Whoaaa now here is a Cool challenge! Full on Desi 🙂 #RiceBucketChallenge #HaiDum 🙂 pic.twitter.com/lfFQOQ9Z4h

— Pradnya Lotlikar (@PradnyaLotlikar) August 25, 2014

 

You’ve probably heard about the Ice Bucket challenge, but an Indian journalist has organized a “Rice Bucket Challenge” to help the poor and needy.

The Indian subcontinent has a rich sartorial tradition. Copyright: dapd.

The world outside has been busy speculating on the breakdown of the foreign secretary level talks between India and Pakistan, but the mood at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter/Festive 2014 remained untouched by the political tensions between the two countries.

The presence of young women in the movement for a violence-free society for women has infused new energy and vigour.

After the brutal gang rape of a young woman in December 2012 in the national capital, following which she succumbed to her injuries, there was a great upsurge of people protesting on the streets.

Women came out tops at the MTV Video Music Awards which took place in Los Angeles earlier this week. Check out the highlights!

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