NRI billionaire Manoj Bhargava pledges Rs 500 crore for Uttarakhand development

A charitable organisation founded by billionaire NRI entrepreneur Manoj Bhargava has pledged Rs 500 crore to fund development activities in Uttarakhand.

On the occa...

Dire conditions in Mumbai slums make them hotbeds of mental health disorders

One in four residents of a Mumbai slum is estimated to have mental health issues, from anxiety to depression, a survey has found. Each morning, residents of Kaula Bandar, a...

Rs 5 lakh per ward for sanitation

South Delhi Municipal Corporation has allocated Rs 5 lakh for sanitation work in each ward, along with repair of 410 toilet blocks. However, sanitation is their basic funct...

Discarding Veils, Embracing Change: Rajasthan?s Extraordinary Women Sarpanches

They may have initially contested from the women’s quota, but these ladies have proved themselves so well that they have been winning in the general quota ever since....

20 must watch movies at 5th Jagran Film Festival, Mumbai

The 5^th edition of Jagran Film Festival has become bigger and better. Travelling to 16 cities across 7 states, the festival has n...

True Review: Raja Natwarlal

Critic’s ratings: 2.5 stars

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Paresh Rawal, Kay Kay Menon, Humaima Malick, Deepak Tijori.

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Now Women Lead In Blockbuster Cinema

Women have played a pivotal role in Indian Cinema. From the entertaining musicals of Bollywood to the serious Parallel Cinema, women have acted, choreographed, directed and...

Nepal to legalise homosexuality and same-sex marriages, says law minister

This assurance comes amid fears that the government would confirm a 2011 proposal to recriminalize same-sex relationships. Nepal’s law ministry will soon present a bi...

True Review: The Giver

Critics Ratings:1.5 stars

Cast: Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård.

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