The Response To The GD Birla Child Sexual Abuse Case Shows We're Asking The...
Till about a few years ago, conversations around child sexual abuse at average Indian homes were inevitably doused in staggering amounts of disbelief. The eyes-widening, jaw-dropping kind I saw on my...
View ArticleThe Urban Poor Created Ingenious Coping Methods After Demonetisation
A fierce attack on India's large informal market a year ago, and its resilience in gaining back its conventional character right now are two common themes in the slew of analysis a year after...
View ArticleDaughter Of Immigrants Takes Office As First Sikh Woman Mayor In The US
Preet Didbal has kicked off her term in Yuba City, California, as the first Sikh woman mayor in U.S. history.Didbal, the daughter of immigrant farm laborers, was sworn into her new position Tuesday....
View ArticleWhy Prince Harry And Meghan Hold Hands But Prince William And Kate Rarely Do
Like most newly engaged couples, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle can barely keep their hands off each other.The pair have been together for a year and a half, and in the time, they’ve never shied away...
View ArticleThis Dramatic Video Shot By A Television Journalist Is A Grim Reminder Of The...
Sixteen years ago, a regular day at work for Indian lawmakers turned into a terrifying ordeal after five armed terrorists, one with explosives strapped to his body, breached the strict security...
View ArticleOne Murder And Several Rapes Later, India's School System Is Yet To Take Up...
In the past few months, the country has witnessed a murder and several incidents of sexual assault within the premises of private schools. Following the murder of Pradyuman Thakur, a standard second...
View ArticleGovernment Drops 31 December Deadline To Link Aadhaar Details To Bank, Phone
India dropped a December 31 deadline for citizens to link Aadhaar details to facilities such as bank accounts and telephone numbers, saying it would announce a fresh date later.The move came as the...
View ArticleSalma Hayek Says Harvey Weinstein Threatened To 'Kill' Her
Actress Salma Hayek has come forward with a horrifying and searing account of her experiences with disgraced film executive Harvey Weinstein, who she said harassed her with sexual demands and furiously...
View ArticleThis 16-Year-Old Opening His Harvard Acceptance Letter Is Pure Black Joy
There’s literally nothing in the world like black joy.Proof is in the moments after Ayrton Little, 16, found out he had been accepted to Harvard University.The TM Landry College Prep senior, surrounded...
View ArticleArctic Temperatures Are Rising So Fast Computers Don't Believe They're Real
320 miles north of the Arctic Circle, a weather station in America’s northernmost city of Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska, has been quietly collecting temperature data since the 1920s.Early this...
View ArticleShark Viciously Attacks Woman On Her Honeymoon
Sarah Illig’s dream honeymoon in the Bahamas turned out to be a nightmare after she was bitten by a shark.The 25-year-old Charleston, South Carolina woman was vacationing with new hubby Evan Carroll at...
View ArticleMyanmar Arrests Reuters Journalists Trying To Report On Rohingya Crisis
Myanmar detained two Reuters journalists on Tuesday evening after they were invited to meet with police officials in the city of Yangon, according to the outlet. The pair had reportedly left to go to a...
View ArticleA Record Number Of Journalists Are Imprisoned Worldwide For Doing Their Jobs
The number of journalists imprisoned around the globe hit a record high in 2017, with at least 262 reporters currently behind bars, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. They’re guilty of...
View ArticleActor-Director Neeraj Vora Dies At 54
Actor-director Neeraj Vora, best-known for directing Hera Pheri 2, passed away early morning on December 14 at Mumbai's Criti Care hospital.Vora, who was in coma following a heart attack in 2016, was...
View ArticleWhy This BJP Loyalist Is Voting For The Congress For The Very First Time In...
AHMEDABAD, Gujarat – The 2017 Gujarat Assembly election has turned out to be something of a novelty for 44-year-old Jitender Singh, a government school teacher in Ahmedabad who sold coconuts off a cart...
View ArticleSafety Of Children In Schools Is Everybody's Business
The recent assault on a child in Kolkata's GD Birla Centre For Education, the unfortunate death of a 7-year-old in Ryan International School Gurgaon a few months ago, and many such rising incidences,...
View ArticleKerala Court Awards Death Sentence To Convict In Jisha Rape And Murder Case
A sessions court in Kerala's Ernakulam has sentenced Ameerul Islam, the only accused in the brutal rape and murder case of law student Jisha, to death.NDTV reported that while Islam was convicted of...
View Article'Narcos' Creator Chris Brancato On Making Amoral Characters Likable,...
Narcos, the Netflix show that chronicled the rise and eventual fall of narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar, is arguably one of the most compelling shows to be produced by the streaming studio.Unfurling with...
View ArticleActresses At Golden Globes To Wear Black To Protest Sexual Harassment
All actresses attending the 2018 Golden Globes will be wearing black, according to People.The publication says that “multiple sources” confirmed that presenters and nominees like Jessica Chastain, Mary...
View ArticleRupert Murdoch Bashes As 'Nonsense' Concerns About Sexual Harassment At Fox
In an interview with his Sky News TV on Thursday, media mogul Rupert Murdoch dismissed reports about sexual harassment at Fox News as “largely political because we’re conservative.”When Sky News’ Ian...
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