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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......

PIX: Aishwarya Rai is the new UNAIDS goodwill ambassador

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the newly appointed United Nations goodwill ambassador for Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, says she does not want to be just a 'poster girl'......

Mahatma Carter

Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician. Carter bears not a small resemblance to another leader of another large country, who was also in politics but......

What Did Modi's Ukraine Visit Achieve?

In retrospect, it appeared that the bitterness of the war was still strong and the Ukrainian success in occupying Russian territory just a few days ago had added to the complexity of the......

Sachin named UNEP's Goodwill Ambassador

Ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was Thursday named a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Environment Programme. Tendulkar will use his massive global popularity to raise awareness and harness......

Indian green economist wins 'environment Nobel'

Renowned Indian environmental economist and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) goodwill ambassador Pavan Sukhdev has won the 2020 Tyler Prize, regarded as the ‘Nobel Prize for the......

From Copenhagen to Mexico: The cycle continues

After failing at Copenhagen, we pinned our hopes on Mexico City; in Mexico, we'll look for some place else, writes Barun Roy. Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. That's how the 2009 United......

India's prescription to improve trade with Afganisthan

"The announcement by India last year to allow duty-free export of all items into the country by Least Developed Countries (LDCs) of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is......

'Shyam Had The Answer To Every 'Why' Under The Sun'

'I find his sense of history astounding, not just history of film, but of life in general.'Another fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta Datta's book Shyam Benegal. PART I: 'Smita Didn't Want Anything......

Big B to be UNICEF ambassador

Amitabh Bachchan will be formally nominated as a United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund Goodwill Ambassador on April 14.He will be nominated by the UNICEF executive director at the......

PIX: Aishwarya visits hospital on World AIDS Day

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who was recently apppointed the goodwill ambassador for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, paid a visit to the Sion hospital, in Mumbai, on World AIDS......

Malala, you're an undeniable force: Priyanka

'Your jokes, your love for Hindi Films, your infectious laughter will always remind me of what a huge responsibility you have taken on at such a tender age...' Priyanka Chopra, who met Nobel......

Picture perfect: Priyanka meets Queen Rania

Two Queens make for one pretty frame! Priyanka Chopra, a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, is investing her trademark zeal into UNICEF's initiative to educate Syrian children in Jordan who have sought......

Sharapova to resume as UN goodwill ambassador in April

Maria Sharapova will be allowed to resume her role as a United Nations (UN) goodwill ambassador when her drug suspension ends in April, the body said on Thursday.Five-times Grand Slam champion......

U.N. suspends Maria Sharapova as goodwill ambassador

IMAGE: Russia's Maria Sharapova. Photograph: Grigory Dukor/Reuters. Maria Sharapova has been suspended as a goodwill ambassador by the United Nations after the former world number one admitted......

Beckham hands over Instagram account to Ukrainian doctor

IMAGE: David Beckham is a goodwill ambassador for United Nations children's agency UNICEF. Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters Former England soccer captain David Beckham handed over his......

Bayern footballer Davies's letter to Refugee Paralympians

IMAGE: Alphono Davies was born to Liberian parents in a refugee camp in Ghana before moving to Canada. Photograph: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Bayern Munich's Canadian defender Alphonso......

Drogba's charity cleared of fraud but may have misled donors

A charity set up by Ivorian football star Didier Drogba to help children in West Africa has been cleared of fraud and corruption but may have "misled" donors, Britain's charity watchdog said on......

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