‘We Could Wipe Out Polio By 2019,’ Says Bill Gates

Philanthropist Bill Gates believes that the diseases malaria and polio could be eradicated within the next 15 years, with polio gone as soon as 2019.Speaking at a Global Ci...

Hague Climate Change Judgement Could Inspire A Global Civil Movement

“You have been negotiating all my life”, cried out 21-year-old Anjali Appadurai from the lectern of a UN climate change conference four years ago. The activist,...

Working Moms Have More Successful Daughters And More Caring Sons, Harvard Business School Study Says

it’s looking less and less warranted. According to a working paper (pdf) published June 19 by the Harvard Business School, daughters of working mothers are more likel...

Citizen Media Shows Why India Is Unlikely To Reach Its Millennium Goals Target For Maternal Mortality

According to the UN Millennium Development Goals, India should bring down its maternal mortality rate (MMR) to 109 per 100,000 live births by 2015. This is a tough ask, as ...

The EPA Outlines Our Choices On Global Warming: Moderate Disaster Or Major Disaster.

This week, the EPA released a major report that tried to tally up the specific benefits to the United States if the whole world took action on climate change. Fewer deaths ...

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Debut Feature Masaan, Which Won Top Two Awards At Cannes This Year, To Have Its India Premiere At The 6th Jagran Film Festival On July 1

~The Richa Chadha and Sanjay Mishra starrer is the opening film of the festival~

Mumbai, June 23, 2015: After wowing both film afi...

‘Gilmore Girls’ Creator Has Strong Words For Women In Hollywood: ‘It’s Up To Them’

“Gilmore Girls” was ground-breaking in many ways. It was a show that celebrated women, family and small-town New England. But perhaps its greatest contribution ...

Natalie Portman Wants Female Director For Ginsburg Biopic.

Actress Natalie Portman is in negotiations to play Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in an upcoming biopic and wants a female director on board. Ginsburg revealed t...

Taking A Bite Out Of Cancer

A few months ago, I was diagnosed with cancer. In my case, it was an early detection and a relatively easy set course of action. I am well on the way to recovery, thank you...