‘Nashville’ finale sets up groundbreaking storyline: An openly gay country music star

Scripted drama aside, the revelation will actually bring a groundbreaking story in pop culture to “Nashville’s” third season this fall: An openly gay coun...

Preet Kamal pledges to donate her eyes

Actress Preet Kamal, who made her much-appreciated Bollywood debut with ‘Babloo Happy Hai’, has pledged to donate her eyes. Preet strongly believes in the conce...

India forecast to grow 5.5% this year: ADB

Developing Asia is poised to sustain its current growth momentum and is well positioned to manage risks coming from a slightly slower Chinese economy and possible uneven de...

Gauri Khan: Charity Work is an Eye-Opener for Me

The first time you set your eyes on Bollywood’s first lady Gauri Khan, you’ll realise that the elegance and poise she exudes, is of a different kind. She is a c...

How climate change destroys human rights

Environmental destruction caused by people is poised to become the “most massive human rights violation ever”. In a 2012 interview, Oregon State University phil...

True Review: Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap

During the last few weeks, Bharat ka Veer Putra —   Maharana Pratap took an interesting action packed turn.  Maharana Udai Singh was to foil Rao Surtan...

UN Economic and Social Council set to tackle new sustainable development agenda

The United Nations Economic and Social Council has embarked on a timely slate of far-reaching reforms that will make it a stronger, more issues-oriented body, as Secretary-...

Bill Gates Talks To Author Of “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” Katherine Boo

Bill Gates: How did you pick the particular slum and the people that you profiled in the book?

Katherine Boo: Although I’d been spending time in slums all ove...

UCLA Launches Global Media Center For Social Impact

The Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA has established an innovative new center to
increase awareness of important health issues and improve the well-being of pe...