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Mozambique Visit: EAM Jaishankar takes ride in Made in India train in Maputo

Mozambique Visit: EAM Jaishankar takes ride in 'Made in India' train...

Maputo [Mozambique]: Accompanied by the Mozambican Transport Minister, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on...

14 April 2023 2:37 AM GMT

EAM Jaishankar launches Tulsi Ghat Restoration Project in Uganda

EAM Jaishankar launches 'Tulsi Ghat Restoration Project' in Uganda

Kampala [Uganda]: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday launched the 'Tulsi Ghat Restoration Project'...

11 April 2023 5:56 AM GMT

Chikwawa, a town in Malawi, is one of the districts with the highest number of displaced people, the World Food Programme and its partners have distributed super cereal, a blend of corn and soy, to all displacement sites and similar efforts are underway in other districts. Twitter

Cyclone Freddy has affected over 500,000 people in Malawi: UN

Geneva [Switzerland]: Tropical Cyclone Freddy has affected over 500,000 people in Southeastern Africa's Malawi, the...

18 March 2023 2:49 AM GMT

A health worker takes a swab sample to be tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo: AFP)

Equatorial Guinea confirms Marburg virus disease outbreak, nine dead

A health alert has been declared in Kie-Ntem province, lockdown plan will be implemented after consulting with the WHO,...

14 Feb 2023 11:12 AM GMT

Millets are more tolerant of poor soils, drought and harsh growing conditions, and can easily adapt to different environments without high levels of fertilizer and pesticide. They dont need nearly as much water as other grains, making them ideal for places like Africas arid Sahel region, and their deep roots of varieties like fonio can help mitigate desertification, the process that transforms fertile soil into desert, often because of drought or deforestation. Representational Image/By Arrangement

UN eyes revival of millets as global grain uncertainty grows

Rushinga (Zimbabwe): While others in her Zimbabwean village agonize over a maize crop seemingly headed for failure,...

9 Feb 2023 7:18 AM GMT

According to police, the accident took place when Kudleppa Boli was returning home on his bike on Monday evening. (Representational Image: PTI)

Trucks crash into commuters in Nigeria-'s south; 20 dead

Eleven people were burnt beyond recognition,Â” in the early morning crash blamed on reckless driving

30 Jan 2023 1:58 AM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 57th All India Conference of Director Generals/Inspector Generals of Police, in New Delhi, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (PTI Photo)

S Africa-'s -'Pravasi Samman-' awardees laud India at R-Day event

India was the first country to impose sanctions on South Africa because of apartheid at a great economic cost to itself,...

27 Jan 2023 3:51 AM GMT

The informal draft, described as a non-paper by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, expressed deep regret that developed countries, which have the most capabilities financially and technologically to lead in reducing their emissions, continue to fall short in doing so. Representational Image/By Arrangement

COP27 informal draft omits India-'s proposal of phasing down all...

When contacted, a spokesperson of the Environment Ministry said the Indian negotiators do not wish to comment â€œas...

18 Nov 2022 10:26 AM GMT

The World Health Organization issued an alert over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. (Representational image: PTI)

WHO probing Indian cough syrup after 66 children die in Gambia

WHO cautioned the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, with global...

6 Oct 2022 1:51 AM GMT

The central bank is likely to introduce smaller denominated gold coins in November to allow ordinary people to also use them as a saving mechanism. (Representational Image/AP)

Zimbabweans hit by 257% inflation: Will gold coins as legal tender...

HARARE: After working as an overnight security guard at a church in Harare's impoverished Mabvuku township, Jeffrey...

19 Aug 2022 10:04 AM GMT

A throat swab is taken from a patient to test for COVID-19 at a facility in Soweto, South Africa, Dec. 2, 2021. (AP)

South Africa lifts curfew as Omicron wave subsides

Infections dropped by almost 30% last week compared to the preceding seven days while hospital admissions also declined...

31 Dec 2021 6:22 AM GMT

The outspoken Tutu was considered the nations conscience by both Black and white, an enduring testament to his faith and spirit of reconciliation in a divided nation. (File Photo: Reuters)

South African anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Tutu dies aged 90

In his final years, he regretted that his dream of a -'Rainbow Nation-' had yet to come true

26 Dec 2021 8:24 AM GMT