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Madison’s First Asian-American Film Festival Kicks Off With Sci-Fi And Thrillers

For his film “Aloha,” writer-director Cameron Crowe wrote a character whose ethnic background was one-quarter Hawaiian and half-Chinese. The actress cast f...

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Health

WHO Issues New Guidance On Preventing And Treating Infections Around The Time Of Childbirth

Bacterial infections around the time of childbirth (peripartum infections) account for about one-tenth of maternal deaths globally. In addition to the high risk of mortalit...

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Festivals

6th Jagran Film Festival Extends Lifetime Achievement Award To Shashi Kapoor, Best Actor To Dulal Sarkar And Best Actress To Bhumi Pednekar At The Starry Festival Closing Night

~ Veteran make-up artiste Pandhari Juker honoured with Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema title ~

~ Dulal Sarkar and the film ‘Chotoder Ch...

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Gender

The Right Way To Tackle Gender Inequality In The Legal Profession

In 1978, when I completed my Oxford law degree, we were told we would have to be patient, it could take 30 or 40 years before there was gender equality among the judiciary....

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Gender

Rajasthan Revolution: In 30 Panchayats, More Girls Born Than Boys

Dolatpura Kotda, Rajasthan: Mali Devi, a 27-year-old daily wage labourer in Dolatpur Kotda, 35 kilometers north-east of Jaipur, was married at 13 as a part of a tradition c...

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Retroscope

Suchitra Sen - Revisiting Icons

Standing at the far end of the room she resembled a house wife in a simple cotton saree. A few gold bangles twinkled musically round her wrist. That plump figure was out of...

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Festivals

Special Screenings, Workshops & Celebrities make a cinematic Saturday to remember at 6th Jagran Film Festival

~ Showman Subhash Ghai engages film enthusiasts in a ‘Master Class’ ~

~ Neil Bhoopalam conducted...

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Movies

True Review Movie – The Martian

Critics rating : 4 Stars

Cast :  Matt Damon, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jeff Daniels, Jessica Chastain

Direc...

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Movies

True Review Movie - Singh Is Bliing

Critics rating: 1.5  Stars

Cast:  Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Lara Dutta, Kay Kay Menon. Read More

Festivals

London Film Festival Turns Spotlight On Gender Equality

The BFI London Film Festival opens Oct. 7 with “Suffragette,” the story of the Brit women who fought for equal rights to vote a century ago. It is clear, though...

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