Akshay Kumar's Idea Gets Life: Web Portal To Donate Money To Martyred Jawans Launched By Govt

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, about three months back,conceived an idea for general public to donate money to the families of the martyrs of central paramilitary forces who...

Parliament Clears Landmark HIV Bill

With Parliament passing the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017, on Tuesday, people living...

Tribal Communities Protest Changes In Jharkhand Land Laws

Land right activists claim that recent amendments make it easier for land sharks to grab tribal land.Last year in May, when the Jharkhand government announced to remove han...

India’s Solar Capacity Expands By Record 5,525.98 MW, Doubling Growth

In the last year, 2016-17, the country’s solar energy capacity expanded by a record 5,525.98 MW. According to reports released by the Ministry of New and Renewable En...

Poojita Chowdhury: The Accidental Filmmaker

Interview With Poojita Chowdhury

Our creative director, Shiv Bhalla caught up with Poojita Chowdhury, whose film ‘Gender Bender’ has been making waves. ...

World Health Day: India’s Health Report Card Is 'Unhealthy'

As the world gears up to observe World Health Day on Friday, India's health report card is unfortunately not very healthy. World Health Day is celebrated every year on Apri...

Why 12.1 mn Divyaang Are Illiterate

At the launch of the government's Accessible India Campaign in December 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested the term "divyaang" -- which translates into "divine bo...

Akshay Kumar Meets Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Digs 'Two Pit Toilet'!

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar will next be seen in 'Toilet Ek Prem Katha' starring Bhumi Pednekar as the female lead opposite him. The Khiladi Kumar is known for extendi...

Satyarthi Launches Child Rights Campaign In Bangladesh

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi today launched his child rights campaign in Bangladesh aimed at mobilising millions of children from affluent families globally to speak up...