Films influence society: Farhan Akhtar

Last Updated: Friday, February 15, 2013, 19:34

Filmmaker and actor Farhan Akhtar admits films influence the general public, but says more than the sleazy item songs, what impacts is the way the hero romances his on-screen love interest.

Wake up Delhi, sing flash mobs for `One Billion Rising`

Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 21:03

Crossing their arms, shuffling their feet and singing "Wake up Delhi! End violence against women!", hundreds of people took part in flash mobs across Delhi to mark the global `One Billion Rising` campaign Thursday.

One Billion Rising: Largest day of mass action ever to stop violence against women

Last Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 16:44

People from all walks of life will come together in the capital today to participate in cultural events as part of the `One Billion Rising` global campaign, making the demand to end violence against women and children.

From `Vagina Monologues` to women`s emancipation

Last Updated: Sunday, December 30, 2012, 13:30

It is perhaps more than coincidence: Playwright and gender activist Eve Ensler, best known for the episodic ‘The Vagina Monologues’, is all set to launch a new movement from India, ‘One Billion Rising’, Jan 14.