Ban Ki-moon Calls for Sustainable Industrial Development, Jobs for Young People

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday outlined a four-point plan aimed at achieving sustainable industrial development, which includes generating mor e jobs for young...

Waves of Change

My recent visits to the beach have been rather fulfilling, owing to my new found passion, Surfing. My perception of it was altered by my very first experience of a wipeout....

Rice and Reason

A recent and disturbing study conducted by Harvard University has established that consuming just one cup of white rice (polished rice) everyday can put you at risk to diab...

How College Kids Helped Divest $50 Billion From Fossil Fuels

More than 700 investors pledged to divest their holdings from fossil fuel companies, just a day after an estimated 400,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of New ...

Ashton Kutcher praises Alia Bhatt’s short film on women’s safety

Alia Bhatt has found a fan in Hollywoodhunk Ashton Kutcher, who has praised the actress’s short film on woman safety.

Titled ‘Going Home’, the sho...

David Beckham Surprises Young Cancer Patient

Avid Manchester United fan and cancer patient Lloyd Burton’s dream came true when he met his hero David Beckham. The pair met while filming for Stand Up To Cancer, th...

Taylor Swift Joins Scholastic To Talk To Kids About The Power Of Reading

Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books will present an exclusive video featuring an inspiring, personal conversation with...

Thank you, Aamir Khan, for a Satyamev Jayate episode that brought gay pride into our homes

Over its past two seasons, Satyamev Jayate has established itself as a weepy. It doesn’t matter what the topic of discussion may be, host Aamir Khan will cry and inva...

How to bring down maternal mortality rates

Despite many schemes launched for the antenatal care by the government, the maternal mortality rate remains high in India. The reason behind this high rate is not just pove...