Tag: International
Pakistani Man Survives On Leaves For 25 Years
A man in Pakistan's Punjab province has been surviving on leaves and wood for the last 25 years, a habit that he developed because of extreme poverty, a media report said on Saturday.....
Big B Reshoots For 'Sarkar 3'
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan had to reshoot some scenes of filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's upcoming movie "Sarkar 3". The cine icon says he will share the reason behind it soon. ....
Jaitley For Urgent World Bank, IMF Quota Reforms
The World Bank needs to decide the issues of Selective Capital Increase (SCI) to reflect the increasing weight of Developing and Transition Countries (DTCs) and General Capital Increase (GCI) to expand its annual lending, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said.....
Nepal Quake: Slow Reconstruction Work Worries Global Community
Kathmandu-based Nepal International Development Partners Group (IDPG) has expressed concern over the slow pace of reconstruction work in Nepal since the Gorkha Earthquake of 2015 and urged the government and the stakeholders concerned to expedite the process.....
Smart Cities Expo To Showcase 5 Major Exhibitions
Five major exhibitions -- 'Buildings India', 'Solar India', 'Transport India', 'Smart Cities India', and 'Water India' -- will be held at the International Smart Cities expo here in which 40 countries will participate, it was announced on Monday. ....
IPL: Samuels To Join Delhi Squad On Saturday
West Indian all-rounder Marlon Samuels will join the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Daredevils on Saturday, skipper Zaheer Khan said ahead of their game against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens here on Friday.....
Alert To Dangers Of High Salt Intake, Many Modify Diets
Indians, aware of the dangers of excessive salt intake, are modifying their diets unlike other international communities like Australians who are sticking to high-salt foods though they are aware of its effects, according to a new study. ....
Not Just Talk, Better Policies Needed To Better Workers' Condition: Sonia Gandhi
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the condition of workers will not change "only by talk, slogans and promises", and the government needs to bring in new policies and better programmes to make a difference to their lives.....
PIA 'likely' To Suspend Karachi-Mumbai Flights
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced on Friday that it was "likely", on "purely economical" grounds, to suspend its Karachi-Mumbai operations, while flights to New Delhi will continue.....
Sharapova To Play Fellow Russian At Madrid Open
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova will be playing her opening game at the Madrid Open, which kicks off on Saturday, against compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.....
