The Right to Death

The Supreme Court on Tuesday opposed the notion of allowing patients to create a 'living will'. Known as an 'advanced medical directive' in legal jargon, the bill is meant ...

Indian film ‘Any Other Day’ wins the Asia Pacific Award for Best Queer Film

Indian gay film ‘Any Other Day’ directed by Vikrant Dhote and Srikant Ananthkrishnan won the APQFFA Award for Best Asia Pacific Short Film wi...

Air Pollution than AIDS and TB kills more people in India

A report published by The Lancet Commission on pollution and health ranks India the No. 1 spot for pollution-related deaths with 2.51 million deaths in 2015. The S...

The General Sexism faced by the Hollywood Women since Ages

“Congratulations, you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to Harvey Weinstein", said comedian Seth MacFarlane in 2013, introducing the list of best-...

Do Young Children have Racial Biases?

Children notice difference across racial lines. Even from a very young age, babies scan a face differently if it belongs to someone of a different race, suggesting that rac...

Take the Stairs to get the Stares

Starting today, healthy living is within your reach. Sure, healthy living is a long-term commitment, not a flash-in-the-pan fad. But there are steps you can take right now ...

‘Horror’ recognised at the London Film Festival 2017

“For a long time, there was something missing from the London Film Festival, an audience they weren't serving”, saysMichael Blyth, the curator of the Cult stran...

Can Hollywood change People’s view on Climate Change?

Research published in the International Journal of Sustainable Development suggests that purportedly entertaining films that feature global warming and climate cha...

Prayers bring Hindu and Muslim communities together

"Bengal’s Durga Puja is a social festival first and a religious festival later" - Suddhabrata Deb

“Right from the puja mela (fair) to being res...