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How A 105-Year-Old Ended Open Defecation In Her Village

On Tuesday, Dhamtari became the first district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh to be declared free from open defecation. And the credit for that is being given ...

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Ricky Gervais And Moby Help Launch Animal Defenders International Online Store

Animal Defenders International (ADI) has joined forces with comedian Ricky Gervais and musician Moby to give shoppers a great way to raise money for animals in need, with t...

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FACTBOX-A Century After Arrest Of Birth-Control Pioneer, Contraception At A Glance

Wednesday marks 100 years since contraception pioneer Margaret Sanger was arrested for running the first birth-control clinic in the United States. Convicted of p...

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Julia Roberts Wants People To Donate To LGBT Community On Her 49th Birthday

Julia Roberts recently revealed that a 49 dollar donation to the 'Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network' or GLSEN'...

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TBI Blogs: #Delhiheroes: Exploring Kathputli Colony In Delhi Where 3500 Artists Live & Perform

From magicians to snake charmers, from sculptors to artists, the Katputhli Colony in New Delhi is home to cou...

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In Telangana, It Takes A Village To Update Tattered Land Records

KONGARAGIDDA, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Poorly educated and with few resources, Kanasari Veeraswami had no way of ...

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Why Every Single Kid In This Tiny Village In Punjab Knows Classical Music

In the quiet village of Bhaini Sahib in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, it is not uncommon to hear the tunes of classical music emanating from every home. T...

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What Women Do When They Can't Afford An Abortion

When Ariana Menefee found out that she was pregnant seven years ago, she knew immediately that she needed an abortion. "My pr...

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India Needs To Talk About Mental Illness

At least 13.7 per cent of India’s general population has various mental disorders; 10.6 per cent of them require immedi...

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Activists Seek Protocol For Disabled At Airports

New Delhi: The alleged humiliation meted out to Paralympian Aditya Mehta, who was recently forced to take off his p...

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