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Indian Women Seeing Abortions Beyond 20 Weeks Face Desperate Legal Struggles

On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed a woman from Mumbai who is 24 weeks pregnant to have an abortion because her foetus had anancephaly – a life threatening conditio...

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Environment

Climate Researchers Are Setting Up an Arctic Base Camp at Davos

On Tuesday morning, a team of climate scientists were busy setting up a mock Arctic base camp at the Swiss resort that is hosting politicians, celebrities, and the global e...

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Festivals

Immersive Film Festival Will Celebrate The Legacy Of John Hughes

You may not be able to find Shermer, Illinois, on a map, but the town where director John Hughes set some of his most beloved films will be a real place for at least four d...

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Govt Panel On Education: English Should Be Made Compulsary In All Schools

Besides, the panel has recommended that atleast one English language school should exist in every block of the country. There are 6612 blocks in the country, and this singl...

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Health

Contraceptive Cruelty: How patriarchy Determines Birth Control Use In India

A month or so before her wedding, 23-year-old Rituparna’s mother suggested that they go to a gynaecologist for a ‘normal check-up’. Once there however, he...

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Human Rights

India's New Legislation Offers Hope

Last month, the Indian Parliament passed much needed and long awaited legislation on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in India. The new disability law is going to af...

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Environment

Why The Environment Needs Water Markets

Since the 1970s, environmental regulations have prevented many environmental impacts, provided minimal environmental flows and prevented construction of large environmental...

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Bollywood

Here Is How Amitabh Bachchan's Films Become 'Cleanliness Rage' In Varanasi

In a bid to promote sanitation program in Varanasi, the Municipal Corporation has come up with a filmy idea by putting up posters of Amitabh Bachchan films with a cleanline...

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Human Rights

Soon Tags To Track Children At Large Gatherings

In a unique initiative to keep track of children, especially in large gatherings, the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has drafted a set of gu...

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Festivals

Our 20 Most-Anticipated Films at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival

Comprising a considerable amount of our top 50 films of last year, Sundance Film Festival has proven to yield the first genuine look at what the year in cinema will bring. ...

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