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'Forces came together to eliminate me': Malayalam actress Parvathy claims she was attacked, received death threats and lost big films. What helped her keep going?Actress Parvathy Thiruvothu faced threats and lost projects for her activism. She recently spoke about the 2017 Kerala case and its impact....- Quote of the Day by Amal Clooney: ‘As women, we may not be a minority, but there is a bond that we all share; it is...’ - What the Lebanese-British human rights advocate understood about the struggles of womenQuote of the Day by Amal Clooney highlights a universal bond among women, transcending geography, religion, and culture. It focused on shar...
- Justin Baldoni’s woman advocacy award revoked after Blake Lively’s sexual harassment lawsuitJustin Baldoni has had his Voices of Solidarity Award rescinded after being accused of sexual harassment by his It Ends With Us co-star, Bl...
- Indian peacekeeper is UN Military Gender Advocate of the YearMajor Radhika Sen served in eastern DRC with the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, from March 2023 to April 2024 as the Commander of the En...
- Children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi to accept Nobel Peace Prize on her behalfThe children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi are set to accept this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf in a ceremony Su...
- Lizzo hit with more allegations; Former director of ‘Love, Lizzo’ calls singer ‘arrogant, self-centered and unkind’Lizzo, her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc., and Shirlene Quigley, Lizzo's dance team captain, have been faced with a lawsui...
- Indian organisation shares Alternative Nobel with three othersThe Swedish Right Livelihood Foundation, which awards the Right Livelihood Award known as the 'Alternative Nobel', said "in the face of the...
- Mia Khalifa reacts to signs saying 'regained consciousness', says 'still standing with farmers'Khalifa had criticised the internet shutdown at protest sites.
- Aparna Sen tweets 'salutations' to Deepika Padukone for JNU visit, hails it as an 'act of courage'Bengali actor Swastika Mukherjee also lauded Padukone on Twitter.
- Syrian director of 'Last Men in Aleppo' denied visa for Oscars, Academy stands in 'solidarity' with filmmakerThe film has been nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category at the Oscars.
- George Clooney presents maiden $1.1 mn Aurora Prize to Burundi woman who offered sanctuary to orphansMarguerite Barankitse saved thousands of lives and cared for orphans & refugees amid the Burundi civil war.
- Irom Sharmila scholarship to JNUSU, Rohith VemulaThe 2016 Irom Sharmila Scholarship was jointly awarded to Rohit Vemula (posthumously) of the Ambedkar Studies Association, Hyderabad Centra...
- Historians speak out against PM Narendra Modi's silence over 'highly vitiated atmosphere'A total of 53 historians including names like Romila Thapar, Irfan Habib and Mridula Mukherjee have in a joint statement released by Sahmat...
- 12 filmmakers decide to return national awards over "growing intolerance"The letter spoke out against the manner in which the I&B Ministry had appointed people "with a narrow vision" to head institutions.
- Filmmakers return National Award in support of FTII studentsEminent filmmakers Dibakar Banerjee, Anand Patwardhan and eight others today returned their National Awards in solidarity with the protesti...
- Will return award if Akademi doesn't make a clear stand: Anita DesaiHer comments came after at least 34 writers handed over their Sahitya Akademi awards in the aftermath of the killing M M Kalburgi.
- Another Gujarat-based writer Anil Joshi to return Sahitya Akademi awardThe decision by Joshi comes a day after another writer here, Ganesh Devy, returned his Sahitya Akademi Award citing a similar reason.
- Ashok Vajpeyi returns Sahitya Akademi award to protest the "assault on right to freedom of life and expression"Voicing displeasure over the Dadri lynching incident and and a string of killings of rationalists, he also questioned Prime Minister Narend...
- Perumal Murugan's Tamil novel 'Madhorubhagan' read at Kochi BiennaleEminent writers, filmmakers, musicians and political activists came together for showing their solidarity to Perumal Murugan's Tamil novel ...
- Indian brothers get US award for combating anti-women violenceThree Indian brothers have been felicitated by US Vice President Joe Biden in recognition of their work to end violence against women throu...
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