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Sustainable Development

India Hits Its U.N. Poverty-Cutting Target, but Misses Others

India is on track to cut poverty in half by the end of this year, compared to 2000 levels, but needs to do more to improve education and empower women, a United Nations rep...

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Health

TN aims to bring down maternal mortality rate, says TNHSP Director

The Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project (TNHSP) is working towards reducing Tamil Nadu’s maternal mortality rate (MMR) to 45 per one lakh live births by 2017 from the c...

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Movies

Jupiter Ascending

Critics rating: 1.5 Stars

Cast: Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean.

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Health

Now there’s a way to diagnose HIV with a smartphone

Researchers at Columbia University have developed a gadget that can test for syphilis and HIV via a smartphone or tablet. Here’s how it works: The “dongle&rdquo...

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Sustainable Development

CAN MOBILE BANKING REVOLUTIONIZE THE LIVES OF THE POOR?

IN THE VILLAGE OF Sori along the banks of Kenya’s Lake Victoria, fishing has long been the lynchpin of the local economy. Jobs here are largely divided by gender: men...

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Festivals

Chaitanya Tamhane's 'Court' Acquired By Zeitgeist Films For U.S. Distribution

–Zeitgeist Films has distributed films such as Abbas Kiarostami’s ‘Taste Of Cherry’, Christopher Nolan’s ‘Following’, and ...

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Hollywood

GiveStars Charity Gets Boost From Hollywood Stars, Indiegogo

Aaron Paul, Norman Reedus, Nina Dobrev, Chris Evans and Vanessa Hudgens have pledged their support Celebrities are lining up en masse to be involved with giveStars, a perso...

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TV

Random Thoughts

It?s been a week of stray watching besides follow ups. ? I can?t understand why a channel like Disney Channel plays low key when they launch a new indigenous show. I am ref...

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Bollywood

Richa Chadda bats for cancer survivors

On World Cancer Day Wednesday, actress Richa Chadda will meet women who have survived the killer disease. She says it will be an honour. The actress will be part of an even...

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Environment

India 'walking the talk' on climate change, says environment minister

Prakash Javadekar says India will not limit itself to ?business as usual? on global warming, following pressure from Barack Obama for climate action India?s government on T...

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