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Rediscovering Hidden Treasures : Hirak Rajar Deshe

The most renowned Indian film maker internationally, doubtless, is Satyajit Ray. His advent with the iconic debut, PatherPanchali (The Song of the Road) heralded an outstan...

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Gender

What Happened To These Young Girls From Bastar

Little did the girls imagine that the quiet slip out of the safe haven of their homes would end in tragedy? Between June to August last year, 12 girls, aged between 12 and ...

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Sustainable Development

Instead Of Killing Mosquitoes, Why Don’t We Edit The Viruses Out Of Them?

In the fight against zika—the mosquito-spread virus recently declared an international public health emergency due to its potential link with a brain deformity in inf...

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Festivals

Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak’ To Open Ebertfest 2016

Guillermo Del Toro‘s “Crimson Peak” will open the 18th AnnualRoger Ebert‘s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, hosted by Chaz Ebert. Guillermo D...

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Gender

Woman Can Be ‘Karta' Of A Family: Delhi High Court Gives Landmark Judgement

Every time someone mentions 'karta' in the context of an Indian family, you immediately think of a male member. That just changed in a landmark ruling by the Delhi High cou...

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Human Rights

World Report 2016: ‘Politics Of Fear’ Threatens Rights

In the 659-page World Report 2016, its 26th edition, Human Rights Watch reviews human rights practices in more than 90 countries. In his introductory essay, Executive Direc...

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Sustainable Development

A Landmark Ruling Allows Gene Editing In Human Embryos

A group led by biologist Kathy Niakan at London’s new Francis Crick Institute plans to use the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technique on human embryos for research purp...

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Environment

The Environmental Protection Agency Says Fracking Is Safe — But Its Scientific Advisors Disagree

Last month, the panel of 31 independent scientists charged with reviewing the EPA's draft report stated that the agency's broad conclusion about the mining technique known ...

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Independent

Film Independent Announces A More Diverse List Of Nominees For The 2016 Spirit Awards

The 2016 awards will take place in Santa Monica on Saturday, February 27, 2016, and this year 44 films with budgets under $20 million have been nominated in a number of dif...

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Festivals

Luxor Egyptian And European Film Festival Kicks Off

The 4th edition of Luxor Egyptian and European Film Festival opened yesterday in the presence of Minister of Culture Helmy El-Namnam, Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr, festival ...

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