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Shah Rukh Khan receives honorary doctorate from London

The King Khan or ‘Badshah of Bollywood’, actor Shah Rukh Khan wants to move beyond being an actor by making positive changes in peo...

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Kaleidoscope

Out of the Ghetto

Angie Thomas was a teen rapper herself, so her portrayal of this cut-throat world in her new book is accurate and moving, peppered with raw hum...

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Sustainable Development

Lack of safe water far deadlier for children than war

Marking the World Water Day, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report that lack of safe water is far deadlier for children than w...

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Alternative Entertainment

Exploration of gender, a key theme on this year’s Wellcome Book Prize shortlist

On embracing the 10th anniversary of the Wellcome Book Prize 2019, the best new books that illuminate the many ways that health, medicine and i...

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Human Rights

Children with disabilities more exposed to abuse and violence

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet spoke at a Human Rights Council event highlighting how disabled youngsters a...

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Powerful People

Who is Teesta Setalvad?

She’s simple, strong and she talks straight. She’s also one of the very few among us, who remains c...

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Hollywood

Oscars bows to backlash, decision to relegate four awards overturned

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on 15th February (Sunday) reversed its decision to present four awards during the commercial br...

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Human Rights

Educate Children about their Human Rights

Ethical education for a child is necessary at school level. Despite the education about human rights carried out in schools worldwide, human ri...

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Hollywood

Voices in Action: Hollywood Actors unite to fight sexual harassment and abuse

American actors Jessica Barth and Caitlin Dulany took a stand against the abuse they face in the Hollywood platform. They weren’t alone. ...

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Kaleidoscope

The Kids Are Alright

So many stories for children are fairy tales or uncomplicated narratives with easy-to-digest messages. What made the 1929 story Emil a...

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