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Festivals

This Year's Film Festival Slims Down ... To 180 Movies

The 35th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival opens Thursday with a new screening philosophy, some new venues and a host of new activities.
One constant of...

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Health

Disability The Changing Pattern Of Healthcare In India

The government’s allocation to healthcare as a percentage of GDP has fallen to 1.05% in 2015-16 from 1.47% in 1986-87The evolution of healthcare in India over the pas...

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Alternative Entertainment

How Suchitra Sen Revolutionised Image Of Women In The 1960's

Suchitra Sen’s persona has many dimensions – as the legendary romantic star, who created mushy magic on 700mm; a powerhouse performer, who portrayed a working-w...

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Health

3 Striking Charts Show How Vaccines Have Impacted 20th Century Diseases

Despite the few very loud voices still claiming vaccines are dangerous (and getting a lot of attention in the process), there is overwhelming evidence that they make the wo...

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Human Rights

Poor Reintegration Leaves India's Rescued Child Workers At Risk – Researchers

India's strategy for rescuing and reintegrating child victims of labour trafficking is marred by poor coordination, a lack of accountability and inadequate resources that c...

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Environment

Attention Must Be Paid (Not To Climate Change)

A bombshell dropped the other day. But if nobody heard it explode, did that make it a dud?
This is from a news story on Thursday: “We are not saying this is defi...

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Alternative Entertainment

Meet The Brilliant Pianist Behind Scorsese's Upcoming Biopic

Over his long and celebrated career, pianist Byron Janis has experienced triumphs and challenges unknowable to most of us. He’s overcome injury and illness to maintai...

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Human Rights

India Calls For Empowerment Of Autistic People

Stressing on empowering autistic people through appropriate education and employment opportunities, India has called for enhancing quality of life of differently-abled chil...

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Alternative Entertainment

Setting The Stage For Little Theatre

Children move in a circle to the beats of the chenda. As the rhythm picks up, they change their steps and gait. There is laughter, camaraderie and some fine acts during a r...

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Hollywood

Katie Couric: My Life As A Cancer Advocate

Her unanticipated journey as a cancer advocate is the subject of a personal essay by Katie Couric published online in The American Journal of Gastroenterology(AJG) to coinc...

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