40,000 run for charity in the 11th Mumbai Marathon

Mumbai: Nearly 40,000 people including 500 foreigners took part in the eleventh edition of Mumbai Marathon on Sunday morning. Among the participants were 200 people with di...

Rs. 20 for food, all expenses: Girls in these Karnataka hostels deprived twice over?

Bangalore: Karnataka’s government-run hostels for deprived girl children have been criticized for being more of a farce than a measure of empowerment by the state&rsq...

Rs. 20 for food, all expenses: Girls in these Karnataka hostels deprived twice over?

Bangalore: Karnataka’s government-run hostels for deprived girl children have been criticized for being more of a farce than a measure of empowerment by the state&rsq...

Theatre Of The Administration Of The Agitators

There’s a sort of sinister tone to the times we are living in and experiencing as each day unfolds and takes us closer to an impending political circus which has comm...

The Masque of Life

Lalitha Lajmi’s latest collection “Masque of Life” is inspired by her belief in the statement “Life is a stage”. Coming from a family of filmm...

Gender Equality And Women’s Empowerment

Long-term, sustainable development will only be possible when women and men enjoy equal opportunity to rise to their potential. But today, women and girls continue to face ...

Climate Change’s New Menace: Mountain Tsunamis

Last summer more than 6,000 died after glacial melt cascaded through valleys in northern India. Scientists expect such disasters to become more common. Climate change is pa...

Paracetamol can slow brain development in kids

A new study has found that paracetamol can interfere with the brain development of children, and can even be dangerous for unborn kids.

Researchers at Uppsala Unive...

Phuket News: UK charity expands Philippine anti-trafficking work

Haiyan left nearly 8,000 people dead or missing in one of the worst natural disasters to hit the Philippines, flattening entire towns and displacing more than four million ...