Jharkhand At India’s Heart Of Maternal-Care Darkness.

This week, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced – quoting the World Health Organisation (WHO) – that India was free of maternal and neo-natal tetanus, the ...

True Review Movie – Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat

Critics rating: 1.5 Stars

Cast:  Sanjay Mishra, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz, Rakesh Bedi, Tia Bajpai, Satyajeet Dubey<...

True Review TV – Life Ok’s Captivating New Hope

Amol Palekar recently shared with an associate his amazement at the meticulousness of the makers of Ek Nayi Umeed: Roshni, wherein the veteran director has made a comeback ...

Urbanworld Film Festival to Open with Muhammad Ali, Close with Misty Copeland

The 2015 Urbanworld Film Festival will open with BET biography “Muhammad Ali: The People’s Champ” and close with “A Ballerina’s Tale,” t...

How Big Is The Corporate Gender Gap?

You’ve probably heard that women tend to earn less than men in the workplace. Researchers writing for the New York Fed’s Liberty Street Economics blog took a lo...

Female Directors Tackle Tough Issues

Gender equality remains a hot topic in the film fest world. The industry program of the Toronto fest will focus on the issue, with a series of high-profile speakers discuss...

Vidya Balan Campaigns For Sanitation In UP, Bihar

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, who is the national sanitation brand ambassador, along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav flagged off an initiative titled &ldq...

Gender-Based Violence Prevention In The Classroom Is Just A Start

Tasmania in announcing plans to roll out “respectful relationship” education in primary and secondary schools in an effort to curb gender-based violence. How fa...

Why Is India Dragging Its Heels Over The Criminalisation Of Marital Rape?

When I started looking into the issue of marital rape in India, I soon realised how difficult it would be to get anyone to talk. It is a touchy subject, because there is st...