Farooque Shaikh diverted 'Lahore' cheque to his chosen charity

MUMBAI: In 2010, a first-time director decided to make a film on kickboxing using the backdrop of the India-Pak conflict. His raw, native Haryanvi producers expected a burl...

Key to sustainable nutrition in Africa is prevention not treatment

Stunting among children increased to 45 per cent in 2011

Africa must take charge of research priorities to beat malnutrition and hunger

Interventions to pre...

Adani Foundation bags 3rd Annual Greentech CSR 2013 Award

Chandigarh; 29 January, 2014: Adani Foundation, the CSR arm of Adani group, India’s leading infrastructure player, announced that it has bagged the 3rd Annual Greente...

Scarlett Johansson, Oxfam charity part ways in dispute over Israeli settlements in West Bank

JERUSALEM – Scarlett Johansson has parted ways with the international charity Oxfam because of a dispute over her work for Soda Stream, a company operating in a West ...

No relief for Earth’s warming trend in 2013, studies find

The average temperature of Earth maintained its warming trend in 2013, despite seasonal and regional variations that included a shrinking ice cap in the Arctic and a massiv...

Impressive start to the 1st edition of Navi Mumbai International Film Festival (NMIFF)

Mumbai, January 31, 2014: First day of film extravaganza started on a very high note. The excitement was palpable as the emcee welcomed Mr. Sachin Khanna, ...

Small concerns: The Local train

There local train platform is filled with people as I reach it around 8.30 am every day.  Carrying laptops, handbags and lunchboxes, everyone is set for the day. Newsp...

Paul Rodgers donates album profits to charity

Free star Paul Rodgers plans to give all the proceeds from his latest solo album to a music academy. The rocker financed The Royal Sessions himself and wants to donate the ...

Breast cancer survivors should run more to decrease mortality risk

Washington: New research suggests that running may be more effective than walking in lowering breast cancer mortality risk.

Earlier studies have shown that followin...