EU reprimands Saudi Arabia over human rights at UNHRC
Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 : As many as 36 countries, including all 28 members of the European Union (EU), signed a statement ...
Fukushima evacuees resist return as ‘Reconstruction Olympics’ near
With Japan keen to flaunt Tokyo 2020 as the “Reconstruction Olympics”, people who fled the Fukushima nuclear disaster ...
Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison
US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison Thursday for tax crimes ...
Hindu Mahasabha suggests 3 names as mediators in Ayodhya title dispute case
New Delhi , Mar 7: After the Supreme Court asked the parties in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case to suggest the name ...
U.N. rights chief warns India over divisive policies
Geneva : U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet warned India on Wednesday that its “divisive policies” could undermine ...
Kashmiri students back in north India
Kashmiri students enrolled in various colleges in north India who had left for home due to violence and alleged harassment in the ...
Environment Ministry plugs loophole that allowed plastic waste import
The government has plugged a loophole that allowed the import of plastic waste into India for processing.
“…Solid plastic waste ...
Rajasthan govt declares 5555 villages as ‘drought-affected’
Jaipur , Mar 7 : The Rajasthan Government on Wednesday announced that 5555 villages of nine districts are deficient after being hit ...
Zuckerberg sees Facebook future in private, small-scale messaging
Facebook is moving away from being a “digital town square” to meet growing demands for secure, private messaging on a ...
Peru opens military base to protect Amazon from deforestation
Peru opened a military base in the Amazon on Tuesday in a bid to tackle illegal mining, the main culprit for deforestation in the ...