United Nations: A staggering 78 million girls and boys around the world today “don’t go to school at all” because of conflict, climate disasters and displacement – while tens of millions more receive only sporadic teaching – UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. Lending his support to
Jindayris: Since the earthquake destroyed her home, Syrian teacher Suzanne Abdallah has lived in a small truck crammed with her family members, just a stone's throw from where their house stood. "Ten of us pile into this truck. We sleep sitting up," said the 42-year-old, wearing
London: A former security guard at the UK's Berlin embassy, who pleaded guilty to spying for Moscow, faces up to 14 years in prison when he is sentenced on Friday. David Ballantyne Smith, 58, admitted to passing sensitive material to the Russian embassy in Germany and
Kyiv: Over the past year, most Global South countries adopted a position of studied neutrality on the Ukraine. Their self-interest over the principles of international law and stability ended up serving Russian interests and regional tyrants, but not their citizens, who comprise most of the
Washington: President Joe Biden has said that he expects to speak with China's president, Xi Jinping, about what the United States says was a Chinese spy balloon that a US fighter jet shot down early this month after it transited the United States. "We are not
Mumbai: The Income Tax department’s surveys at the Mumbai and Delhi offices of British broadcaster BBC ended on Thursday night after nearly 60 hours. The BBC, in an update on Twitter, said it stands by its colleagues and journalists “who will continue to report without fear
Haryana: The charred bodies of two men were found in a car in Haryana’s Bhiwani district after they were allegedly abducted by cow vigilantes from Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district, PTI reported. The development came a day after the families of two Muslim men from Bharatpur – Nasir
New Delhi: India is estimated to cross China’s population in 2023, becoming the world’s most populous nation, according to the World Population Prospects by the United Nations Population Division. However, this is no achievement if employment opportunities continue to be a challenge, say experts. Last week,
New Delhi: Speakers at two events held at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar openly called for the slaughter of Muslims and Christians. The first programme, the ‘Sanatan Dharma Sansad’, was organized in support of Dhirendra Shastri, a religious leader of Bageshwar Dham. In Delhi Janter Manter area, a
New Delhi: The India’s dreaded National Investigation Agency (NIA) launched raids and searches in Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, today, in connection with two cases of blasts in Coimbatore and Mangaluru. The dreaded NIA along with Indian police personnel raided and searched at