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Aishwarya Rai Sizzles as Host of AIDS Charity Gala with Husband at Cannes

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her husband Abhishek Bachchan played hosts at an AIDS charity gala at Cannes on Thursday night. The Bollywood star couple hosted a number of A-li...

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Bollywood

Cannes glitterati step up for AIDS charity gala by amfAR

Sharon Stone showed up in a daring dress, John Travolta flew in on his plane, and even Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst made an appearance to support the Cannes film festiv...

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Health

Nigeria, others contribute 60% to global maternal deaths

Nigeria and nine other countries contribute about 60 per cent of the global maternal mortality burden, the World Health Organization has said. Media Officer, Development Co...

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Environment

Stress on developing climate-resistant crops

With global warming increasingly influencing the climate pattern, government agencies and policymakers should adopt proactive short and long-term strategies to mitigate the...

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Environment

Now, climate smart rice to save farmers in India's flood prone areas

Farmers in India's eastern region, prone for flash floods, are now shifting to flood-tolerant variety of rice, developed by Manila-based International Rice Research Institu...

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Sustainable Development

Children of farmers who committed suicide need help

The Sambhaji Brigade of the Maratha Seva Sangh has come out and declared that it would help the cause of the more than 200 children of the farmers who had committed suicide...

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Hollywood

Adam Sandler's 'Blended' Is A Failure For The Ages

The romantic comedy “Blended,” starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, which opens today, is grotesquely offensive. The romance is sweet and even effervescent...

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Hollywood

Nigerian Actor Hakeem Kae Kazeem Named As Charity Ambassador

Nigerian born Hollywood actor Hakeem Kae Kazeem has been appointed Global Ambassador for Africa 2.0. Founded in 2010, Africa 2.0 is composed of 450+ young African leaders f...

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Health

At risk of HIV? Pop a pill for protection, says CDC

Half a million Americans should consider taking Truvada, a pill that prevents HIV infection. This is the upshot of updated clinical guidelines from the US Centers for Disea...

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Environment

Heat wave due to climate change

The persistent heat wave sweeping through most parts of West Bengal this summer has triggered concerns among climatologists, who feel that this is actually the harbinger of...

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