187 countries pledge to restrict global plastic waste, US not part of pact
Geneva , May 12 : In a bid to curb plastic crisis around the globe, governments of 187 countries have agreed to control the movement ...
Lithuania goes to polls to elect new president
Vilnius [Lithuania], May 12 : Lithuania on Sunday held the first round of presidential elections, with nine candidates running for the ...
Guaido seeks U.S. Pentagon cooperation to solve political crisis
Caracas: Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Saturday he has asked his envoy to the United States to meet with Pentagon ...
UN kicks off major climate change effort
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls it the defining issue of our time: climate change is moving to the center stage at the ...
Sri Lanka Catholics hold first Sunday mass after Easter attacks
Thousands of Catholics attended mass in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo Sunday amid tight security to prevent a repeat of Easter ...
ITC Chairman Yogi Deveshwar passes away
Kolkata , May 11 : Legendary corporate leader Yogesh Chander Deveshwar, who spearheaded multi-business conglomerate ITC group as its ...
3 terrorists storm five-star hotel in Balochistan
Gwadar [Pakistan], May 11 : Gunshots were heard as three armed gunmen stormed a private five-star hotel in Gwadar city of Balochistan ...
US sends naval strike group as tensions rise with Iran
The United States is deploying an amphibious assault ship and a Patriot missile battery to bolster an aircraft carrier and B-52 ...
Chandrayaan-2 will carry 14 Indian payloads
Chandrayaan-2, the lunar lander mission planned to be launched during July 9-16, will have 14 Indian payloads or study devices, a ...
Supreme Court notice to center on plea seeking guidelines for online streaming
New Delhi , May 11: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the center on a plea seeking framing of guidelines by the ...