Day: December 2, 2019

Woman killed by in-laws over dowry demands

1:11 pm December 2, 2019

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A woman was allegedly killed by her in-laws over dowry demands in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday. According to a complaint lodged by the father of the victim, she was being harassed by her husband and in-laws since she got married three months ago, they said. The woman was […]

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Air quality in city in poor category

1:08 pm December 2, 2019

New Delhi: The air quality in the national capital was recorded in the poor category on Monday morning. The air quality index (AQI) stood at 283 at 7.43 am, according to the CPCB. The air quality in the national capital turned poor on Sunday, primarily due to slow wind speed, and is likely to dip […]

Hundreds rally in Myanmar to show support for Suu Kyi

1:03 pm December 2, 2019

Yangon: About 700 people rallied Sunday to show support for Myanmar’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, as she prepares to defend the country against charges of genocide at the UN’s highest court. Members of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party swelled the ranks in front of the colonial-era City Hall in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest […]

UN chief urges immediate cease-fire in Gaza

UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change

12:58 pm December 2, 2019

Madrid: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the point of no return. Speaking before the start Monday of a two-week international climate conference in Madrid, the U.N. chief said the impact of […]

Zero-hour on climate, but UN talks in another time zone

12:55 pm December 2, 2019

Madrid: Global talks tasked with neutralising the threat of global warming get underway in Madrid Monday, but their narrow focus on rules and procedures remains out of sync with the world’s climate-addled future. Mindful of this gap, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Sunday that a “point-of-no-return” in the climate crisis is “in sight and […]

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