8 killed as Titli batters Andhra Pradesh and Odisha
The cyclonic storm ‘Titli’ that turned into “a very severe cylconic storm” before its landfall early on Thursday morning ...
IMF warns trade friction, market turmoil to hurt Asian growth
Indonesia : Sustained trade tensions could slash Asia’s economic growth by up to 0.9 percentage point in coming years, the ...
Professor GD Agarwal dies after 111-day fast to save Ganga
GD Agarwal, a former professor at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur and a man who devoted his life to the cause of saving ...
Climate change causing ‘dramatic rise’ in economic losses : UN
United Nations, Oct 11 : Climate-related and geophysical disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis have killed 1.3 million people ...
Multiple barriers prohibits girls from reaching their full potential, says UN chief
United Nations, Oct 11 : In a statement marking International Day of the Girl Child, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio ...
More Asiatic lions test positive for virus after 23 deaths
Mumbai: At least 21 more Asiatic lions, an endangered species found only in India, have tested positive for a highly contagious virus ...
Maldives’ defeated Yameen challenges result of presidential poll
Colombo: The president of the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen, filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, challenging his defeat in ...
More than 8,000 Afghan civilian casualties so far this year: UN
Kabul: At least 8,050 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first nine months of 2018, almost half of them targeted by ...
Pompeo says no more US reconstruction aid to Syria if Iran stays
The United States will refuse any additional reconstruction assistance to war-torn Syria so long as Iranian troops are present in ...
Rafale deal: SC asks Centre to furnish details on decision-making process
New Delhi, Oct 10 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to furnish details about the decision-making process ...