Indian artists to tour US for charity funds

Kolkata: In a bid to eradicate avoidable blindness by 2020 in the country, a trio of classical artists here will begin a multi-city tour of the US Feb 21 to raise funds for...

Beijing’s bad air would be step up for smoggy Delhi

In mid-January, air pollution in Beijing was so bad that the government issued urgent health warnings and closed four major highways, prompting the panicked buying of air f...

National Urban Health Mission launched

The ambitious National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), aimed at providing adequate and efficient urban public health delivery system for the urban poor, was launched here toda...

Climate change adversely affecting agriculture

JAIPUR: Climate change, the greatest global challenge, is already a reality for the farmers of Rajasthan. It is increasing the pressure on already scarce resources and if p...

Shilpa Shetty, Arshad Warsi, Sonakshi Sinha contribute to Raavi's charity work

Child actress Rimmi Srivastav, seen in the title role in TV show “Raavi”, inspired Bollywood celebrities like Shilpa Shetty and Arshad Warsi to support her init...

40,000 run for charity in the 11th Mumbai Marathon

Mumbai: Nearly 40,000 people including 500 foreigners took part in the eleventh edition of Mumbai Marathon on Sunday morning. Among the participants were 200 people with di...

Time Pass – A Film Review More Of An Afterthought

The taste of first love, the age of innocence, the age old conflict and the nostalgia of it all, unfolds in a Marathi film loaded with honesty and...

Garry Lyons – Writing For Society

No one can see beyond the horizon of their own lives. We are threads in the great tapestry of time. Have faith. Every stitch has a reason – Anon

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Yuvraj Singh Foundation to create awareness on cancer in 2000+ schools across India

YouWeCan, an initiative of the Yuvraj Singh Foundation (YSF), in association with Khelnama, a community for sports lovers, is organizing a cancer awareness programme for sc...