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Helping Children, Despite Death Threats: A Vaccinator Explains

When my translator and I arrive in a crowded, dusty neighborhood in Karachi, Fatima Noor is waiting in a full black burqa. But she pretends not to see us. She turns down th...

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Festivals

Campaign For 16th Mumbai Film Festival Gains Momentum, Raises 1.5 Crores In Two Days

Cinestaan Film Company, promoted by Anand Mahindra and Rohit Khattar, angel producer Manish Mundra and industr...

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Thought Factory

An Encounter With Sir Richard

When I met Richard Attenborough after a press conference on a Sunday morning at Bandra’s Sea rock Hotel, he was wearing a turquoise blue kurta and fawn trousers, a wi...

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Sustainable Development

5 Traditionally Male Jobs You Didn't Know Women Pioneered

Today, women make up nearly half of America’s workforce, and counting. But even as women achieve new levels of success at work, some fields remain heavily male-domina...

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TV

A Complete Network, Almost

Has the time come for Indian Television to move into genre specific channels? On a visit to Canada, I discovered that there were pay channels dedicated to Westerns and war ...

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Health

Dash of Salt Does No Harm, Extremes Are the Enemy

For years, we have known that diets high in salt can be bad for people with high blood pressure. A study published recently in The New England Journal of Medicine confirmed...

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Sustainable Development

These Are Some Of The Most Interesting Green Projects Coming Out Of India

We were completely blown away when we read about the two 15-year-old boys from Nainital who invented a device that enables a shoe to charge a mobile phone. It?s mind-boggli...

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Health

Emergency call

Nearly 140,000 people in India died in road accidents last year. Several communicable diseases together do not take such a huge toll on human life. But the country does not...

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Hollywood

Elton John Brings Smash Hits Charity Tennis To London

Two legends are bringing one of tennis’ biggest charity events to London for the first time. Longtime friends Elton John and Billie Jean King will go head to head as ...

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Bollywood

Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty give 2 Tata Cars to Mumbai Police for Police Patrolling

It was a day of immense pride and honour as actor Ajay Devgn along with Director Rohit Shetty were present at our Home Minister Shri RR Patil’s residence to give two ...

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