Protests, prayers against attack on Muslims in Myanmar
August 3rd, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Thousands of Muslims took out a procession and offered special Friday prayers here to protest against alleged attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, an official said ... Read more...
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Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi falls ill in Switzerland
June 15th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by BNO News
BERN, SWITZERLAND (BNO NEWS) -- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is currently on her first tour to Europe in more than two decades, fell ill during a news conference ... Read more...
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India among top drugs hotspots: UN report (Lead)
March 2nd, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) India has become the hotspot for drug cartels to source chemicals needed for illicit manufacturing of synthetic psychotropic drugs such as methamphetamine, a UN narcotics ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
‘Medicines containing narcotic drugs misused in South Asia’
March 2nd, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) South Asia has become one of the main regions used by drug traffickers to obtain chemicals needed for the illicit manufacture of stimulants ephedrine ... Read more...
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Quebec man on 11-yr walk around the world arrives in Vancouver
February 2nd, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, Feb 2 (ANI): The Canadian man, who started off on his walk around the world to raise awareness about children facing violence and conflict, has arrived in Vancouver.Jean Beliveau, 55, had ... Read more...
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Urgent action needed to achieve health goals: President Patil
November 13th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.13 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil said on Saturday India needs to translate pledges into time-bound actions to achieve Millennium Development Goals in the health sector.A United Nations' report ... Read more...
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1 in 5 plants faces extinction
September 29th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 29 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the world's plants are as threatened as mammals, with one in five of the world's plant species threatened with extinction.The Royal Botanic ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
“Secondary disaster” concern as hurricane season approaches in Haiti
May 19th, 2010 - 2:28 am ICT by BNO News
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (BNO NEWS) – Concern for a “secondary disaster” in Haiti is rising, as hurricane season approaches, Word Vision said Tuesday.World Vision, an international Christian relief agency, expressed concern as the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
‘Change in mindset needed to address healthcare issues’
April 25th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Pilani (Rajasthan), April 25 (IANS) A change in mindset towards addressing issues related to women and children was the need of the hour to deal with ignorance in healthcare of mother and ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
A pat on woman’s back on International Women’s Day (8 March)
March 8th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by admin
By Shobha Shukla - CNS
International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
India Disaster Management Congress begins in Delhi from Wednesday
November 3rd, 2009 - 7:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 3 (ANI): The second India Disaster Management Congress will be held at the Vigyan Bhavan in the national capital from Wednesday.The Congress is being organized by the National Institute ... Read more...
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UN World Peace Day: An Insight
September 21st, 2009 - 7:35 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Sep 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In the present day, when one country is raging war against another, when the global terrorism is at its peak, 21st September marks the United Nations ... Read more...
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Rural women from Uttar Pradesh win International Literacy Prize
August 4th, 2009 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
By Betwa Sharma
United Nations,Aug 4 (IANS) Nirantar, a newspaper run by rural women in Uttar Pradesh, has won the United Nations International Literacy Prize.Khabar Lahariya is produced and marketed by rural women ... Read more...
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India hoping for speedy return of its sailors
May 31st, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, May 31 (IANS) India is hoping that two Indian sailors will be allowed to leave South Korea "very quickly" after being held in the southeast Asian country for ... Read more...
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NGO’s shut operation in NWFP’s Battagram district after Taliban threat
April 26th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr.26 (ANI): All non-government organisations (NGOs) have shut their operations in the Battagram district of NWFP following Taliban's threat.According to the Daily Times, the organizations received threatening mails from the ... Read more...
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Three billion Asians face food crisis: experts
October 29th, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 29 (IANS) Spiralling food prices across Asia could cause social unrest and hit more than three billion people, according to new research by a group of international scholars.A team of ... Read more...
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Workshop on disaster reduction to begin today
October 29th, 2008 - 8:53 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 29 (ANI): The first partnership development workshop under the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) South-South Cooperation Programme will be held here today.The workshop will ... Read more...
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Workshop on disaster reduction to be held from Wednesday
October 28th, 2008 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 28 (ANI): The first partnership development workshop under the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) South-South Cooperation Programme will be held here from tomorrow.
The workshop will ... Read more...
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Life without a toilet for 2.6 billion worldwide!
October 18th, 2008 - 9:18 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Oct 18 (IANS) A controversial exhibition has opened at the world famous McMaster University at Hamilton near here to raise the taboo topic of toilet whose lack is taking a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Georgia moves ICJ against Russia
August 13th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Amsterdam, Aug 13 (DPA) Georgia has instituted proceedings against Russia before the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the ICJ said in a statement Wednesday. Georgia is suing ... Read more...
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Cuba joins international convention against doping in sports
August 2nd, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Havana, Aug 2 (Xinhua) Cuban government has given its support to the United Nations International Convention against 'Doping in Sports' as part of its cooperation policy with the United Nations Educational Scientific ... Read more...
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UN slams Britains celebrity cocaine culture
March 5th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar 5 (ANI): United Nations International Narcotics Control Board has slammed the celebrity drug culture, insisting that it is encouraging more young people to take cocaine.The report released by drug control ... Read more...
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2008 to be the year of potatoes, sanitation and frogs, among others
January 1st, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by admin
London, January 1 (ANI): While most people would be unsure about what 2008 has for them in its kitty, there are certain developments relating to science and environment that they would definitely ... Read more...
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