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UN Report: 85,000 Women & Girls killed in 2023, one every 10 min
Vienna: About 85,000 women and girls across the globe were killed intentionally in 2023, with 60 per cent of the homicides committed by intimate partners or other family members, according to a…
- India
Prez Murmu to visit three African nations
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will undertake a state visit to three African nations — Algeria, Mauritania, and Malawi, starting October 13, which is a reflection of India-Africa “growing partnership”, the MEA…
- World
Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious mpox variant outside Africa
Helsinki: Swedish health authorities have confirmed that they have identified the first case of the more infectious Clade I variant of mpox in the country. The Public Health Agency of Sweden said…
- World
WHO declares global health emergency over Mpox outbreak
United Nations: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared a global health emergency as Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, spreads rapidly across 13 African countries, including Congo, where 14,000 cases and…
- World
For first time, UNSC to discuss reforming itself: Council President
United Nations: For the first time, the UN Security Council will discuss reforming itself with the aim of building momentum for the long-stalled reform process, Council President Michael Imran Kanu has said.…
- India
India warns against UNSC mandates not rooted in ‘current realities’, calls for its reform
United Nations: Calling for a reform of the UN Security Council, India has cautioned against its peacekeeping mandates as “not representative of current realities”. Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Kumar Deka said: “We…
- India
Kenya violence: Indian nationals advised to exercise ‘utmost caution’
New Delhi: The Indian high commission in Kenya on Tuesday advised Indian nationals to exercise “utmost caution” in view of prevailing “tense” situation arising out of violent protests in the African nation.…
- India
India looks at Africa as natural partner; will be at the top of our priorities, says EAM
New Delhi: Describing India-Africa ties as “deep-rooted”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said Africa will be at the “top of our priorities”, and New Delhi looks forward to a mutually…
- World
Algeria inaugurates world’s third largest mosque
In a significant development, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday, February 25, officially inaugurated the Grand Mosque of Algiers on its Mediterranean coastline after years of delay amid political turmoil. It is considered the…
- Sports
Cricket: African safari begins soon; opportunity for young guns to blaze
The Indian cricket team’s forthcoming tour of South Africa will be a significant one for many players. A few of the trusted hands who have taken Indian cricket to dizzy heights are nearing the end…
- India
India’s AC electricity demand to exceed total power consumption of Africa: IEA
New Delhi: India’s demand for electricity for running household air conditioners is estimated to expand nine-fold by 2050 and will exceed total power consumption in the whole of Africa today, the International…
- World
US dentist gets life in jail for killing wife during African safari
Washington: A Pennsylvania-based dentist has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife while they were on an African safari in 2016, the media reported. Larry Rudolph was sentenced on Monday…
- India
Much vaunted Project Cheetah is tottering on the brink of colossal failure
The highly publicised programme to introduce African cheetahs to an Indian habitat has hit a stumbling block and the project is faltering. Going by the Modi government’s own milestones, the minimum target for short…
- Featured News
From Apes to Artificial Intelligence—Trials and travails of humans
Apes, considered the ancestors of humans, used stones to break nuts in the wild, ages ago. It is considered as the first signs of development of tools. Beginning with the stone tools…
- India
After 9 months of detention in Africa, Indian crew return home
New Delhi: Sixteen Indian crew members of a cargo vessel who were in detention for over nine months in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria have returned to India following the government’s lengthy negotiations with…
