India at 95 on maiden Gender Index
India ranked 95th out of a total 129 countries in the first-ever Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Gender Index, which measures ...
Regular sports less prone to emotional stress later in life
Washington D.C. , Jun 5: The famed adage ‘All work and no play, makes Jack a dull’ has now been backed by science.
A new ...
World Bank cuts global growth forecast for 2019 to 2.6%
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 5 : In light of numerous factors pertaining to escalated trade tensions around the globe in recent months, ...
Nepal looks to limit Everest access after deaths
Under pressure after a deadly season on traffic-clogged Mount Everest, Nepal is considering tightening access to the world’s ...
China issues travel waning to citizens visiting US
Beijing [China], June 4 : China on Tuesday issued a travel warning for its citizens visiting the United States amid a spiralling trade ...
Ebola cases in DR Congo break 2,000 mark
DR Congo’s health ministry said it had recorded more than 2,000 cases of Ebola, two-thirds of which had been fatal, since the ...
Trump vows ‘phenomenal’ trade deal with outgoing British PM
US President Donald Trump promised a “phenomenal” post-Brexit trade deal with Britain as he met outgoing Prime Minister ...
Quality of sleep, and not quantity, is related to better health in teens: Study
Washington DC , Jun 4 : Researchers at the University of British Columbia have claimed that quality of sleep, and not quantity, is ...
No SP-BSP ‘mahagathbandhan’ for UP Assembly by-polls
Lucknow , June 04 : Still licking their wounds after the electoral debacle, the BSP and SP on Tuesday said they were going their own ...
Trump turns to trade talks on UK state visit
US President Donald Trump meets outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday for trade-centred talks during his state visit to ...