United Nations, December 1 (AP) Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad said the coronavirus pandemic has increased trafficking of women and gender-based violence, leaving the health and safety of women on the l
Nemonte Nenquimo, first female leader of the Waorani, won a landmark court case to protect half a million acres of rainforest
BOGOTA, November 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As a girl growing up i
BY SAEED NAQVI
IANS | November 29
For the new team being announced by the Biden administration any innovation can only follow repair work of the considerable wreckage that is being left behind by the outgoi
By Vishnu Makhijani
New Delhi, November 28 (IANS): Award-winning author and columnist Shoba Narayan is a graduate from the Columbia Journalism School with a Pulitzer Travelling Fellowship and writes on food,
New Delhi, November 27 (IANS): On October 1, 1977, Brazilian football superstar Pele was handed the microphone to address the crowd ahead of a friendly between New York Cosmos, the team he had played with for o
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 26 (IANS): A glance at the statistics and some hard facts would show that as far as their individual careers are concerned, Lionel Messi has eclipsed his legendary former Argentina coach Die
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 26 (IANS): Twelve years after the Mumbai terror attacks in which 166 people were killed and over 300 wounded, one of the key conspirators along with David Coleman Headley and Tawahhur Hussai
New Delhi, November 25 (IANS): Widely rated as the greatest footballer of all time, there was no stopping Diego Maradona's aura from reaching levels of divinity wherever he went, with or without the ball on
By Kristina Cooke, Benjamin Lesser and M.B. Pell
November 25 (Reuters) - After a two-week deluge of calls and messages from parents - and at least one death threat - the school board in Chandler, Arizona, ca
New York, November 24 (IANS): Changes in climate can increase infectious disease risk in animals, with the possibility that these diseases could spread to humans, warn researchers.
The study, published in th
LONDON/BRUSSELS, November 24 (Reuters) - Can you put a price on pollution? Some of the world's biggest economies are doing just that as they wrestle with how to make good on grand pledges to tame planet-war
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Rich nations will snap up the initial C
BY D.C. PATHAK
IANS | November 23
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has personally congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his success and used the occasion to emphasise on the importance of strategic partner
G20 leaders say they are concerned that the pandemic might further deepen global divisions between the rich and the poor
* Emphasis on COVID-19 relief for poor as well as rich
* Commitment to keep suppo
Lucknow, November 22 (IANS): Four years ago, Ram Sakal Yadav, a young farmer in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambhi district, had almost packed his bags. He was set to migrate to Mumbai in search of a job that
Indore (Madhya Pradesh), November 17 (IANS): The coronavirus pandemic has cast its shadown on the annual 'Hingot' festival or 'Hingot war', which the locals have been celebrating uninterrup
Pratapgarh (UP), November 8 (IANS): He is tall and his problem are now getting taller.
Dharmendra Pratap Singh, said to be India's tallest man, who has found a mention in the Guinness Book of records, no
BY SAEED NAQVI
IANS | November 1
One of our major newspapers has, on page one, underlined for emphasis something significant: India became the first "non western country" to come out in support of
New Delhi, October 31 (IANS): He says that not a single day passes when he doesn't ask himself: "Who the hell do you think you are?"
Stressing that everyone struggles with identity, both on a s
New Delhi, October 31 (IANSlife): The global pandemic put an immediate halt on travel, and while restrictions have started to ease in many parts of the world, the financial legacy of COVID-19 will linger for mu