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Lady Gabriella Windsor,daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, tied the knot with financier Thomas Kingston at St. George’s Chapel. (Photo: AP)

Windsor Castle witnesses third royal wedding in one year

Britain's Prince Harry, queen attend Windsor Castle royal wedding.
20 May 2019 12:51 PM
Cannes’ film festival last year signed a pledge to get an equal number of men and women in its top management by 2020. (Photo: AP)

Gender equality under scrutiny at Cannes film festival

Women honoured at Cannes, as gender parity drive draws scrutiny.
20 May 2019 11:49 AM
Filmmaker Pedro Almodovar and actress Penelope Cruz also supported the movement, wearing the famous green scarf, a few hours before this mobilisation, according to photos published by The Family Planning and the Women's Foundation on social networks. (Photo: AFP)

Demonstration at the Cannes Film festival to legalise abortion

On the marches in Cannes, mobilisation to defend ‘safe and free’ abortion.
20 May 2019 7:59 AM
Director Mati Diop poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Atlantique' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France. (Photo: AP)

First black female director to compete for the Palme d'Or

Meet Mati Diop – The first black female director in to be competing in the prestigious Cannes competition category ever.
18 May 2019 6:06 PM
Vaishak Purnima or Buddha Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day (Purnima), in the month of Vaishakha. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Bodh Gaya witnesses Buddha Purnima celebrations

Devotees celebrate Buddha Purnima across the country.
18 May 2019 4:31 PM
Archie Mountbatten-Windsor was born on 6 May 2019 in the private Portland Hospital in London. (Photo: Instagram @sussexroyal)

Baby Archie’s birth certificate released

Meghan, wife of Britain's Prince Harry, gave birth at private London hospital.
18 May 2019 9:12 AM
Sex and sexuality still remain taboo subjects in India and young children need a safe environment to discuss these issues. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Tackling India’s sexual violence starts with sex education

There is an imminent need for sex education in India to bring about a true change in sexist attitudes and misogynistic mindsets.
17 May 2019 4:07 PM
Chinese-American architect I M Pei posing for a portrait in front of the Louvre glass pyramid, which he designed, in the museum's Napoleon Courtyard, prior to its inauguration in Paris. (Photo: AP)

I M Pei: Iconic architect of the Louvre Pyramid passes away

The legendary architect was known to thoroughly research his projects and firmly believed in the art of architecture.
17 May 2019 2:23 PM
Women of a self help group working in their tailoring unit. (Photo - DC)

Kodaikanal: Helping women to be independent

The role of the NGO is to make the people in the groups repay loans on time and achieve self-sustaining ways.
17 May 2019 2:29 AM
Master weaver Mohammed Yousuf Kumar with guests.

Giving rug weavers a hand

Project Haath is an initiative to preserve the age-old Indian tradition of rug weaving.
17 May 2019 1:31 AM
In India, female labour force participation fell from 35 per cent in 1990 to 27 per cent in 2018. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Decrease in Indian women labour force

The number of women working in India has been gradually falling over the last 30 years.
16 May 2019 2:52 PM
The tighter restrictions have led the LGBT community in China, fearing a crackdown, to prepare for muted celebrations of the International Day Against Homophobia. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

China’s LGBT community facing repression

Fewer rainbows, less social media for China's LGBT community.
16 May 2019 12:54 PM
Hollywood actress Alyssa Milano took to Twitter encouraging women to go on a “sex strike” in protest. (Photo: Instagram/milano_alyssa)

‘Sex strikes’ not likely to help abortion rights

Here’s why a ‘sex strike’ is an unlikely device to aid in access to abortion and women’s rights over their bodies.
15 May 2019 9:00 PM
Conservatives have tabled two other versions which noticeably avoid the word marriage, and offer something closer to same-sex unions with no adoption rights. (Photo: AFP)

Will Asia witness first gay marriage?

Taiwan gay couples plan weddings even as opponents fight back.
15 May 2019 11:29 AM
On a previous visit in 2014, Kate, the wife of Britain’s Prince William, met veteran codebreakers who worked alongside her late grandmother, Valerie Glassborow and her twin sister. (Photo: AP)

Kate visits 75th anniversary of D-Day landing

Duchess of Cambridge, Kate views Bletchley Park codebreaker exhibit for D-Day.
15 May 2019 10:53 AM
Badaga villagers in late 1800s Nilgiris. (Photo - DC)

Ooty: All set for Badagas Day today

May 15 from the year 1989 onwards is being observed as 'Badagas Day' to rally the members of the community for collective action.
15 May 2019 3:04 AM
Containers of the alleged carcinogenic weed and grass killer by Monsanto, Roundup, on displayed on a store shelf in San Francisco. (Photo: AP)

Monsanto: Controversial agribusiness giant loses again

A jury has ordered Monsanto to pay USD 2 billion in weed killer cancer case, this being Monsanto’s third loss since August 2018.
14 May 2019 6:25 PM
The historic and moving red carpet entrance of 82 women from all countries and professions in cinema, at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival for Les Filles Du Soleil (Girls of The Sun) by Eva Husson. (Photo: Instagram/festivaldecannes)

Cannes Film Festival’s ‘gimmicky’ efforts to embrace gender issues

The festival seems to be struggling to truly modernise and bring about a change in status quo.
14 May 2019 4:32 PM
Victims feel more and more comfortable and legitimate to speak in the public debate. (Photo: AFP)

2018 ‘Black Year’ for LGBT

Homophobia: "black year" for LGBT people in 2018.
14 May 2019 12:15 PM
The carapaces of eight turtles are provided to the Imperial Palace, but they were not killed for this purpose. (Photo: AFP)

Japan determining the imperial rice cultivation in an unorthodox way

Nothing serves to run; turtles have already chosen the imperial rice of Japan.
14 May 2019 10:18 AM

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Bollywood celebrities like Hrithik Roshan, Kartik Aaryan, Ananya Panday, Tara Sutaria, Karan Johar, Shilpa Shetty Kundra and others were snapped in the city of dreams, Mumbai. (Photos: Viral Bhayani)

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