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Gorge Soros, Hillary Clinton get Medal of Freedom from Biden

US President Joe Biden has named former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, fashion designer Ralph Lauren, football superstar Lionel Messi, former Defence Secretary late Ashton Carter, and......

Sexual harassment charges dog UNICEF India head

The UNICEF country head in India has come under a cloud as a government enquiry has found him to be prima facie guilty of sexually harassing a female colleague. The enquiry by the Women and Child......

Tackling Heatwaves In Cities

As Singapore, New York and Melbourne have shown, cities can mitigate the impact of heatwaves if they have the will to create green infrastructure, explain Amit Kapoor & Bibek Debroy. IMAGE:......

'Ambani, Adani, Tata will move to Dubai if India imposes inheritance tax'

Political economist and author Gautam Sen has said the idea to impose a wealth tax in India will lead to the country's super rich, the Ambanis and the Adanis, moving their bases out to countries......

India gearing up for polio-free country tag

Having made unprecedented progress in polio eradication, India is now gearing up to be declared polio free by 2014 by guarding itself against the import of polio virus from neighbouring countries......

Children worst hit in poverty-stricken India

India is home to one third of the world's poor, yet the government claims that poverty has fallen over the last few years. The Planning Commission recently said the number of people living below......

Unicef attacks India's record on poverty

India has failed to use a period of high economic growth to lift tens of millions of people out of poverty, falling far short of China's record in protecting its population from the ravages of......

Drinking water: Finally India makes some progress

India and China, home to more than a third of the world's population, have made "considerable progress" in providing drinking water to their people, according to a new UNICEF-WHO report. "Both......

Will India's Covaxin be world's first COVID-19 drug?

'We need to prove to the world that quality vaccines and R&D are possible in India.' *Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters. Dr Krishna Ella, chairman and MD, Bharat Biotech, is the man of the moment.......

Advertising titan, civic activist, actor, writer Gerson da Cunha is dead

Advertising industry veteran Gerson da Cunha, a multi-faceted personality passionate about civic activism in later years, died in Mumbai on Friday after a brief illness, a former colleague said.......

Kareena's Most Important Role

Bollywood stars had quite a busy weekend. Here's looking at what they did. Kareena Kapoor leaves for Delhi, where she was appointed UNICEF India's National Ambassador. "I'm very honoured and......

How Much Was SRK Paid For Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa?

Bollywood is full of interesting stories and anecdotes. We bring you some fun facts! IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. Did you know Shah Rukh Khan received Rs 5,000 as the signing......

Aamir's day out with Azad

Happy Father's Day, Aamir! Check out this cute throwback picture of Aamir with his youngest son Azad, then an infant, currently trending on social media. Tweeted by UNICEF India, the pic......

What's Priyanka Doing in Lucknow?

Priyanka Chopra, who was in Mumbai and Delhi last week to promote her hair care brand, Anomaly, is in Lucknow. The UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador visited an anganwadi and the Avanti Bai Hospital during......

Beyond Octopussy: Roger Moore's India connections

The James Bond actor spent months in India shooting for another film, but his connection to India goes much deeper than that, reveals Monali Sarkar. IMAGE: From left, Roger Moore, Mohan Agashe and......

Sindhu teams with Pink Power Run to raise breast cancer awareness

IMAGE: India's badminton ace PV Sindhu at official announcement of the Pink Power Run in Hyderabad, on Thursday. Photograph: ANI/X Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has joined hands with Pink Power......

Came to India for the first time, at the right time: Beckham amid Kohli mania

IMAGE: David Beckham enjoys his first World Cup match at the Wankhede. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters In many ways, David Beckham in his pomp was to football what Virat Kohli is to cricket.......

David Beckham to attend India-NZ World Cup semi-final

IMAGE: David Beckham is currently in India for a project as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives England football legend David Beckham......

Beckham for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024?

IMAGE: David Beckham is gifted a Mumbai Indians jersey by the Ambanis. Photograph: Mumbai Indians/X Have Mumbai Indians signed up David Beckham for IPL 2024? The football legend caught up......

What's David Beckham Doing At Wankhede?

IMAGE: David Beckham with Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammed Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah before the World Cup 2023 semi-final at the Wankhede stadium. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters David......

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