Eleanor Catton sets up grant to give writers 'time to read'

Booker-winning author of The Luminaries uses New Zealand Post prize money to encourage ‘the first step’ to good writing Eleanor Catton, the youngest ever winner...

India ranks among top 3 medical tourism destinations in Asia

“Within Asia, India, Thailand and Singapore are the three countries that receive maximum medical tourists owing to low cost of treatment, quality healthcare infrastru...

Bhanu Uday: I signed on for Hamari Sister Didi ‘coz it’s a love story

The actors talk about their new show on Sony Pal, their characters in Hamari Sister Didi, how different it is from other doctor shows and the impending competition. Read ex...

Sony Launches Women’s Channel ‘Sony Pal’

Multi-Screen Media Private Limited announced the launch of a new television channel called Sony Pal at the Hotel Taj Land’s End Aug. 7. Juhi Chawla is the face of the...

United Nations Marks International Day Against Nuclear Tests

Marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for a renewed global commitment to a world free of nuclear weap...

What Makes Community Health Care Work?

In response to Tuesday’s column about two programs in India that train relatively uneducated women as their villages’ health workers, readers provided an avalan...

The Finale Of 5th Jagran Film Festival To Be Held In Mumbai

5^th Jagran Film Festival to be held in Mumbai from 22^nd to 28^th September, 2014~

India’s only...

Helping Children, Despite Death Threats: A Vaccinator Explains

When my translator and I arrive in a crowded, dusty neighborhood in Karachi, Fatima Noor is waiting in a full black burqa. But she pretends not to see us. She turns down th...

Limiting carbon emissions is not enough to stop global warming

The Post?s editorial series on climate change made valid and important points [?A climate for change,? Aug. 25 through Aug. 29]. In particular: The problem is real, importa...