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All you need to know about World Food Programme -- Nobel Peace Prize winner

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme for its efforts to combat hunger. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the WFP had acted "as a driving force in......

India beats China to win crucial election to UN commission on women

In a significant victory, India got elected as Member of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, the principal global body focussed on gender equality and women empowerment, beating......

Why is Right to Health denied to political dissidents?

The callousness with which these political dissidents are being treated goes against the Supreme Court's directive, given right at the beginning of the lockdown.The apex court had directed states......

COVID-19: 'Good behaviour will reduce deaths'

'We cannot be naughty and expect the government to do good!''We have to behave ourselves and then we can expect the government to support us.''If we are able to protect ourselves well, then we......

'Our scriptures, they all respect nature: Bhoomi, Prithvi and Dharti Mata'

'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.' IMAGE: Dr Rattan Lal, winner of thr 2020 World Food Prize. Photograph: Kind courtesy Worldfoodprize.org Dr Rattan Lal, a soil......

The truth about India's ease of doing business claim

'The recalculated ranking showed India should have had a higher ranking earlier (113 in 2012 instead of 132) and lower ranking later (114 in 2018 instead of 100).''This would mean that there has......

September 1st week exports jump 13.35%, imports down 21.37%

India's exports during the first week of September jumped 13.35 per cent year-on-year to $ 6.12 billion, official data released on Thursday showed. At the same time, imports declined by 21.37 per......

India will beat China to become world's largest employer

A report published in British journal The Lancet reckons India’s working population will surpass China’s in the mid-2020s. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India’s gross......

Every 3rd tablet in the US market is from India

India lost its competitive advantage as China gave fiscal benefits to its local manufacturers. Besides, recent policy flip-flops have, however, dented India’s image as the ‘pharmacy of......

More bad news for India, IMF pegs 2020 growth rate at 1.9%

With this subdued forecast, India is likely to record its worst growth performance since the 1991 liberalisation. However, it is among the only two major economies, which will register a positive......

'The sari is the most sensuous attire an Indian woman can wear'

'As an actor, I think about the beauty of getting comfortable in the uncomfortable.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shruti Bapna/Instagram Shruti Bapna's role in Breathe: Into The Shadows had got her a......

Are masala movies dead?

'What we have is 'masala redeemed' as opposed to just 'masala resurrected',' argues Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Rajinikanth in Petta. Can there be a greater proof for the death of masala cinema than......

Samuel Singh puts Afro in Bhojpuri beats

His latest recreation, Manoj Tiwari's Rinkiya Ke Papa, has garnered over 3.5 million views on YouTube in just two weeks.Dhruv Munjal speaks to the Nigerian singer. Photograph: Kind courtesy Samuel......

Pele @80: Milestones in the soccer legend's career

IMAGE: Brazilian footballer Pele in training for Brazil's match against England on January 1, 1963. Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images Brazilian football great Pele celebrated his 80th......

Football PIX: Brazil score five against Bolivia

IMAGE: Brazil's players celebrate after Philippe Coutinho scored the fifth goal against Bolivia at Neo Quimica Arena in Sao Paulo, on Friday. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli - Pool/Getty Images......

Former India footballer Veeru Babu dead

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: PTI/Files Former international footballer V Veeru Babu died at a hospital in Visakhapatnam, where he was undergoing treatment, on......

World 400m champion Naser provisionally suspended by AIU

IMAGE: Salwa Eid Naser won gold at the World Championships in Doha last year with a time of 48.14 seconds, the third fastest in history, to become the first Asian to claim the women's 400 metres......

Manchester Utd make surprise Ighalo swoop

Barcelona snap up Portuguese forward Francisco Trincao from Braga for 31 million euros (26 million pounds). IMAGE: Nigeria's Odion Ighalo has Premier League experience, having scored 33 goals in......

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Noida Police

The accused have been identified as Omon Benson, who hails from Nigeria, and Johnson Usaro, a native of Kenya, and both of them were currently... ...

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Nigeria to construct 10 new airports

oss the country, an endeavor seeking to boost civil aviation in the most populous African country. The move is a part of the country's development... ...

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survivor recalls Nigeria protest shooting

News World News Rest of World News 'Came to kill': survivor recalls Nigeria protest shooting 'Came to kill': survivor recalls Nigeria... ...

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Nigerian stabbed to death by wife in Delhi

A 30-year-old man from Nigeria was allegedly murdered by his wife who suspected him of having an affair with another woman. ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/nigerian-stabbed-to-death-by-wife-over-suspected-affair/articleshow/78880721.cms

Hamilton dons '#EndSARS' T-shirt for pre-race interview

Six-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton donned a T-shirt protesting against police violence in Nigeria for a pre-race television... ...

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