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Padma Lakshmi to visit India as UN envoy

Padma Lakshmi, wife of novelist Salman Rushdie, plans to visit India as ambassador for the UN Development Fund for Women."Since I married Salman, I have been getting a lot of requests to do charity......

In-person registration of diplomats' domestic workers a must: US

The United States has said that in-person registration of domestic workers of foreign diplomats would be mandatory, an apparent fallout of the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade over......

What lies behind Saudi-Pak nuclear weapons cooperation

The Saudi-Pakistan nuclear weapons cooperation is meant to sound alarm bells in Washington, reminding the Obama administration that its overtures to Iran would have serious negative consequences in......

UNSC adopts resolution to destroy Syria's chemical weapons

In a major breakthrough, the United Nations Security Council on Saturday voted unanimously on a resolution to destroy Syria's chemicals weapons stockpile and warned of strong action in case of......

Mid-day meal deaths could have been prevented: UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund on Thursday said the deaths in mid-day meals in Bihar could have been prevented with strict adherence to protocols for preparing the meal. UNICEF......

Climate fund for developing nations to be launched soon: UN

The Green Climate Fund pledged by developed nations to foster climate-friendly development in poor and developing countries would be operationalised soon, as demanded by emerging economies like......

Corruption: Developing nations lose $40 bn

Corrupt practices are robbing the developing nations as much as $40 billion annually, even a fraction of which can fund treatment of over 6 lakh AIDS-affected people, according to the World Bank.......

Gender equality? Here's a global corporate code

A United States-based investment group, along with the UN Development Fund for Women, has developed a global code of conduct for corporates to bring equality between its male and female workers and......

We aren't urging for a compromise, but a consensus on food security, says Anand Sharma

India remained firm on its stance as World Trade Organization negotiations reached the third day in Bali. As Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma ruled out any possibility of a compromise,......

Preventing adolescent pregnancy can add to India's economy

India could add $7.7 billion every year to its economic productivity if its young girls are able to study and work till their 20s instead of becoming mothers at an adolescent age, according to a UN......

Meet Duncan Fletcher, Team India's new coach

A methodical coach, with excellent one-on-one skills, the Zimbabwean is the ideal replacement for Gary Kirsten. When Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher was appointed India's coach, a few......

Japan crisis: Sportspersons lend their support

Maria Sharapova's focus on the Indian Wells WTA tournament has been distracted as she keeps a close watch on Japan's struggles to recover from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami.......

Ronaldo, Zidane to play UN charity match

World champion footballers and United Nations Goodwill Ambassadors Ronaldo and Zindine Zidane have announced that the 8th Annual Match Against Poverty will raise funds for the nearly 25 million......

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Q. why china needs """" BRICKS """"" for the time being ?
Cnanu Shree: A. more

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Q. I am a practicing female profession married since last 3 years.Mine was a love marriage but things turned out sour within a few weeks.I feel my husband does not try to understand my needs, my feelings, my wishes but simultaneously he is very much sensitive about his parents.Since my in-laws house was around 45 kms. from my place of work so I decided to move to the city where I have my office.He moved with me but only to make things worse by starting to insult me, beat me and go away for days leaving me alone and crying searching for him.I feel very alone.Please advise soon.Jagjit
Cnanu Shree: A. Dear Jagjit,We are living in the 21st Century. Today women are more equiped with best protection in the legal system. Please make sure that you...... more

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Q. what is kyoto protocol?
Jagjit Kaur: A. Kyoto Protocol Delegates celebrated adoption of the Protocol in 1997. The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United...... more

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Q. When will Indians acknowledge the fact that the problems of India are not on account of governance or political apathy but on account of Indias gargantum population growth? No amount of growth and infusion of funds can solve the problems in any way unless the population stops increasing. And the Indian public is to be squarely blamed for the population growth.
Balraj: A. Why u blaming population ??? ?? ?Our country has carrying capacity to accommodate 2 billion more if u go by UN bare minimum standards, a billion...... more

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Padma Lakshmi to visit India as UN envoy

In-person registration of diplomats' domestic workers a must: US

What lies behind Saudi-Pak nuclear weapons cooperation

UNSC adopts resolution to destroy Syria's chemical weapons

Mid-day meal deaths could have been prevented: UNICEF

Climate fund for developing nations to be launched soon: UN

Corruption: Developing nations lose $40 bn

Gender equality? Here's a global corporate code

We aren't urging for a compromise, but a consensus on food security, says Anand Sharma

Preventing adolescent pregnancy can add to India's economy

Meet Duncan Fletcher, Team India's new coach

Japan crisis: Sportspersons lend their support

Ronaldo, Zidane to play UN charity match

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