14th World Congress on Public Health held in Kolkata

Kolkata recently hosted the 14th World Congress on Public Health (WCPH) at the city’s Science City auditorium. Kolkata last hosted the Congress in 1981.

The C...

Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu's president blames climate change for extreme weather

The president of Vanuatu says climate change is contributing to more extreme weather conditions and cyclone seasons, after cyclone Pam ripped through the island nation.

HUMOUR FROM HEAVEN

Imagine what would happen when any one of the gods came down to earth? That?s just the crux of? SAB TV?s rib-tickling satire Yam Hain Hum. Yamraj, the god of death is disma...

George Clooney Hits the Stage to help launch the 100 Lives Initiative

As always, George Clooney is keeping busy supporting philanthropic efforts. Last week, Clooney joined some of his celeb friends including Tom Hanks, David Letterman, Danny ...

Kailash Kher joins Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme

Singer Kailash Kher recently sang Beti, a hard hitting song, for Woman from the East and dedicated it to the movement Kailash Kher extended his hand to Prime Minister Naren...

Many young Indian women underweight, their babies too – research

Researchers have long puzzled over why children in India, despite being wealthier, are shorter and smaller than children in sub-Saharan Africa. At least part of the answer ...

Florida Officials Banned the Term 'Climate Change'

Politicians have been known to employ an arsenal of tactics aimed at confusing the public about what scientists know about climate change: citing widely discredited experts...

Oscar Nunez Says No To Animal Cruelty

Oscar Nunez, perhaps best known for his role as accountant “Oscar Martinez” on the US version of hit television comedy series The Office, has teamed up with Cru...

At UN, Bollywood’s Farhan Akhtar leads push to involve more men to end violence against women

When the moderator of a panel discussion on Wednesday at United Nations Headquarters in New York on how to end violence against women looked a little disappointedly at her ...