UN General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak has said that the Security Council reform process has made headway in the past year and “we are getting closer to agreeing” on what it should be like. Emphasising the need for a reform, he told reporters on Thursday that the inability of the Security Council to unite and […]
Eight people were killed and several others went missing in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Friday. Police said a mini bus went out of the driver’s control and rolled down into the Chenab River at Thakrie in the district. “So far, eight bodies have been recovered. Rescue operation is on […]
More than 1 million people in the southeast US faced mandatory evacuation orders as hurricane Florence neared Category 5 strength on Tuesday, authorities said. Florence was upgraded twice on Monday, from Category 3 to 4, prompting evacuation orders in the coastal areas of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. reports CNN. Weather officials have warned […]
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees still needs $200 million to be able to cover its costs for the current year, UNRWA Commissioner General Pierre Krahenbuhl said on Monday. At a press conference held in Egypt’s capital after a meeting with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Krahenbuhl reiterated that UNRWA […]
Broadly negative global cues subdued the key Indian equity indices during the morning traded session on Tuesday. According to analysts, heavy selling pressure was witnessed in the FMCG, consumer durable and metal stocks At 9.45 a.m., the wider Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange, traded at 11,451.75 points, higher by just 13.65 points or 0.12 […]
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday said that the HIV AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act 2017 has been implemented. “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (3) of section 1 of the Human Immundeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Preventon and COntrol) Act, 2017 (16 of 2017), the Central government […]
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders has said that President Donald Trump was open to another meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un despite National Security Adviser John Bolton’s assertion that Washington is still waiting for Pyongyang to take steps toward denuclearization. Trump has received another letter from Kim, which Sanders described on Monday as “very […]
US National Security Adviser John Bolton has announced that the US will use “any means necessary” to protect its citizens and allies from prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC). “The US will use any means necessary to protect our citizens and those of our allies from unjust prosecution by this illegitimate court including tariffs […]
At least 100 inmates escaped on Monday from a maximum-security prison in Brazil’s Paraiba state, officials said. A total of 33 of the 105 prisoners who escaped early on Monday were captured, the Paraiba Prison Administration Secretariat said. Some 20 men armed with rifles and explosives arrived at the prison in four vehicles and opened […]
Award winning Vasthu Sastra author Dr T Selva will present a charity talk on the ancient Indian science of architecture in Sydney on Sept 26th. The expert who has written five books on the subject will provide tips on how to create a home sweet home by rearranging a property without tearing down walls and […]