Schwarzenegger Praises California Climate Change Record

No one can bring attention to the issue of climate change quite like former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. ?Now of course I hope there?s an international agreement, I hope...

Schwarzenegger Praises California Climate Change Record

No one can bring attention to the issue of climate change quite like former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. “Now of course I hope there’s an international agree...

True Review: Mary Kom

Critics Rating: 3 Stars*

Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Sunil Thapa, Darshan Kumar,

Direction: Omung Kumar

India's 'untouchable' scavengers

Rights group Human Rights Watch has called on the Indian government to end “manual scavenging” – the practice of cleaning human waste by low-caste communi...

Tobacco use by adults below 25 may soon become illegal

Government mulls changes in law to prevent surrogate ads by tobacco companies Adults aged below 25 years, who are in the habit of smoking or using other tobacco products, t...

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...

Only Four Per Cent of Indian Company Directors Are Women

Only four percent of the directors of publicly listed Indian companies are women, but a landmark law passed last year means companies must act quickly to put more women on ...

Delhi High Court bans e-rickshaws in city

While the Central government plans to bring e-rickshaws under the ambit of local municipalities, Delhi High Court bans them citing safety and lack of regulations Even as Ce...

Kate del Castillo Says No To Animal Circuses In Mexico City

Mexico City is poised to ban the use of animals in circuses, with the recently passed bill just awaiting Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera’s signature—and in a ...