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Stunning images: How the UN achieved its goals

Five Indians have won top prizes in various categories of an international photography contest organised by the United Nations to spotlight the Millennium Development Goals.Image Courtesy: United......

1000 pregnant women die every day in India

Analysts and several reports have suggested that despite high economic growth, India is falling behind on achieving the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations, especially as it......

India - Ahead of neighbours, behind 2015 goals

A fresh appraisal of countries striving to meet the eight millennium development goals clubs India with Nepal and Afghanistan. It, however, has got praise for achieving 89 per cent enrolment in......

'Use UN's 70th birthday to promote human rights everywhere'

'Human rights issues continue to be exploited selectively, more often for narrow short-term political ends,' Modi tells Ban. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be one of the world leaders......

One-fifth of under-five deaths worldwide occur in India: UN

India alone accounts for more than one-fifth of deaths worldwide of children under the age of five, according to a new UN report released today, which said nearly 6.6 million kids died globally,......

Millennium Development Goals: India's achievement is a mixed bag

The country achieves target of reducing poverty by half, manages to control spread of deadly diseases but lags behind on few other targets. Image: India must work harder to reduce poverty, say......

Human condition is better than before: Gates

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has said the world has been able to improve human conditions at a faster than ever before. He was referring to the impact of the United Nation's Millennium......

Centre to launch mobile tech to save mothers

The Union ministry of health and family welfare is planning to adopt a mobile-based technology on the lines of the 108 ambulance services. This would be available in states, which do not have the......

Global poverty may not halve by 2015: UNCTAD

The United Nations' goal of cutting hunger and poverty by half by 2015 from 1990 levels is unlikely to be achieved as the global economic and financial crisis has dealt a big blow to the growth of......

UN to G-20: Bail out the poor

Stating that the global financial crisis threatens the livelihoods of nearly 1.4 billion people globally, a United Nations agency has asked the G-20 leaders to commit themselves to save the world......

AR Rahman and Kailasa?

After stamping their mark in the music industry with two successful albums, the composer trio of popular band Kailasa are now expanding their domain into Bollywood and are in talks with the Mozart......

'8 is inoffensive to Islam'

An educated Muslim woman in New York decides to leave her husband and son to become the second wife of a traditional Muslim man and wear a veil. Eyebrows will surely be raised at the short film......

Ronaldo, Zidane to play UN charity match

World champion footballers and United Nations Goodwill Ambassadors Ronaldo and Zindine Zidane have announced that the 8th Annual Match Against Poverty will raise funds for the nearly 25 million......

UN to honour Dravid, Inzamam

Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid and his Pakistani counterpart Inzamam-ul Haq have been selected to become spokesmen for 'Sport for Development and Peace' at the United Nations.The duo have been......

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