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Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

Comedy, for some odd reason, has not been a favourite genre for Indian film makers. There is a marked preference for sentimental romances, love stories, family melodrama, g...

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Health

Targeting Old Scourges

The reference in the Union Budget to new elimination targets for some major communicable diseases barely hints at the enormous burden carried by millions in India with tube...

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Festivals

Human Rights Watch Film Festival

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival will be presented in London from 6 to 17 March, 2017, featuring 16 award-winning international documentary feature films that grapple w...

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Gender

5 Ways Media Hurts Female Politicians

What do we see when we look closely at media coverage of female politicians and political candidates? Headlines from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign are indic...

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Festivals

Winners and Losers From Sundance 2017 (So Far)

Winter storms weren’t the only things causing headaches during the first week of the Sundance Film Festival. Buyers were griping that the movies being screened at thi...

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Hollywood

Scarlett Johansson Talks About Women's Health Issues In Moving Speech

Actress Scarlett Johansson took the podium during the Women's March in Washington DC, to speak about females health issues. Declaring that it was time for even a private pe...

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Hollywood

Don't Rush Life And Other Ways To Be Like Merly Streep

Be scary good. Delete your twitter account. Raise strong girls. And other invaluable lessons from the fiery actor In addition to the obvious—learn to speak your mind,...

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Alternative Entertainment

Bill Gates Lists His Favourite Books Of 2016

Bill Gates has apparently been a big reader all along, even during his Microsoft days. On his site, Gates Notes, he writes, “I’ve been reading about a book a we...

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Health

‘Govt Should Promote Health Insurance Or Prepay Hospitals’

The students at National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT) got an opportunity to interact with a pioneer of health care system in India. Nachiket Mor, India country director, ...

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Alternative Entertainment

Women Use Art, Theater To Find Common Ground

In the days following the November election, some folks buried their heads, argued with others, or swore off social media and avoided communicating with the wider world. Bu...

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