Most Of India’s Laws On Women Still Archaic, Say Agnes, Nundy

Speaking at the Nandini Satpathy Birth Anniversary Celebration at Soochana Bhawan here Thursday, eminent women’s rights activist Flavia Agnes and renowned Supreme Cou...

Renewable Energy Smashes Global Records In 2015, Report Shows

An upsurge in new wind, solar and hydro plants and capacity saw renewable energy smash global records last year, according to a report on new supply.
Some 147 Gigawatt...

Samantha Harris To Be Honored At Star-Studded Ante Up For A Cancer Free Generation Poker Tournament

Dozens of stars from TV, sports, music and film will ante up and bet big to support talented young cancer researchers and change the future of cancer at Tower Cancer Resear...

Group Pioneers Cheap Tricycles To Transport Women In Labour

Despite huge efforts to bring down maternal and infant mortality and the strides already achieved, one new-born child dies every 15 minutes with 30,000 new-born deaths reco...

The Best UK Pop And Rock Festivals For 2016

Britain’s shrinking southern island boasts some truly golden oldies this year, with headliners the Who and Queen (fronted by Adam “Camp Elvis” Lambert), p...

The Brutal Ways In Which Some Clan Councils In South Asia Punish Women

In India and other parts of South Asia, clan councils have long worked outside the legal system as enforcers of centuries-old social codes and traditions. Experts say these...

Retroscope - A legacy of taste

Young couples who elope to marry, remember Romeo Juliet (the poor kids died)​ Raj Kapoor’s Bobby or the young lovers from a recent Marathi blockbuster Sairat that h...

Cannes 2016: Cafe Society Review - Woody Allen's Tribute To Golden Age Hollywood

Woody Allen’s Café Society is a sweet, sad, insubstantial jeud’ésprit, watchable, charming and beautifully shot by Vittorio Storaro – yet al...

Huffington Post's New Series Opens Parent-Child Communication

“Creating a brighter future starts with a conversation. Moments of connection between generations. Experiences shared. Lessons learned.”

This is the mis...