The Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) placed India at a low 101st rank on a Global Gender Gap Index which ranked 136 nations on how well resources and opportunities are divided between...
Myanmar’s pro-democracy activist and parliamentarian Aung San Suu Kyi finally collected the EU democracy prize that had been awarded 23 years ago while she was under house arrest....
“Global Slavery Index” published by the Australia-based Walk Free Foundation, ranked India first in terms of number of modern day slaves in the world. The index has ranked 162 countries based...
As per the anti-corruption watchdog “Transparency International”, 6 Tata Group companies, Bharti Airtel and Mahindra & Mahindra were in its list of top 10 list of corporate entities...
In a latest development in the defence field, Russia and China held a joint anti-terrorism military exercise called Peace Mission 2013 in both the Shenyang military area command of...
Russia proposed to build manufacturing units in India to undertake co-production of defence equipment and also agreed to set up two major projects in a joint venture for...
As per the report released by the U.N., the experts have found large-scale use of banned chemical weapons in Syria. The U.N. inspectors have found clear evidence that...
The long intensive negotiations between Russia and the United States in Geneva on the issue of chemical weapons of Syria have reached a deal on a timetable for...
In what can be a major boost to Indian agricultural exports, Russia has removed the ban on import of non-basmati rice and oilseeds from India. Why Russia had...
The government has clarified that there is no proposal to raise foreign investment limit in the banking sector. What is the current status of foreign investment in banking...
