A group of envoys including those from several Europe Union countries and a few Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) member states began a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to take a first-hand account of the situation in newly-carved union territory, especially after the recently-concluded local body elections.
India is ranked 90th on a list of 146 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index, according to Transparency International ratings. India was ranked 83rd last year.
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At some stage this fall in the quality of life will begin to hurt anybody's popularity, observes Shekhar Gupta.
Move the slider on the map above to see the change in percentage of population using an improved drinking water source over 1990 to 2015.
Stephen Constantine will return as Indian football team's chief coach for the second time as his name has been cleared by the AIFF.
Britain is keen to improve cooperation with India and other Asian countries in the fields of security and intelligence, a senior UK minister has said.
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Key drivers of these risks can be arrested or reversed through building more inclusive societies, for which international cooperation and long-term thinking will be vital
Santos also had access to a highly secure room called an SCIF (sensitive compartmented information facility).
From Hurricane Dorian to Hong Kong protests to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega event in Houston, Texas, United States -- these are the big moments that shaped the month of September.
Let's make some effort to make it come true and close the gender gap once and for all.
India football coach Stephen Constantine has told his bosses to stand up to the dominating television companies if they ever want local football to flourish in the floundering South Asian nation.
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The British drugmaker said the shot, called RTS,S, is intended exclusively for use outside the European Union but will be evaluated by the European Medicines Agency in collaboration with the World Health Organisation.
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Production cost in Africa varies between $1 and $2 a kg while in Assam it is $1.9 and in West Bengal over $2
About one-third of the world's poor live in India but there are countries where 88 per cent of population is extremely poor.
Selected students from India will win a fully funded scholarship to pursue a master's programme at the Oxford University in the UK in 2014.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Selected candidates will get to pursue a fully funded course of their choice at the University of Oxford.
India ranks low at 105th on human capital index, Finland tops
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Not focussing on grassroot development over the years has led to the players learning the basics only late in their career, says national coach Stephen Constantine.
India has performed poorly in removing gender-based disparities, ranking 114 out of 142 countries in World Economic Forum's 2014 gender gap index, scoring below average on parameters like economic participation, educational attainment and health and survival.
Though hunger levels are not alarming in India, it still fares badly, lagging behind Nepal and Sri Lanka on the Global Hunger Index.
'Any new technology, either before or soon after its release, will face severe criticism by one or the other segment of society. It is only after seeing the benefits of new technology for themselves that our farmers accept it.' 'The arable land in India is not increasing and currently hovers at around 140, 145 million hectares.' 'Today, Indian agriculture has to work towards achieving nutritional security.'
US Open champion Martin Kaymer sank an eight-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole to beat Bubba Watson in the four-man PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda on Wednesday.
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