Between 150 million and 175 million more people will fall into extreme poverty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an expert said at the UN.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused China, India and Russia of not taking care of their filthy air as he justified America's withdrawal from the landmark Paris climate agreement.
FIR registered against BJP MLA Janardhana Reddy after clash over installation of banner
3 killed as pickup vehicle overturns in Karnataka's Hassan district
Probe ordered into leopard, unborn cubs’ death near Bengaluru: Minister Khandre
Truck driver burnt alive after collision amid dense fog on UP highway
Palghar cop booked over Rs 50,000 bribe demand; in Sindhudurg, ACB nabs industry inspector
Businessman cheated of Rs 50 lakh over cooking oil deal in Thane district
Delhi court sentences Haryana gangster Vikas Gulia, associate to life imprisonment
Commercial LPG price hike 'direct blow' to common man: CM Siddaramaiah
Rajasthan: Man beaten to death over talking to married woman in Sriganganagar
Her willingness, consent all that matters: HC on Punjab woman's plea for abortion
Contaminated drinking water caused vomiting-diarrhoea outbreak in Indore: Lab test
SIT suspects more gold lost from Sabarimala than recovered so far
Geneva:Health officials in Africa say the rollout of rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 could be a game changer for their fight against the coronavirus but also warned Thursday that increased testing could drive up confirmed cases on a continent that has seen them decline or plateauing as case numbers soar in the West.
The State Department has proposed not to issue temporary business visas for H-1B speciality occupations which allowed several companies to send their technology professionals for a short stay to complete jobs on site in the US, a move which could affect hundreds of Indians.
India-born US District Judge Amit Mehta, an Obama appointee, has been assigned the Justice Department's crucial lawsuit against internet search giant Google.
Erie (US: Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris turned 56 on Tuesday, with the party's presidential nominee Joe Biden greeting her on the big day, saying they would celebrate her next birthday at the White House.
Geneva:UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday expressed concern over the restrictions on foreign funding for the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in India and the arrest of activists in the country.
A 14-year-old Indian-American girl has won a USD 25,000 young scientist challenge for a discovery that could provide a potential treatment for COVID-19.
Israel and Bahrain on Sunday agreed to establish formal diplomatic relations, making the small Gulf country the fourth Arab state to normalize ties with Israel.
China's health authority has confirmed the detection and isolation of living novel coronavirus on the outer packaging of imported frozen marine fish in the port city of Qingdao.
