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Late hours, drunk men, daily harassment: it's all routine for women bus conductors in Maharashtra

The brutal beating of a female bus conductor in Maharashtra’s Thane district last week was a rare case, but milder molestation is a regular part of life for women who...

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Sustainable Development

A mobile-based rural distribution network

Ramilaben Parmar, a farm labourer in Rasnol village in Gujarat’s Anand district, is elated. She has just bought a new sewing machine worth Rs.10, 000 for her daughter...

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Sustainable Development

Sewage main reason for poor-quality river water

An environmental monitoring programme carried out by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment (KSCSTE) in five river basins across the State has re...

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Environment

Climate Change Affecting Coastlines

Climate change is causing sea levels to rise in the country as well as changing coastlines, say experts. ?Land in and around Diamond Harbour, near the southern suburbs of K...

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Hollywood

Plus-Size Models Awesomely Re-Create Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Cover

Plus-size swimwear company Swimsuits for All set out to prove that “sexy curves go beyond a size four” by shooting its own swimwear calendar, including a pictur...

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Hollywood

Star Wars 7: Lupita Nyong’o And Gwendoline Christie Join Cast

The 12 Years a Slave Oscar-winner and the Game of Thrones star are the latest recruits aboard JJ Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode 7, which is currently shooting in London T...

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Hollywood

Hard Rock Partners With Rihanna On Limited-Edition Artist Spotlight Merchandise

Hard Rock International has partnered with international superstar Rihanna on limited-edition merchandise. As part of the partnership, the singer revealed a shirt featuring...

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Health

Maternal Deaths Falling, But Not Fast Enough: WHO

“There is still one woman dying every one and a half to two minutes somewhere in the world … Because she is trying to give life,” said Marleen Temmerman,...

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Environment

Climate Change May Put Children At Considerable Risk : Report

Climate change may put children at considerable risk of violence, abuse and multiple forms of poverty, particularly through displacement, migration and erosion of assets an...

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Hollywood

Professor Green And Millie Mackintosh Come Together For War Child

Celebrity couple Professor Green and Millie Mackintosh have stepped into the shoes (or sheets, if you will) of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in aid of War Child. They’re p...

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