But individual efforts alone can’t fully stop the 8 million tonnes of plastic that make their way to the ocean each year, and with four of the five worst ocean polluters in Southeast Asia, the region’s governments must take action, he says. read more

While the decline is reason for cheer, the celebrations must be tempered with caution as too many children are still dying of avoidable causes before their first birthday. read more

According to the official IRNA news agency, President Hassan Rouhani, who was last week publicly chastised by the country’s supreme leader, made the suggestion in a meeting with editors of major Iranian news outlets on Saturday evening. read more

Supreme Court dismisses new petition on verifying all votes with VVPAT, says ‘let country elect its government’ read more

Lawmakers comfortably passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to form “exclusive permanent unions” and another clause that would let them apply for a “marriage registration” with government agencies. read more

“Modi is totally unfit for the post. People should not give another term to Modi,” she added. On the issue of corruption, she said Modi was in the grip of a disorder due to which he felt that he was clean and the opposition leaders were corrupt. read more

According to ministry of home affairs (MHA) guidelines, issued on February 11, 2009, a period of 12 weeks is required for servicing summons and notices to persons residing abroad. read more

One system is Aadhaar which has the potential to be transformative, but is not without perils read more

Other CSAs have even taken out loans and borrowed from friends and relatives just to be able to make it to work, failing which they will end up losing more money for their absence. read more

Sirisena also warned it may be possible Islamic State had launched a “new strategy” by targeting smaller countries, Sky New said on Wednesday. read more

Shah also referred to the Pulwama terror attack and the Indian response to it. “During the 10-year rule of UPA, Sonia Gandhi and ‘Mauni Baba’ (Manmohan Singh), the then government could not do anything when terrorists from Pakistan crossed the border... read more

Varanasi goes to polls on May 19, the last round of seven-phase elections. read more

The BJP hit back saying Badruddin Ajmal is the leader of Bangladeshi infiltrators. read more

Pranab Mukherjee also expressed concern over the estimate that 1 per cent of Indians hold over 60 per cent of the country’s total wealth and called on corporates to help bring people out of poverty. read more

Swaraj recalled how India was invited to the inaugural conference of the OIC countries in 1969 but could not attend the proceedings due to pressure put by Pakistan. read more