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More than 90 percent of nursing mothers do not consult lactation experts o
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], August 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): As part of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, World Breastfeeding Week is commemorated every year to raise awareness of the advantages of breastfeeding for infant growth and development.
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Long unannounced power cuts in Pakistan's Karachi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): Power outages piled up misery in Pakistan's Karachi in scorching heat as the main power provider of the city failed to meet its electricity consumption needs.
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Russia's deputy envoy uncertain whether Moscow, US will have new arms cont
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 6 (ANI/Sputnik): It is hard to predict whether Russia will be able to reach an agreement with the United States on a treaty that would replace the New START before the latter's expiration in 2026, Russia's deputy envoy to the United Nations Andrei Belousov said at the
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77th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing: UN Chief to attend ceremony
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 6 (ANI): On the 77th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing by the United States, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will become the first UN chief to attend the annual ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park on Saturday after his predecessor Ban Ki Moon's visit in
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RBI Monetary Policy: Latest hike takes repo rate above pre-pandemic levels
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 5 (ANI): The monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India has unanimously decided to raise the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.40 per cent in order to contain the persistently high inflation. Today's hike takes the repo rate above pre-pande
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US basketball player Brittney Griner sentence in Russia 'unacceptable': Bi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday called a Russian court's decision to sentence US women's basketball player Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drug charges as "unacceptable" and called for the immediate release of the athlete.
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CWG 2022: Boxer Sagar Ahlawat storms into semi-finals with 5-0 win over Ke
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
The Indian defeated Keddy Evans Agnes of Seychelles via unanimous decision 5-0 to reach the semi-finals, assuring India of a medal.
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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe reiterates commitment to 'One Ch
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 4 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to the "one China policy" as well as to the UN Charter principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations.
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UN Secretariat refused to approve IAEA visit to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], August 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia was willing to assist the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with a potential visit to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant but the United Nations Secretariat refused to approve such a visit, Russian Foreign Ministry Nonproliferation and A
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PM Modi a pioneer in utilizing Geospatial Technology for governance: India
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], August 4 (ANI): India's new permanent representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been a pioneer in utilizing Geospatial Technology for Governance.
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Clashes in Afghanistan's Kabul: Multiple attackers killed, one detained af
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 3 (ANI): Multiple attackers were killed and one of them has been detained after heavy firing in the Karte Sakhi area ended in Kabul on Wednesday.
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UN launching fact-finding mission to probe attack on Olenivka Detention Ce
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], August 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is launching a fact-finding mission to investigate a strike on a prison in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region which killed Ukrainian POWs, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.
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