Poverty in India: Woman Sells Child for Rs. 2000
A homeless tribal woman, deserted by her husband, was forced to sell her newly born male child to one of her neighbours, for a sum of Rs. 2000 (approximately US$…
U.S. Changes Cuban Immigration Policy: Wet Foot, Dry Foot
The United States (U.S.) has decided to take more steps to normalize relations with Cuba and to bring greater consistency to its immigration policy. According to a White House statement…
Global Unemployment Expected to Rise in 2017: Report
The global unemployment rate is expected to rise modestly from 5.7 to 5.8 per cent in 2017 representing an increase of 3.4 million in the number of jobless people, a…
Economic Uncertainties to Influence Food Markets: FAO
The prices of major food commodities declined for the fifth year in a row in 2016, averaging 161.6 points for the year as a whole, some 1.5 percent below their…
Narendra Modi Connects with Youth via Video Conferencing
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, today addressed the inaugural event of the National Youth Festival at Rohtak, via video conferencing. He said that the life of Swami Vivekananda…
Delhi Lt. Governor to DDA: Use Online Service Delivery Channels
The use of digital technology for citizen services will not meet its objectives if the citizens are not able to transparently track their communications online at every step of their…