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Sexual exploitation must be recognised as a real and widespread problem. (Photo:AP)World
Safeguarding women after disasters: visible progress, but room for...

Globally, international organisations appear to be grappling with the issue more seriously than before.

14 May 2019 10:25 AM IST

The submarines is expected to with India by 2025 and will be in service with India for at least 10 years. (Representational Images)World
US man makes deepest-ever dive in Mariana Trench, discovers trash

Vescovo found undiscovered species as he visited places no human had gone before.

14 May 2019 8:53 AM IST

A man guides a raft through a polluted canal littered with plastic bags and other garbage in Mumbai, India. (Photo: AP)Life
Global framework to manage plastic pollution

UN states that nearly all of the world's countries have agreed on a deal to better manage plastic waste, with the US...

11 May 2019 11:19 AM IST

Jagjit Pavadia was re-elected to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) for another term. (Photo:AP)World
Jagjit Pavadia re-elected to INCB, as India scores another victory at...

Pavadia has been a member of the INCB since 2015, and second vice-president and chair of the standing committee since...

8 May 2019 12:15 PM IST

Measles is a highly contagious disease that can kill and cause blindness, deafness or brain damage. (Photo:AP)World
Europe hit with measles dilemma; close to 34,000 affected

More than 34,000 people across Europe caught measles in the first two months of 2019, with the vast cases in Ukraine,...

7 May 2019 4:01 PM IST

Fran§ois Delattre underlined that Paris believes the enlargement of the Security Council with the addition of a few key members is \one of our strategic priorities. (Photo:AP)World
France call for India, Japan, Germany, Brazil as permanent members at...

India and nations like Germany, Brazil and Japan are 'absolutely needed' as permanent members of a reformed and enlarged...

7 May 2019 10:06 AM IST

The way humanity produces, distributes and consumes food, accounting for a third of land, 75 per cent of fresh water use and a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions, is especially destructive. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)Life
Saving the planet and the human race

Up to a million of Earth's estimated eight million species face extinction, many of them within decades: UN report.

4 May 2019 8:17 PM IST

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Victory for US, int'l community: Pompeo on Masood terror tag

Pulwama attack, the official noted was just the latest in the terrorist attacks that this 'deadly group' has conducted.

2 May 2019 8:37 AM IST

So far, over 16,000 near Earth asteroids have been discovered according to NASAs Centre for NEO Studies. (Photo: Twitter)India
World Asteroid Day 2019: Why and when this day is observed globally

June 30 is observed as the International Asteroid Day in order to raise public awareness about the possible hazardous...

30 Jun 2019 12:41 PM IST

More than 50 speakers shared their suggestions, perspectives and concerns over reform of the 15-nation UNSC during a General Assembly session here last week.World
UN General Assembly reverberates with 'Om' chants to mark...

The essence of yoga is balance, not only within us but also in our relationship with humanity, said Amina Mohammed.

21 Jun 2019 11:39 AM IST

The United Nations headquarters was lit up with postures of Surya Namaskar and the message of Yoga for Climate Action as Indias Permanent Mission to the UN kick-started its celebrations for the 5th International Day of Yoga. (Photo: Twitter)World
Yoga postures light up UN Headquarters ahead of Int'l Yoga Day

On a foggy and rainy evening on Wednesday, yoga postures were projected on the North Facade of the UN Headquarters...

20 Jun 2019 7:25 PM IST

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, amid persistent reports he was killed inside. (Photo: AFP)World
'Has sacrificial lamb arrived?': UN cites new recordings in Jamal...

Mutreb and 10 others are now on trial in closed hearings in Saudi Arabia for their role.

20 Jun 2019 8:49 AM IST

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