huge wave of workers going from Kerala to the Gulf countries in search of better prospects. It would not ...

With an endowment of $39.6 billion, and an annual grant support of about $4 billion, US-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is one of the leading private found...

A Scooter-Riding Bookseller Has Served Kolkatta Better Than Amazon Could Ever Hope To

From Vir Sanghvi to Aveek Sarkar, everyone is a fan of Tarun Kumar Shaw’s unique personal book home delivery service. If a book has been printed, and is in circulatio...

New Method Can Selectively Remove Micro-pollutants From Water

Researchers have developed a new method for removing even extremely low levels of unwanted compounds from water. The new method relies on an electrochemical process to sele...

Here Comes The Science Bit: Why Music Festivals Are Going Geek

Festivals have long been cosmic experiences – havens of music and hedonism designed to whisk you away from reality for 72 hours. Of course, those mind-melting moments...

The French Film Exploring Life, Death & Inter-conectivity

Ahead of the release of her sweeping new drama, we spoke to Katell Quillévéré about being moved by ‘E.T’, dealing with A-list actors, and t...

Priyanka Chopra Calls For Protection Of Child Victims Of Sexual Abuse

Drawing attention to the harrowing traumas of child victims of sexual violence, UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra has called for an increased support for such ch...

Saron Stone To Be Honored At ABCs Mother's Day Luncheon

The Associates For Breast and Prostate Cancer Studies, affectionately known as the ABCs, will host its annual, star-studded Mother’s Day Luncheon at the Four Seasons ...

RIP Reema Lagoo: Bollywood Celebrities Mourn Death Of Indian Cinema's Most Celebrated On-screen Mother

Reema Lagoo best known for her roles in 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun', 'Hum Sath-Sath Hain', 'Maine Pyaar Kia' and 'Kal Ho Na Ho' amongst many other contributions that she had made...