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Will access to toilets guarantee women's security in rural India?

The Badaun rape incident shows how vulnerable women are to sexual violence when there are no toilets in homes The shocking incident of gang rape and murder of two minor gir...

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Hollywood

Cannes Glitterati Step Up For AIDS Charity Gala

The amfAR annual charity ball held every year at the Cannes Film Festival to raise funds for AIDS research saw an eclectic mix of celebrities, pledging their support to the...

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Health

Maternal Deaths Falling, But Not Fast Enough: WHO

“There is still one woman dying every one and a half to two minutes somewhere in the world … Because she is trying to give life,” said Marleen Temmerman,...

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Sustainable Development

Free Sanitary Pads For Girls In Middle And High Schools Of Bihar

Adolescent girl students enrolled in middle and high schools in Bihar will get free one-year supply of sanitary napkins. The state government has been planning to launch th...

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Sustainable Development

Mumbai’s Population Growth Rate Is Twice That Of The State

Mumbai, the sprawling megapolis spread over 600 sq km, has seen its population grow at a rate which is twice that of Maharashtra’s and 2.5 times that of the country i...

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Sustainable Development

Mumbai Is Noisiest City In The World

Mumbai is hostage to air and water pollution at dangerous levels, and is probably the n the world, ahead of Delhi and Kolkata. Maharashtra’s economic survey, released...

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Movies

True Review : Filmistaan

Critics Rating: 2.5 STARS*

Cast: Sharib Hashmi, Inaamulhaq, Kumud Mishra, Gopal Dutt

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Bollywood

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Supports Cleft Lip Charity The Smile Train

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has appeared in a video in support of the Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft lip and palate charity. The charity’s overriding goal is...

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Health

50% Pregnant Women With Hypertension Who Snore Unknowingly Have Sleep Disorder

One in two hypertensive pregnant women who habitually snore may have unrecognized obstructive sleep apnea, a sleeping disorder that can reduce blood oxygen levels during th...

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Health

Study Blames Anaemia In Maternal, Perinatal Deaths

A study in Nagpur has revealed that anaemia is a big factor in the high Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) as well as perinatal mortality rate (death of foetus after seven month...

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