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“We see this as a positive example of neighbors working together for mutual benefit,” US state department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a video message on Twitter. read more

In a historic people-to-people initiative, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday inaugurated the historic corridor linking Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev, to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s G... read more

Farmers admit they are reaping a richer harvest by opting for in-situ management of crop residue that has increased soil fertility and reduced pollution read more

A World Bank report ,Quality Unkown: The Invisible Water Crisis, released in August this year, using a vast database on water quality, showed it would be nearly impossible to meet the global targets set to save the deteriorating environment by 2030. read more

Pakistan has been making “frantic attempts” to gain credibility for its “territorial greed”, India said in a strong response to Islamabad at a General Assembly committee. read more

The agenda of the right of peoples to self-determination, however, has been sought to be misused once again by one delegation, said First Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Paulomi Tripathi. read more

A report by the American organisation Climate Central shows that coastal cities might be inundated sooner than estimated read more

The statement by the UN’s human rights panel coincides with a visit by a group of European Union parliamentarians to the Kashmir valley. read more

Community-based health programmes in parts of India, Ethiopia and Nigeria have been successful in improving health care for mothers and newborns, but inequities still exist. read more

His humanism, blend of tradition and modernity, concern for the weakest are needed to deal with challenges read more

Minister in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Deepak Misra did not name Pakistan but his remarks were in response to a statement by Islamabad’s UN envoy Maleeha Lodhi, who while speaking at forum last week, had yet again raked up the issue of Jammu... read more

Khartoum responded by unleashing the Janjaweed, a group of mostly Arab raiding nomads that it recruited and armed to create a militia of gunmen who were often mounted on horses or camels. read more

Despite a nearly 40 percent drop from 1990 to 2015 of stunting in poor countries, 149 million children four or younger are today still too short for their age, a clinical condition that impairs both brain and body development. read more

In the full fiscal under review, Maruti Suzuki India had posted a net profit of Rs 7,500.6 crore, down 2.9% from the previous fiscal. read more

In four years, pollution has dipped 25%. The next step is ensure clean air for all, 365 days a year read more