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India on Thursday signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to co-create and implement solutions at scale to tackle the employment and skilling challenges f
Protesting without arms is a fundamental right and not a terrorist activity - Delhi High CourtEven as the high court gives citizens of our country the right to protest, I do believe that the greatest gift a lea
Branko Milanović
Inter Press Service
Is Africa marginalised in contemporary economics and politics, and in contemporary economic and political research?
Impressions gathered over the years and a bit of
Bano Haralu
Nino’s Secret Garden’ is a profound tribute to love. This is the author Kevi Z Kevichusa’s first book and must be celebrated for her ingenuity in transforming something that spr
Just read that the Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express would soon be reaching four hours faster! All this by building a wall along the railway tracks between Mumbai and Surat, which would allow the train to travel fa
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Social media giant Facebook on Tuesday launched a new initiative that encourages people to report child abuse content on its platforms and not to share it.
The initiative 'Report it, don't sh
Thalif Deen
Inter Press Service
A hilarious anecdote, recounted in the New York Times years ago, related to the widespread corruption embedded in the political culture of a Southeast Asian country where cro
Hanna Hassan
Inter Press Service
August of this year will mark the one-year anniversary of the end of South Sudan’s civil war, yet recent surges of violence suggest that peace is far from being
There was a brown, barren patch of land behind my home.It looks like the Sahara Desert! I used to say as nothing grew there, and then overnight its become green. A few drops of rain, a few peals of thunder and
A butcher watching over his shop is really surprised when he sees a dog coming inside the shop. He shoos him away. But later, the dog is back again. So he goes over to the dog and notices it has a note in its m
Arent you hungry? is the question most wives ask, when they are about to serve dinner or lunch, and Whats for dinner? is the reply given by most husbands.Whats for dinner, means that if the food is interesting
N. Lothungbeni Humtsoe
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Urban lifestyles and heavy dependence on digital technology means children are spending less time with nature, which can affect their mental and physical well being. Children
With Jeff my German-Shepherd having passed away two months ago, its my daughters dog who comes up with my daughter and son-in-law nearly every night for dinner. Not yet completely out of puppyhood, hes given so
D.C. Pathak
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The recent spell of violence lasting eleven days in which rockets fired on Israel from Hamas-controlled Gaza and the deadlier missile offensive of Israel that demolished entire buildings on
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Despite high skills proficiency in Machine Learning (ML) and Maths, India trailed in data skills as it ranked 67th overall globally, a report said on Wednesday.
Coursera's latest Global Skills re
They say that in true love you lay yourself open.Truly that is a fact. I had got onto a helicopter at Manhattan, which would fly high above the skyscrapers and show us a different view of the New York skyline,
I opened the papers to glamorous pictures of a famous couple and headlines about their wedding at Jodhpur and their stay at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Bombay. But what made me sit up was an item in a tabloid about
With the state of the economy plummeting, and money needed to handle the running of the country, rumour has it that everything under the sun would be taxed, but I didnt know how serious it was till I went for m
A couple of my serious minded friends have been saying, Bob youve been writing too much banter lately, what about a serious article?Like what? I askSomething churchy?Okay friends Ill oblige, heres something chu
Ifeanyi Nsofor
Inter Press Service
Recently, Naomi Osaka, the number 2 ranked women’s tennis player in the world, said she would not participate in the press conference at the French Open (Rolland-Gar