Kohli 3rd cricketer to slam double tons against 6 nations
Pune, Oct 11 (IANS) Virat Kohli on Friday broke a slew of records enroute his career-best unbeaten 254 as India posted a mammoth 601/5 in …
53 Commonwealth nations to explore trade, investment strategies
London, Oct 4 (IANS) Trade ministers and senior officials from 53 Commonwealth countries will gather here to explore strategies for deepening trade and investment, while …
Goa to import tar from Gulf nations to fix roads: Minister
Panaji, Oct 3 (IANS) On the backfoot over the deteriorating condition of Goa’s roads during the monsoon, state PWD Minister Dilip Pauskar on Thursday said …
Maritime conclave of Indian Ocean Region nations kicks off
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The second edition of the Goa Maritime Conclave, which is being attended by navies of littoral nations of the Indian …
Nations become more religious as population ages: Study
Moscow, Sep 27 (IANS) As the proportion of older people increases in a country, the chances of the its society becoming more religious also go …
African nations now spending more on poor, says UNDP
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) African governments are increasingly committing domestic resources to social protection and delivering more social assistance programmes to their poor and …
$160 mn pledged to fight climate change in poor nations
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) Citing an urgent need to fortify global defences against climate change, six donor countries have renewed their funding commitment to …
100 riders from 17 nations set to conquer Himachal hills
Shimla, Sep 26 (IANS) With over 100 cyclists from 17 countries participating, the Hero MTB Himalaya, Asia’s oldest stage race, was flagged off by Governor …
Modi meets Pacific Small Island nations leaders at UNGA
New York, Sep 25 (IANS) India on Tuesday announced $1 million to each of the 12 Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) for developmental projects …
77 nations commit to cut emissions to net zero by 2050
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Major announcements by governments including India, France, Germany, the UK along with private sector leaders at the UN Climate Action …
Asian nations need to exchange data food frauds: Official
Panaji, Sep 23 (IANS) There is a need to create an IT-enabled platform to exchange information related to frauds in the food industries in the …
Nations, businesses agree to reduce pollutants by 2030
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) A meeting of ministers and high-level representatives of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) agreed to accelerate efforts to …
UN research shows G20 nations lagging in climate action
Nairobi, Sep 22 (IANS) G20 nations are collectively not on track to meet their Paris Agreement commitments, but they have huge opportunities to undertake rapid …
Twitter purges over 10,000 propaganda accounts in 6 nations
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Twitter on Friday said it has removed over 10,000 accounts in six countries that were sowing misinformation and propaganda via …
Guterres asks nations to join climate action job initiative
New York, Sep 19 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced a new initiative aimed at ensuring decent job creation and protecting livelihoods to boost …
New US envoy to United Nations takes up post
United Nations, Sep 13 (IANS) The woman selected by President Donald Trump to represent the United States at the United Nations began her tenure by …
Pak attacks UN, ‘powerful’ nations for not intervening on J&K
Geneva, Sep 10 (IANS) A frustrated Pakistan on Tuesday attacked the UN and “powerful” countries for their refusal to intervene on the issue of Jammu …
90 riders from 15 nations to vie for Hero MTB Himalaya rally
Shimla, Sep 10 (IANS) Hero MTB Himalaya 2019 on Tuesday announced that 90 riders from 15 countries comprising three former King of Himalayas will be …
B’desh to mark 50th I-Day, Mujib’s centenary in 16 nations
Agartala, Sep 7 (IANS) Bangladesh will organise a number of events ahead of the golden jubilee of its Independence and the birth centenary of the …
Amazon fire: 7 nations sign forest protection pact
Bogota, Sep 7 (IANS) Seven South American countries have agreed measures to protect the Amazon river basin, amid concerns over fires in the world’s largest …
Imran to discuss Kashmir issue with leaders from 35 nations
Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) In an effort to keep the focus on Kashmir, after being isolated on the issue by several world leaders, Pakistan Prime …
Modi, leaders of various nations to attend EEF in Russia
Vladivostok (Russia), Sep 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of a number of other countries will attend the 5th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) …
196 nations to take part in COP14 in India
Greater Noida, Sep 1 (IANS) Over 6,000 participants from 196 countries are likely to attend the 14th session of the 12-day Conference of Parties (COP14), …
India 9th on happiness index among 28 nations: Survey
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) When it come to happiness, Indians consider good financial conditions and physical well-being among the top-most reasons to remain joyous, …
CBI asks 5 nations for details of Chidambarams’ companies
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has asked five countries to identify companies and bank accounts owned by former Union …
With Modi visit India cements strategic connect with Gulf nations
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) When he visits Bahrain this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have visited all the Gulf nations, and most importantly …
India to build closer ties with Baltic nations with Naidu visit
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) In keeping with the government’s priority to boost ties with small nations, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will visit the …
India, China no longer growing nations: Trump
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that India and China are no longer “growing nations”, claiming that they are “taking advantage” …
Article 370 revoked in J&K rattles some nations: Should India be concerned?
The peaceful celebration of Eid although at reduced scale, demolishes the propaganda fueled by countries/media houses/politicians, who stand disappointed as they were waiting for violence …
New form of insurance to help drought-hit African nations
Rome, Aug 7 (IANS/AKI) Humanitarian agencies are setting up innovative climate risk insurance policies to shield up to 1.3 million people in West Africa from …
China’s volleyball team among 6 nations to qualify for Tokyo 2020
Beijing, Aug 5 (IANS) Serbia and Italy joined Brazil, China, Russia, United States and host country Japan to qualify for the women’s volleyball event at …
France hopes to reach digital tax deal with G7 nations by August end
Paris, July 28 (IANS) France hopes leaders of G7 would bridge differences and forge a common front on a universal tax of digital activities during …
Nations need innovative approaches to deal with cybersecurity: Experts
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) As cyber crimes grow exponentially globally including in India, there is an urgent need for all the stakeholders to address …
UN calls nations to join ‘clean air initiative’
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Ahead of the 2019 Climate Action Summit, the United Nations, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Environment and …
Nations and their moon missions
Chennai, July 22 (IANS) It was in 1950s when mission to the moon caught the fancy of several countries. But in sometime they were abandoned. …
China imposes protectionist measures on steel from EU, Asian nations
Beijing, July 22 (IANS) China on Monday announced imposing protectionist measures on certain stainless steel products imported from the European Union, Japan, South Korea and …
Algeria top Senegal 1-0 to win 2nd Africa Cup of Nations title
Cairo, July 20 (IANS) Algeria captured their second Africa Cup of Nations title with a 1-0 victory over Senegal in Friday night’s final, adding to …
Over 20k Indians have died in six Gulf nations in past three years
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) More than 20,000 Indians have lost their lives in six Middle East countries over the past three years, according to …
United Nations appeals for migrants in Libya
Geneva, 12 July (IANS/AKI) The 5,600 refugees and migrants currently held in facilities in Libya must be released and brought to safety, and the detention …
India among top 5 nations who tweet most about Bitcoin
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India is among the top five countries that tweet the most about Bitcoin and Facebook’s upcoming “Libra” cryptocurrency. The US …
Low climate finance from developed nations: Economic Survey
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Although the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) mandates developed nations to provide financial resources to take actions …