True Review: Bhootnath Returns

Critics Rating: 2 1/2 STARS.

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Parth Bhalerao, Boman Irani, Usha Jadhav, Sanjay Mishra, Brijendra Kala

Genre:Horror Comedy

India’s ‘Womanifesto:’ How central are women’s rights to this year’s elections?

The gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a moving bus in New Delhi in December 2012 marked a sharp turning point for the debate on women’s rights in India...

True Review: Divergent

Critics Rating: 2 stars

Cast : Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courteney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Tony Goldwyn

Dir...

Most Ratified Human Rights Treaty is 25 Years Old

Augustine J. Veliath invites writers everywhere to own and use this powerful tool, the CRC.

Nearly 25 years ago, the world made a promise to childr...

Hospitals Safer Than Homes for Births

A new analysis suggests that giving birth in a hospital is considerably safer than having a baby at home or in a birthing center. Researchers analyzed data collected by the...

Can our agriculture tackle climate change?

The latest report of the inter-governmental panel points to the impact of extreme weather events on farming in India

India has long been regarded a ‘climate c...

Victoria Beckham Donates Daughter’s Clothes To Charity

Twenty-five specially curated outfits pulled together by world renowned designer and mum Victoria Beckham from the wardrobe of arguably the most stylish little girl in the ...

At long last, WHO certifies Bangladesh polio-free

Through a robust national immunization programme, Bangladesh mostly rid itself of the crippling disease in 2003. But the country reported a final case of poliomyelitis in M...

Climate change as a matter of public health

For a long time people perceived climate change as an environmental issue–the concern of environmentalists, the concern of a few. It was reframed as a justice issue a...