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Star-Studded 21st Annual Race To Erase MS Raises Over $1.75 Million

On Friday, May 2, host, MS survivor and advocate Nancy Davis welcomed guests to the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza for the 21st Annual Race to Erase MS. The event raise over $...

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Hollywood

Alicia Keys To Join Empowerment Experience Panel

Fifteen time Grammy Award-winning artist and HIV advocate Alicia Keys will join with Greater Than AIDS and ESSENCE to headline a special ESSENCE Empowerment Experience pane...

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Environment

East Antarctica melt could cause a global coastal destruction

Parts of the vast ice sheet of East Antarctica - which collectively holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 53 meters - could begin an irreversible slide into the ...

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Thought Factory

An Accidental Martyrdom

In April 2010, I returned home late evening to find a family friend had left urgent messages for me to call back. The next morning, before I could return her call, she was ...

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Bollywood

Kangana flick's 'real' Revolver Rani is Jaipur girl

Kangana Ranaut may have played the lead in Revolver Rani, but real life Manisha Shekhawat, who “triggered” in the flick as TV anchor, Payal Parihar, has emerged...

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Sustainable Development

Can child labour be eliminated in India?

Every day nine-year-old Milli (named changed) rushes through her morning ablutions so that she does not get late. However, unlike other children her age, including her frie...

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Bollywood

Shabana Azmi: 'The empowerment of women is important'

Shabana Azmi has said violence against women should not be tolerated. The actress was speaking at a discussion forum about female empowerment at the recent IIFA awards, in ...

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TV

A New Order

There are a few new shows on daily prime time and the weekend too. Star Plus’ Ek Thi Haseena boasts of a cast of three actors of substance – Simone Singh, Ayub ...

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Bollywood

Celina Jaitley to be a part of UN's 'Bollywood style' LGBT campaign

Actress and activist, former beauty queen Celina Jaitley, will star in United Nation’s ‘Bollywood style’ global human rights campaign launching on April 3...

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Bollywood

Priyanka and Shabana root for women empowerment

Actor Priyanka Chopra feels that the mindset of people in India needs to change and they should no longer think of a girl as a burden. Priyanka, who has always lent support...

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