India Reduces Baby Deaths But Still Hasn’t Met 2012 Targets

Of 36 Indian states and Union territories (UTs), the lowest IMRs were reported from Goa and Manipur with nine infant deaths per 1,000 live births First, the good news: 37 b...

The Story Of The Bose Wave, The Stereo System Built For The Infomercial Era

Odds are that sometime in the last couple of decades or so, someone in your group of friends or family has received a snazzy countertop radio from a loved one.But it wasn&r...

India's 105-Year-Old-Mother Of Trees

Being unable to have children is a heartbreaking situation for anyone who wants to conceive.But in rural India, infertility carries an added stigma for women, who can be ou...

11 Times The Simpson's Accurately Predicted The Future

Sixteen years ago, an episode of "The Simpsons" predicted that Donald Trump would one day become US president.

And this wasn't the only time the writers had m...

What We Learned About The Global Burden Of Disease?

Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, observed that knowledge is power and information is liberating. Indeed, the collection, analysis and dissemi...

This Gandhian Organisation Has Rehabilitated More Than 2,000 Vulnerable Women Over 25 Years

Vasavya Mahila Mandali (VMM) is an NGO based in Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh. It was founded by former Member of Parliament, Chennupati Vidya, in 1969. While working at Gandhi...

Kaleidoscope - An Enduring Romance

A play about marital infidelity has been winning fans over the years, instead of shocking conservative Indians. Bernard Slade’s Tony award-winning romantic comedy Sam...

CMA Music Festival Lineup Has Someone For Everyone

OK, Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks, Shania Twain and George Strait aren’t on the schedule, but practically every other country artist who made or aspired to the charts du...

Why Hollywood Needs More Female Anti-Heroes

"Oh my god, the world is ruined: The women have guns."

This, according to Geena Davis, was a typical overblown reaction when Thelma & Louise hit ...