India Hits Its U.N. Poverty-Cutting Target, but Misses Others

India is on track to cut poverty in half by the end of this year, compared to 2000 levels, but needs to do more to improve education and empower women, a United Nations rep...

Television’s Otherwise Abled People

When it comes to portraying a mentally imbalanced person on the screen, and I am referring to television, there is a misconception that any character that has retardation i...

Akshay Kumar leads online support for Global Action/2015 campaign launch

The who’s who of India came together, through various social media networks, to lend their support to ‘Action/2015’ Campaign and superstar Akshay Kumar wa...

Dolly Ki Doli

Critics rating: 2.5 stars

Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma

Madonna calls for charity donations for Malawi flooding victims

Pop superstar Madonna has urged fans to donate money to help victims of the deadly floods which have swept through Malawi over the past week. The Material Girl hitmaker, wh...

Aamir Khan to join global initiative

India is a signatory to the programme and Aamir is the representative from India several personalities across the globe have signed the initiative to make a better tomorrow...

Women, Newborns and Health: Today’s Evidence, Tomorrow’s Post-2015 Agenda

2014 was an inspiring year for those fighting for women’s rights and better access to health and education, with global campaigns such as #HeForShe launched by Goodwi...

Celebrities push to make 2015 year of action on poverty and climate change

Celebrities and campaigners including Matt Damon, Bill Gates, Jody Williams and Malala Yousafzai are joining forces to launch an international campaign to persuade the plan...

Novel mechanism may lead to better TB control

suppresses the adaptive immune response in the host could lead to development of new drugs to control the disease. The team of scientists led by Dr. Sangita Mukhopadhyay, G...