The Internet Is Getting Nastier And Women And Minorities Are Feeling The...
The internet is making everyone aggro, it's seriously damaging our ability to get along and women and minorities are copping the brunt of it.And it's not a generational thing either. Older Australians...
View ArticlePollution Killed More Than 9 Million People Worldwide In 2015, India One Of...
NEW DELHI -- An estimated nine million people died worldwide in 2015 due to diseases caused by pollution -- the biggest cause globally of all premature deaths -- more than AIDS, malaria and...
View ArticleQuentin Tarantino On Weinstein: 'I Knew He Did A Couple Of These Things'
WASHINGTON — Academy Award-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino for decades has been hearing about Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual abuse, and regrets not taking the accusations more...
View ArticleWhy We Should View Religious Reform Through The Child Rights Lens
"At 11, he dropped out of school to devote all his time towards learning religious scriptures. He spent the next two years studying the ways of an ascetic life under his guru. In a month's time, he's...
View ArticleTriple Talaq Is Banned, But What Happens To Salma, Shaheen and Sajjida Now?
When you get a phone call from your husband who is based abroad, you expect a general conversation about his everyday life, when he'll be visiting next, your daily life and as the conversation peters...
View ArticleAfter 12 Years, CBI Seeks The Govt's Permission To Reopen The Bofors Probe
New Delhi, Oct 20 (PTI) — The CBI has written to the government for reconsideration of its 2005 decision and allow the agency to file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court in the Bofors...
View ArticleThe Rajasthan Govt's Ordinance To Protect Public Servants Is A Blow To...
The Rajasthan government has come out with an ordinance which purportedly tries to protect public servants, including judges and magistrates, from prosecution from actions taken in the discharge of...
View ArticleExercises You Can Do Even If You Lack Fitness Skills
You don’t need to attempt to be a marathon runner or a gym regular to reap the benefits of a good sweat session.In fact, some of the best workouts require relatively low fitness expertise, according to...
View ArticleWoman Tracks Down Missing Cat After Uploading Its Photo To Tinder
A woman has been reunited with her missing moggy thanks to the power of Tinder. Katie Alsop, from Northampton, said she received 400 matches after posting photos of her lost cat on the dating app. “I...
View ArticleThe First Cat In Space May Finally Get The Recognition She Deserves
Everyone knows the names of famous astronauts like Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and some may even remember Laika, the first dog in space.However, the first cat in space has been largely forgotten by...
View ArticleNatasha Badhwar's 'My Daughters' Mum' Is A Cathartic Read
"I write for you and me and for a gentler, more just world." Catharsis is a word I avoid using in any context. Even when friends, well-wishers and experts offer it an explanation for what they see...
View Article320,000 Children In Rohingya Refugee Camps Threatened By Water-Borne Diseases
Nearly 590,00 Rohingya refugees have been admitted to camps in Bangladesh and 320,00 refugee children among them are threatened by water-borne diseases and desperate living conditions, a United Nations...
View ArticleTamil Nadu BJP Is Furious With Superstar Vijay For Slamming GST In His New...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tamil Nadu is flustered by scenes in a movie criticising several policies introduced by its government at the Centre led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. All hell...
View ArticleTrump Voters Believe Sex Allegations Against Weinstein, But Not Against Trump
Most Americans, regardless of political leaning, believe the sexual harassment and assault accusations against film producer Harvey Weinstein, according to a HuffPost/YouGov poll. But there’s a...
View Article'Don't Try To Demon-etise Tamil Pride': Rahul Gandhi To PM Modi On 'Mersal'...
New Delhi — Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the BJP's demand for removal of dialogues critical of the GST in Tamil movie Mersal, asking...
View ArticleWe Talk About Fonts All Wrong. Here's A Better Way.
The average person today has access to seemingly unlimited fonts ― and with such great power comes great responsibility. One can use Curlz MT on a resume or Brush Script for a party invitation, but...
View ArticleCaught On Camera: Man Thrashes 16-Year-Old Girl In Mumbai, As People Look On
Mumbai, Oct 21 (PTI) — A 16-year-old girl was left with a fractured nose after a man allegedly repeatedly hit her for asking him and his friends not to indulge in loud arguments at Kurla-Nehrunagar...
View ArticleWhy Modi And BJP Are Desperate To Revive The 'Hindu Hriday Samrat' Strategy...
No political event, big or small, exists in isolation. Every speech and gesture by a leader of consequence has a context, a subtext, a message(s) and portents that linger long after the dust raised by...
View ArticleWhy India Ranks As One Of The Highest In The Number Of Reported Adolescent...
"How old are you? What is your age?" I asked Babita (name changed), a young girl breastfeeding her two-month-old daughter."What do you mean by age?", her sunken eyes looked puzzled.Realising we don't...
View ArticleThanks To Lack Of Education, Young Indian Girls Are Unaware Of Their Sexual...
The issue of reproductive health and sexual rights of adolescent boys and girls, under-age marriage, and adolescent pregnancy within and outside marriage remains a policy blind-spot in India. This is...
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