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  • Sen. John McCain has brain tumor
    WASHINGTON, July 20 (AP): Arizona Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee with a well-known maverick streak that often vexes his GOP colleagues, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, his off
    / 20th July 2017
  • News in brief
    Medziphema Sub-division Departmental Co-Ordination Meeting held   Medziphema, July 20 (DIPR): The Medziphema Sub-division Departmental Co-ordination meeting was held on July 19 at ADC Office, Medziph
    / 20th July 2017
  • ‘Bay of Bengal’s prosperity can improve lives of millions’
    Kolkata, July 20 (IANS): The economic prosperity of the Bay of Bengal can improve the lives of millions in South Asia, said experts here and rued lack of investment in the region despite it having huge potentia
    / 20th July 2017
  • Thailand should leave ‘no stone unturned’ after 62 people found guilty of trafficking
    BANGKOK, July 20 (Reuters): More needs to be done to ensure that human traffickers are brought to justice and Rohingya migrants are protected, rights groups said on Thursday, after a trial in which 62 people we
    / 20th July 2017
  • Civil Society on SDG Engagement: “We Are Not Guests”
    Tharanga Yakupitiyage Inter Press Service   Showing up in record numbers, civil society groups are urging greater inclusion and accountability in sustainable development processes at a UN high level
    / 20th July 2017
  • Scales tip in AIDS fight as death rates decline, treatment rates rise
    LONDON, July 20 (Reuters): The scales have tipped in the fight against AIDS, with more than half of people infected with HIV now getting treatment and AIDS-related deaths almost halving since 2005, the United N
    / 20th July 2017
  • Britain's royals make pretzels, cox boat race in Germany
    BERLIN, July 20 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine made traditional German pretzels and coxed rival teams in a rowing boat race in the southern university town of Heidelberg as part of
    / 20th July 2017
  • How to Achieve Universal Goals, Strategically
    Roshni Majumdar Inter Press Service   Discussion around the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a list of 17 goals listed by the UN, was all the buzz in the conference rooms of UN headquarters
    / 20th July 2017
  • Targeting schoolchildren doesn't behove any Army: India tells Pakistan
    New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India on Thursday told Pakistan that its troops were "deliberately" targeting Indian civilian villages and firing at schoolchildren in Jammu and Kashmir which "does not behove of any A
    / 20th July 2017
  • India Skips 6 Of 16 Key WHO Recommendations on TB
    Swagata Yadavar, IndiaSpend | July 20   India does not implement six out of the 16 key World Health Organisation (WHO)- recommended tuberculosis (TB) control policies in diagnosis, patient care an
    / 20th July 2017
  • HIV drug resistance could undermine progress in AIDS battle: WHO
    LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - Rising levels of resistance to HIV drugs could undermine promising progress against the global AIDS epidemic if effective action is not taken early, the World Health Organization (WH
    / 20th July 2017
  • Cut smoking, reduce stress to ward off dementia: Lancet
    New York, July 20 (IANS) Managing lifestyle factors such as smoking, hypertension and depression could prevent one-third of the world's dementia cases, a Lancet study has claimed.   The findings show
    / 20th July 2017
  • Centre to show no sympathy to cow vigilantes: Jaitley
    New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the government will show no sympathy to those lynching people in the name of cow protection.   "Nobody has the right to
    / 20th July 2017
  • Shraddha Kapoor wants to direct her father
    Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Actress Shraddha Kapoor says she would want to direct her father and actor Shakti Kapoor if she ever dons the director's hat.   Shraddha on Thursday treated her fans and well-w
    / 20th July 2017
  • Indian troops must be captured or killed: Ex-Chinese diplomat
    Beijing, July 20 (IANS) If Indian troops don't withdraw from Doklam on the disputed border, they should be captured or killed, says a former Chinese diplomat who was once based in India.    
    / 20th July 2017
  • Assam flood situation improves marginally
    Guwahati, July 20 (PTI) The flood situation in Assam improved marginally today, although over two lakh people are still affected across 13 districts in the state.   According to a report by Assam Sta
    / 20th July 2017
  • India rejects China's demand, says withdrawal of troops should be on both sides
    New Delhi/Beijing, July 20 (IANS) India on Thursday rejected China's demand for withdrawal of troops from the Doklam border area, saying the pull out should be from both sides for a dialogue to be held for reso
    / 20th July 2017
  • Kovind elected President
    First BJP leader with RSS background to occupy Rashtrapati Bhavan   New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Ram Nath Kovind, a Dalit BJP leader with humble beginnings, was on Thursday elected the 14th President of I
    / 20th July 2017
  • India urges final solution to WTO food stockpiling issue
    New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Noting how protectionism in some developed nations is impacting the multilateral trading system, India has again urged WTO members to realise a permanent solution to the issue of publi
    / 20th July 2017
  • Tripura road, rail blockade called-off
    Agartala, July 20 (IANS) A Tripura tribal party demanding a separate state on Thursday called-off a blockade of the state's key national highway and the lone railway line, officials said here.   The
    / 20th July 2017
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