Obesity: A rising epidemic in India

New Delhi: A recent study puts an alarming 70 percent of India’s urban population in the obese or overweight bracket taking the country right in the middle of a &ldqu...

Climate Change May Cause Trillions in Damage to World’s Coastal Regions

New research predicts that coastal regions may face massive increases in damages from storm surge flooding over the course of the 21st century.

According to the stu...

Shatrughan bonds with youth to spread cancer awareness

The cine star-turned-BJP leader kicked off his party’s campaign to collect iron implements in Patna as part of Narendra Modi’s nationwide campaign for construct...

U2 get 3 million downloads for charity track

U2’s new song Invisible raised more than £1.9m for (RED) in 36 hours, by being downloaded free by over 3 million people around the world.

For every down...

Sachin Tendulkar bats for prevention of cardiac diseases in children

Retired batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday donated Rs 10 lakh to Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children while initiating awareness on prevention of cardiac disease ...

TERI university honours Shabana Azmi, Anshu Jain

Noted actor Shabana Azmi, Deutsche Bank Co-CEO Anshu Jain and Nobel laureate Yuan-Tseh Lee were among some of those who were conferred with honorary doctorates at the sixth...

Tiger plays charity skins in India

NEW DELHI — Tiger Woods made 10 birdies at Delhi Golf Club but failed to win a skins game, according to a golf website.

According to a Golfingindian.com repor...

PeeCee speaks for the girl child

The actress joins Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez in a documentary.

Priyanka Chopra has lent her voice to the feature film Girl Rising directed by Oscar nominated di...

Rihanna Joins Viva Glam by MAC to Fight AIDS

Sales of Viva Glam by MAC, a subsidiary of Estée Lauder, support the MAC AIDS Fund, which has become the second-largest private donor to AIDS organizations.

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