Video: Meet the woman who quit her corporate job to become India's youngest sarpanch

“I feel like I’m swimming against the tide,” says Chhavi Rajawat who became a village head to bring roads, water and banking to rural Indians.

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· Oct 28, 2017 · 10:30 am

Video: Government to offer alternative work for sand miners after expose on their deaths

The investigation revealed numerous unreported deaths in hotspots where about 75,000 men dive 40 feet into pitchblack waters, to fill with sand.

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· Sep 23, 2017 · 04:00 pm

Meet the Kung fu trained Buddhist nuns who are bending gender rules and empowering women

The Drukpa nuns of Ladakh have taken charge to train local women in Kung Fu to combat sexual assaults.

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· Sep 03, 2017 · 04:30 pm

The 18-karat gold toilet is attracting hundreds of visitors waiting to take a luxurious leak

The toilet was created by Italian artist and sculptor Maurizio Cattelan, and is a part of an exhibit at the Guggenheim.

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· Sep 03, 2017 · 09:00 am

Video: Jordanian women, under threat of honour killings, are sent to jail for the sake of “safety”

Battling the highest rate of honour killings in the world, women are forced into lifelong captivity in Jordan.

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· Aug 20, 2017 · 04:00 pm

Watch: The legacy of 2012 London Olympics is development, but at the cost of displacement

Homelessness has risen 60 percent in east London’s Stratford area since 2012 Olympics

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· Aug 06, 2017 · 09:08 am

Watch: The story of Nepal’s tourist boat rowers has a tough exterior but is heartbreaking

If they don’t know how to swim, they might drown and die. But these women have no choice.

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· Jul 02, 2017 · 11:00 am

Video: These Afghan women escaped the Taliban, and are now fighting plastic waste in India

Their dream is to someday have their own business and have many others working with them.

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· Jun 26, 2017 · 05:46 pm