Access to safe water, sanitation has improved, says WHO-UNICEF report

Some 2.5 billion people still use unimproved sanitation facilities; can the world achieve MDG target by 2015? The latest global status report on access to drinking water an...

True Review: Children of War - Nine Months to Freedom

Critics Rating: 3.STARS*

Cast :Indraneil Sengupta, Raima Sen, Pavan Malhotra, Farooque Sheikh, Riddhi Sen Rucha Inamdar, Victor Benerjee,

Direction: Mrityun...

Mayo Clinic Researchers May Have Discovered a Cure for Cancer Hidden in an Unlikely Vaccine

In the past few years, we’ve seen the introduction of a cervical cancer vaccine and a prostate cancer vaccine — but what if a vaccine could actually cure cancer...

A future of thirst: Water crisis lies on the horizon

The next time your throat is as dry as a bone and the Sun is beating down, take a glass of clean, cool water. Savour it. Sip by sip. Vital and appreciated as that water is,...

How gender affects the decision-making process

Not too long ago, we conducted a Gender Intelligence workshop with a senior leadership team responsible for global innovation and marketing. As part of the session, we aske...

Rumer Willis Raises $12,000 With Charity Date Offer

Bruce Willis’ daughter Rumer Willis helped to raise $12,000 (Gbp7,500) for a gay and lesbian charity event on Sunday (11May14) by offering up a date to the highest bi...

Delhi records coldest May day in a decade

The coldest day in May in a decade was experienced by the Capital on Tuesday when the early morning temperatures dipped to 18 degrees Celsius, seven degrees below normal, a...

Gauging the Real Effects of Media

What if we knew that the fictional rapes in HBO’s mega-hit “Game of Thrones” caused real rapes in the real world? What if we knew that the portrayals of g...

Rice remedy

ROTAVIRUSES are one of the leading causes of severe diarrhea in children across the world. According to WHO estimates, 527,000 children under five, most of them from low-in...