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Sustainable Development

India's 'untouchable' scavengers

Rights group Human Rights Watch has called on the Indian government to end “manual scavenging” – the practice of cleaning human waste by low-caste communi...

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Hollywood

Amy Brenneman Raises Awareness Of Crohn's And Colitis

Acclaimed Actress Amy Brenneman may play a silenced police chief’s wife in her new role on “The Leftovers,” but she generously lends her voice to help rai...

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Bollywood

Getting chilly for charity: Warm-hearted Bollywood stars take on the Ice Bucket Challenge

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has reached India, and taking the lead in the country are Bollywood celebrities who have come forward to do their bit and participate. Starting...

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Health

Polio eradication by vaccination: good news and bad

A clinical trial gives hope that the right vaccination scheme could eradicate polio worldwide by 2018. Another study, though, warns that mutated viruses could jeopardize th...

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Movies

True Review: Mardaani

Critics rating: 2.5 STARS*

Written by: Gopi Puthran
       
Cast:...

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Bollywood

Pariva Pranati: Hamari Sister Didi is not like Sanjivani or Dill Mill Gayye

There’s a new doctor show in the market and we wonder if Sony Pal’s daily soap runs on the same lines The recently launched channel – Sony Pal announced a...

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Health

Emergency call

Nearly 140,000 people in India died in road accidents last year. Several communicable diseases together do not take such a huge toll on human life. But the country does not...

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Environment

Global Warming has Temporarily 'Paused' due to Climate Fluctuations and Weaker Solar Irradiance

Global warming has been temporarily 'paused' according to a group of scientists, who attribute this interlude to climate fluctuations and a more restrained sun. Researchers...

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Sustainable Development

Ethanol-run green bus set for trial runs in Nagpur

Nagpur received India’s first ethanol-run city passenger transport bus, which has been manufactured by Scania, the Sweden-based commercial vehicle and engine maker, f...

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Bollywood

Sachiin Joshi joins hands with PETA, supports vegetarianism

A lot Bollywood celebs are known to support PETA (People for the ethical treatment of animals). Now we hear that Sachiin Joshi, who celebrates his birthday today, has joine...

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