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These 14 devastating images capture the 'raw reality' of climate change

At a time when millions of people are taking to the streets, joining the wave of global climate strikes and demonstrations spreading around the world, with generations demanding urgent action......

PM to visit France; defence, nuclear talks top agenda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a two-day state visit to France from August 22 during which he will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron to strengthen strategic ties in key......

Jaipur gets UNESCO World Heritage tag

The walled city of Jaipur, known for its iconic architectural legacy and vibrant culture, made its entry into the UNESCO World Heritage Site list on Saturday, becoming the second city of the......

Gangster Ravi Pujari nabbed in Senegal

Gangster Ravi Pujari, on the run for the last 15 years, has been arrested in Senegal in West Africa, a source in the security establishment said on Friday. Security agencies got clues about his......

Travel Photographer of the Year 2018: It's a wonderful world out there!

The Travel Photographer of The Year Awards winners have been chosen and they’re a stunning selection celebrating the beauty of our planet and all its inhabitants. Photographers......

India's rank improves among world's most corrupt nations

'No country, anywhere in the world, is corruption-free,' the report said. India has climbed nine points to rank 76th in this year's global corruption index launched on Wednesday, with......

Climate action plans of poorest nations to cost $1 trillion

The Paris talks are due to clarify how rich countries will mobilise a promised $100 billion per year by 2020 to help poorer nations develop cleanly and withstand climate pressures, and set out a......

Happiness index: India ranks 117, below Pakistan!

The report highlights four supports for well-being and their underlying neural bases. Image: A view of Zurich, Switzerland. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters India has not fared well in a global......

India re-elected to UN Economic and Social Council

India has overwhelmingly won its re-election to the UN body on economic and social issues, garnering the highest number of votes in the Asia-Pacific group. The 193-member UN General Assembly......

China's $20 bn investment to transform India?

Read through the list of 16 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed between China and India during President Xi Jinping's state visit a fortnight ago and it is hard to pin down the $20 billion......

Cate is awesome. Will she win an Oscar again?

'In Carol, Cate Blanchett reminds us what a real movie star is and why we are enamored by her acting and looks.' Aseem Chhabra's Top 10 picks from the Zurich Film Festival... In 11 years the......

'It was deeply embarrassing to watch Sholay'

'Satyajit Ray was somewhat tolerable; you didn't have to hang your head in shame.' 'Sholay is a series of stereotypes and borrowed ideas... And we are still singing praises of that film.' 'What......

A taste of Cannes in India

Rajeev Srinivasan on one of the best film festivals in India. This is the second year in a row that I have managed to make it to the International Film Festival of Kerala in Trivandrum from......

World C'ships: Fraser-Pryce blazes to history; Taylor claims fourth triple jump gold

IMAGE: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce crosses the finish line to win gold. Photograph: Ibraheem Al Omari/Reuters Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce powered her way to 100 metres gold on......

Football Extras: Rooney to wear captain's armband in England farewell

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Apart from wearing the captain's armband, Wayne Rooney will also be wearing the No 10 shirt. Photograph: John Sibley/Action......

IAAF Continental Cup: Historic medal for Arpinder; Neeraj disappoints

IMAGE: India’s Arpinder Singh in action. Photograph: PTI Triple jumper Arpinder Singh created history by becoming the first Indian to win a medal in the IAAF Continental Cup as he clinched a......

Football Briefs: Real stage comeback, Costa strikes in Atletico win

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio celebrates with teammate with Dani Carvajal after scoring their third goal against Real Betis......

PHOTOS WC qualifiers: Argentina held; Cape Verde shock SA

The small island nation of Cape Verde shook up the African qualifiers as they registered a second successive win over South Africa that suddenly sees a country of 500,000 inhabitants in with a......

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Four Burkina Faso ministers have coronavirus as cases rise to 64

Four government ministers in Burkina Faso have tested positive for the coronavirus, a government spokesman said on Saturday, as the number of... ...

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Abducted couple found in Mali

A Canadian woman and her Italian partner kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 have been found alive in the northwest of Mali by UN peacekeepers, diplomat ...

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At least 43 killed in attack on Burkina Faso villages

Unidentified assailants killed at least 43 people in raids on villages in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, in one of the deadliest such attacks of... ...

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Driving lorries, blasting rocks - Women break the mould at Burkina Faso gold mines

Tene Konate takes pride in telling incredulous relatives about her job driving a 72-tonne dump truck around the vast open pit at the Hounde gold... ...

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Burkina Faso TV star inspiring fellow albinos to excel without fear or shame

Long before she rose to fame in Burkina Faso, Line Banty became acutely aware of her albinism when as a young girl she was the only one in her... ...

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