United Nations, Dec 19 (IANS) UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, has said that over 220 million kids reside in 20 conflict zones around the world. “More than 220…
Maryland (US), Dec 19 (IANS) Stephanie Del Valle from Puerto Rico was crowned the Miss World 2016 here, with representatives from Dominican Republic and Indonesia as runners up. India’s Priyadarshini Chatterjee only made it to…
Beijing, Dec 19 (IANS) China issued a guideline on improving work safety, seeking to plug the holes in its supervision mechanism, laws and safety standards to effectively prevent accidents. The country vowed to optimize its…
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IANS) People burst crackers, donned the team colours and hit the roads on bikes as celebrations broke out in the city after Atletico de Kolkata lifted the ISL title for the second…
Patna, Dec 18 (IANS) With less than a fortnight to go for the 350th birth anniversary celeberations of the 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took stock of the preparations here…
London, Dec 18 (IANS) A group of international academics has condemned the UN convention banning child labour as “harmful”, saying the policy ignores benefits and reflects Western prejudice. In a letter to The Observer newspaper,…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday pledged to help an Indian woman to get back the body of her husband who died in Japan. “We will bear all the…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday invited suggestions on topics and themes from public for his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio address. He asked the people to share their suggestions…
By Vishal Gulati Varanasi, Dec 18 (IANS) In this ancient city that is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency, development and stink literally go hand-in-hand — the latter in spite of the ambitious Swachh Bharat…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) A slight technical fault in Delhi Metro on Sunday caused the trains on Blue Line to run with less frequency, and resulted in inconvenience to hundreds of morning commuters going…
United Nations, Dec 18 (IANS) The UN Security Council on Sunday will vote on a French draft resolution to monitor the evacuation process of civilians and rebel fighters from the Syrian city of Aleppo. Diplomatic…
United Nations, Dec 18 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the international community to act on global compact to ensure safe, regular and orderly migration. In his message on the International Migrants Day…
Jaipur, Dec 17 (IANS) To allay the fears of the general public on mobile tower radiation, the Department of Telecom (DoT) will unveil a portal soon to check radiation compliance status of towers, Union Minister…
Berlin, Dec 17 (IANS) A 12-year-old boy attempted twice to launch terrorist attacks in the western German city of Ludwigshafen this and last month, a local prosecutor confirmed on Friday. The boy tried to target…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) Outgoing US President Barack Obama on Friday harshly accused the Syrian regime, along with Moscow and Tehran, of slaughtering civilians in Aleppo. “We have seen a deliberate strategy of surrounding, besieging…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Planning a vacation but confused about destination? Why not the theater district in Seoul or the foodie hamlet within Kuala Lumpurs bustling city centre or a residential artists enclave in…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The rape of a 20-year-old woman in a car here, coincidentally a day before the fourth anniversary of the heinous gangrape of a para-medic here that shook the entire country’s…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) India, an initiative supported by PwC and British Council of India, felicitated 16 entrepreneurs who created social impact through their ventures here on Friday….
London, Dec 16 (IANS) A seven-year-old Indian-origin boy has penned a Christmas letter to Santa Claus asking not for presents but peace in Syria. Aarush Anand, a pupil at Nottingham High School in England, wrote…
London, Dec 16 (IANS) The famous Big Ben Tower in London on Friday closed its doors to visitors for a three-year renovation project, the media reported. Starting early in 2017, the work will include repairs…