Nearly 900 villagers killed in DR Congo in one month: UN
United Nations, Jan 17 : At least 890 villagers were reportedly killed in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo last month, ...
6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Nicobar islands region
Mayabunder (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) , Jan 17: An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the Nicobar Islands region ...
FIAPO writes to CM for disbarment of nursing students accused of killing pups
Kolkata, Jan 17 : The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO)
has written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, ...
Opposition seeks scrapping of 1870 sedition law after JNU students charged
New Delhi: India opposition politicians and media called for a colonial-era sedition law to be scrapped on Wednesday, accusing ...
Human diet causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to planet: study
The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and “catastrophic” damage to ...
Romeo and Juliet: the last hopes to save Bolivian aquatic frog
Almost a year after conservationists sent out a plea to help save a species of Bolivian aquatic frog by finding a mate for the last ...
The International Criminal Court halts release of Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday dashed Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo’s hopes of a swift release ...
Theresa May reaches out to rivals after winning confidence vote
British Prime Minister Theresa May reached out to her opponents on Wednesday after narrowly surviving a confidence vote sparked by ...
Indian mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta creates world record
New Delhi/ Kolkata, Jan 16 : Indian mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta on Wednesday created a new world record by becoming the youngest ...
UK parliament rejects Brexit deal in historic vote
Britain’s parliament on Tuesday resoundingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, triggering a ...