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Acute food insecurity soars to five-year high: UN report
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels/Rome, May 6 (ANI): The number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance has hit a five-year high in 2020 in countries beset by food crises, an annual report launched by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) has found.
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Unanimous that there shouldn't be restriction on media reporting: EC
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Wednesday said that it is "unanimous" that there shouldn't be a restriction on media reporting.
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Plea at Delhi HC to designate hospitals for COVID treatment of children, p
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to designate five hospitals in the national capital where children or people with special needs can be taken for treatment where they may not be denied
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Follow rules, stay disciplined: Amitabh Bachchan urges people amid raging
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The battle to stop the ravaging effects of COVID-19 in India still continues unabated. After several celebrities came together to create awareness and help tackle the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in the nation, megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday shared a though
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IPL 2021 postponed, BCCI to arrange for safe, secure passage for all parti
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI): The Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday, in an emergency meeting unanimously decided to postpone IPL 2021 season, with immediate effect.
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Indian envoy at UN condemns terrorist attack in Afghanistan's Logar provin
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 4 (ANI): TS Tirumurti, Ambassador of India to UN on Monday condemned the terrorist attack in Logar province of Afghanistan in which at least 21 people were killed, including high school students, and more than 100 civilians suffered injuries.
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Camila Cabello urges fans to donate for India, help tackle COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): The battle to stop the ravaging effects of COVID-19 in India still continues unabated. After several celebrities came together to raise funds for India to help tackle the COVID-19 crisis, American singer Camila Cabello, on Sunday stepped forward, urging fans to
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Kim Jong-Un's sister warns South Korea of 'corresponding action' for faili
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 2 (ANI): The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, Kim Yo-Jong on Sunday warned South Korea of "corresponding action", for failing to stop anti-Pyongyang leaflets flown by a defector group last week.
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UN warns Myanmar on the brink of economic disaster due to coup, COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], May 2 (ANI): The United Nations on Thursday warned Myanmar that it is on the brink of economic disaster due to the double shock of the military coup and COVID-19 pandemic.
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UN chief condemns suicide attack in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], May 2 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned Friday's suicide attack in Pul-e-Alam, capital of Afghanistan's eastern Logar province, which killed and injured many civilians and caused significant damage to civilian premises, including a hospi
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COVID-19: Jaydev Unadkat to donate 10 per cent of IPL salary to help provi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): With the second wave of COVID-19 rampant in the country, Rajasthan Royals bowler Jaydev Unadkat has decided to donate 10 per cent of his Indian Premier League (IPL) salary towards providing essential medical resources for those affected by the coronavirus.
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Sensex tumbles 984 points on Covid worries, banking scrips hit
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices cracked by 2 per cent on Friday due to unabated rise in Covid cases and hiccups in vaccination drive amid unfavourable global cues.
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