India lifted 271 million people out of poverty in 10 years: UN
India lifted 271 million people out of poverty between 2006 and 2016, recording the fastest reductions in the multidimensional poverty ...
ISRO carries out checks at launch pad ahead of Chandrayaan 2 launch
New Delhi [India], July 12: Ahead of the country’s second mission to the moon, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on ...
Venezuelan govt, opposition agree to initiate ‘permanent peace dialogue’
Caracas [Venezuela], July 12 : After three days of intense talks, the Venezuelan government and the opposition on Thursday agreed to ...
Brazil escalates WTO dispute over India sugar subsidies
BRASILIA : The Brazilian government said on Thursday it had asked the World Trade Organization to establish a panel aimed at resolving ...
AI program beats pros in six-player poker — a first
Artificial intelligence programs have bested humans in checkers, chess, Go and two-player poker, but multi-player poker was always ...
Federer, Nadal braced for Wimbledon epic
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal battle for a place in the Wimbledon final on Friday, 11 years after they mesmerised Centre Court in a ...
UK warship fends off Iran bid to ‘impede’ its tanker in Gulf
London said Thursday that armed Iranian boats tried to “impede” a UK supertanker before being warned off by a British ...
Dramatic warming projected in world’s major cities by 2050
By the year 2050, London’s climate will resemble Madrid’s today; Paris will be more like Canberra; Stockholm like ...
Centre open to ‘share’ funding for state-level schemes for farmers: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi, Jul 11: The centre is open to the idea of ‘sharing’ the expenditures with the states on various state-level ...
Ban Ki-Moon criticizes Myanmar for its reluctance to take back Rohingyas
Dhaka, Jul 11: Erstwhile UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has voiced concern over Rohingya issue and expressed strong disapproval ...