App for lawmakers to check maternal, child health indicators

MPs and MLAs can now keep a close watch on maternal and child health indicators of their constituencies with the help of a mobile application called “Swasthya Samiksh...

Shah Rukh Khan invited to deliver a speech at Oxford University

Shah Rukh Khan is a global icon of sorts. While the actor has amassed millions of fans in India, his fan following around the globe is just as overwhelming.
As SRK's r...

Knitting, baking and painting improve well-being and mental health, study finds

It’s hard to pinpoint when exactly it happened, but at some point over the past few years, wool got cool.

No longer the preserve of grannies, knitting is now ...

Healthy lifestyle reduces even genetic heart attack risk

A recent study has found that even among those at high genetic risk, following a healthy lifestyle can cut in half the probability of a heart attack or similar event.
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Cairo Film Fest Pays Tribute To Bollywood Stars

The 38th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) kicked off on Tuesday at the Cairo Opera House with an opening show which paid a special tribute to Bollywood celebrities,...

Television’s Caught Them Young!

At 9 pm Monday to Saturday, Star Plus viewers have been struck by a young protagonist in Naamkaran; Arsheen Namdaar makes a debut as Avni Mehta. A gifted actor, she commend...

Climate Finance Dispute Prompts Bangladesh To Return £13m of UK AID

Millions of pounds of climate change aid to Bangladesh has been returned unspent to the British government following a long-running dispute over its delivery. Academics and...

Six Photojournalists Who Will Open Your Eyes To Unseen Parts Of India Through Instagram

Instagram is one of the largest photo sharing platforms on the internet. It has more than five million users logging in everyday to share anything and everything from pictu...

Broadway Artists Are Aligning To Make Social And Political Change

The Broadway Advocacy Coalition is a new platform for artists to speak up and fuse arts with activism. Following the August 1 Broadway for Black Lives Matter event, in whic...