Mumbai Welcomes 6th Jagran Film Festival

~ Festival opens with a gala opening ceremony and 2015 French film ‘Standing Tall’ ~

~ The opening day saw presence of personalities like R Madhavan, Ra...

How Can We Encourage Girls To Study Computer Science?

Imagine a computer programmer. What does this person look like? What is this person doing? Is the person with anyone? What kinds of hobbies might he or she have? Chances ar...

True Review TV - Jackson Heights: Diaspora Tales

I am most impressed that Pakistan?s Television industry is tackling Diaspora stories; in that, Jackson Heights on Zindagi is a must see. The stories of the Pakistani immigr...

A Baby Box Aims To Save Infant And Maternal Lives

Under a new student-led nonprofit aimed at reducing infant and maternal mortality in South Asia, expectant mothers would receive a free box full of newborn essentials like ...

WHO Urges Action Against Antibiotic Resistance.

Cautioning against the indiscriminate use of antibiotics and other drugs which leads to resistance to medicines and treatment failure, the World Health Organization has urg...

Women Face Widespread Job Restrictions In India: World Bank

Women in India are not allowed to work in mining or in jobs that require lifting weights above a certain threshold or working with glass, according to a latest World Bank r...

UN Official Says Women Paid 24 Percent Less Than Men Globally, 30 Percent Less In Asia

A U.N. agency is mounting a worldwide campaign for equal pay for women, who get 24 percent less than men on global average and around 30 percent less for those in Asia. Rec...

How Toronto International Film Festival Is Planning To Expand Its Global Footprint & Widen Its Focus

Two years ago, after the screening of the Partition drama Qissa at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Irrfan Khan sat down with his co-stars and director for a...

Twitter Promises To Hire More Women While Fighting Gender Discrimination Suit

Twitter is setting modest goals to diversify its workforce while it fights a proposed class-action lawsuit that says the online messaging service discriminates against its ...