Chennai: Union External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday informed that she has asked minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi for a thorough investigation into the adoption process of three-year-old Sherin Mathews, who was killed by her foster father Wesley Mathews in the US recently. Swaraj said thatContinue Reading
With 2.51 million deaths in 2015, India has been ranked No. 1 in pollution related deaths, according to a report by The Lancet Commission on pollution and health. China recorded the second highest number of such deaths (1.8 million). India accounted for about 28 per cent of an estimated nineContinue Reading
India, Egypt and Iran were rated “high to extreme” in persecuting ChristiansContinue Reading
Swagata Yadavar With more than a fifth of its children wasted — low weight for height — India ranks 100 among 119 countries in the 2017 Global Hunger Index (GHI), down three places from 97 last year. Only in three other countries — Djibouti, Sri Lanka and South Sudan —Continue Reading
Much of India’s false news is spread through WhatsAppContinue Reading
People can leave surplus food in the ‘community fridge’ so that those who can’t afford food can get something to eat. It was the idea of Dr Issa Fathima Jasmine, an orthodontist in ChennaiContinue Reading
United Nations: India is the world’s third-biggest exporter of beef and is projected to hold on to that position over the next decade, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2017-2026 report, releasedContinue Reading
Pope wanted to visited India and Bangladesh this yearContinue Reading
July 30 Is the World Day against Trafficking in PersonsContinue Reading
Kolkata: There were 35,000 reported cases of child trafficking and 125,750 women trafficking cases in the country in 2016-2017, with West Bengal topping in both categories, a senior National Anti-Trafficking Committee (NATC) official said here on July 1. “Among 35,000 reported cases of child trafficking, 13,000 were registered from WestContinue Reading