India, US promise to work for world peace, development
India and the US on Tuesday promised to work together for the sake of global peace and security and the benefit of developing countries. “India […]
Month: June 2016
Maneka, Javadekar spar over culling in man-animal conflict zones
Two central ministers faced off over animals rights on Thursday with Maneka Gandhi slamming an “indiscriminate” killing of wildlife only to be told by Prakash […]
Indian PM Should Raise Concerns with Obama on US Rights Record : Activists
John Sifton, Asia policy director for Human Rights Watch, an international nongovernmental organization, told lawmakers at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on Tuesday that […]
80% drugs to combat AIDS globally supplied by India: Health minister
India has said that over 80%of the drugs used globally to combat the deadly AIDS are supplied by Indianpharmaceutical firms and the low-cost generic medicines […]
President expresses concern about quality of education in India
President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India pays minimum attention to research and added that the country should invest more time in R&D (Research and […]
Indian Navy rushes to assist merchant ship taking on water
Indian Naval Ship Trikand from Western Naval Command was in the vicinity and has responded immediately by sending team of 4 personnel including 2 officers […]
India ranked 141 in global peace index, Syria least peaceful
India was on Wednesday ranked 141 on a Global Peace Index — making it less peaceful than countries like Burundi, Serbia and Burkina Faso — […]
Why it’s time to invest in India: Experts
Big names like Amazon are betting on India and investors should as well, two experts said Wednesday. The e-commerce giant announced Tuesday it will invest […]
Male students can now file sexual harassment complaints under UGC’s gender neutral regulations
The University Grants Commission has notified India’s first gender-neutral regulations relating to sexual harassment. The landmark regulations for students will enable male victims of sexual […]
Google, Tata Trust To Bridge Digital Gender Gap In India
Internet search giant Google has tied up with Tata Trusts to bridge the digital gender gap in rural areas of India by giving people data […]