8-Day Kashmir Folk Theatre Festival Starts At Tagore Hall

“The highlight of today’s programme was scintillating performances by artistes of National Bhand Theatre, Wathura, AlamdarBhagat Theatre, Anantnag, and KaramBul...

$1m Prize For Heroic Burundi Woman Who Saved 30,000 Children From War

(CNN)During the brutal Burundi civil war which claimed 300,000 lives, Marguerite Barankitse risked her own to rescue around 30,000 children from persecution.

At the...

Factbox: Women's Health - From Maternal Mortality To Child Marriage

COPENHAGEN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Over 5,000 delegates from 150 countries arrive in Copenhagen this week for Women Deliver - a major global conference on the health...

Daughter-in-law Be Treated As Family Member, Not Housemaid: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: Daughter-in-law should be treated as a family member and not housemaid, and she cannot be "thrown out of her matrimonial home at any time", the Supreme Court has...

It's Already Looking Like 2016 Will Be The Hottest Year On Record

How long can the hot streak last?
Global average temperatures set a seventh straight monthly record in April, and it wasn't even close, according to NASA figures. Last...

Killing Norway To Allow People To Change Gender By Simply 'Ticking A Box', With Children As Young As Six Able To Swap w Without Any Medical Procedure Under Proposed Rules

Norway will allow people to change gender by simply 'ticking a box' with children as young
six able to swap without any medical procedure under proposed rules.
T...

ESA’s Swarm Mission Is Mapping How the Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Changing

The Earth’s magnetic field acts as a shield, protecting us from damaging cosmic rays and harsh solar winds. It’s as important to our survival as water and oxyge...

Indian Short Film ‘Beti’ At Seattle Film Festival

“Beti”, a non-fiction short film on girl child education, made by young student filmmakers of the city, has been invited for a special screening at the 42nd Sea...

The Jazz Way Of Life

Israeli jazz band the Ehud Ettun Trio on their Indian connect and their curiosity for new music

For most jazz musicians, the genre is a fluid, organic and highly im...