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Human Rights

Securing Our Societies From The Threat Of Senseless Terrorism

Since 2000, we have witnessed a more than ten-fold increase in the number of deaths from violent extremism and terrorism - from 3,329 victims in 2000 to 32,685 in 2014. And...

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Bollywood

Why Akshay Kumar Is Proud Of This 19-Year-Old Girl From Andheri

Soon after the Nirbhaya incident in Delhi, Akshay Kumar along with Aditya Thackeray had set up the Women's Self Defence Centre (WSDC) to impart free martial training to wom...

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Bollywood

Humanity Is Above Everything Else: Ali Zafar

Pakistani singer and actor Ali Zafar has changed his display picture on his social media accounts in solidarity with the victims of the recent terrorist attack in Lahore. Z...

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Retroscope

Retroscope - Salaam Women

Many of you are familiar with the question of being born female in India. But it will be nice to go through the exercise together –imagine you are a daughter in India...

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TV

True Review Television - Documentaries, In Search Of A Platform

An Oscar recognition for a documentary is a win-win situation, in most parts of the world. Though news channels pick up human interest stories and flash them predominantly ...

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Thought Factory

DEMOCRACY

I grew up in several places in India, amidst many changing political times as we know.
I lived with the two books, Discovery Of India by Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru,...

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Festivals

Hansal Mehta’s ‘Aligarh’ To Close Dallas South Asian Film Fest

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta’s reality drama “Aligarh” will be closing the 2016 Dallas/Fort Worth South Asian Film Festival (DFW SAFF) on Sunday. And the direct...

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Hollywood

Hozier Donates Song Proceeds To Domestic Abuse Charities

Irish singer/songwriter Hozier is donating the proceeds of his new single, Cherry Wine, to a series of international domestic abuse charity organisations which provide supp...

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Environment

Warm Ocean Temperatures Helped Make 2015 A Record Year For Shark Attacks

Increasingly warm waters around the globe due to climate change and El Niño led to the highest number of shark attacks ever recorded in 2015, according to data relea...

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Thought Factory

Beyond Pink and Blue!

When a baby is born, the obstetrician announces “It’s a boy” or “It’s a girl.” As babies, children learn to categorize everyone as eithe...

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