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South Asian countries join together to combat wildlife crime
The statute clearly describes the vision, goal, objectives and the crucial role that SAWEN will play in combating wildlife crime in the region.
Manipur: 2 killed in police firing in Ukhrul during protest against imposition of Section 144
As some activists turned violent, police fired tear gas shells and then opened fire to bring the situation under control, police said.
Women hooked to texting, men can't live without Facebook
Women may be more inclined to use cell phones for social reasons such as texting or emails to build relationships and have deeper conversations.
Delhi: Over 1,250 prisoners get remission of sentence for good conduct
Over 1,250 inmates lodged in Tihar and Rohini jails were granted remission of sentence on the occasion of 68th Independence Day.
Shabana Azmi starts work on a short film on domestic violence
Shabana Azmi, who often raises her voice on gender issues, Saturday began work on a short film on domestic violence
Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova crashes out of US Open
Kvitova was stunned in the third round of the US Open by a scrambling, moon-balling qualifier ranked No. 145.
India, Japan set to intensify defence cooperation
Discussions are also expected to focus on civil nuclear cooperation and help by Japan in improving India's infrastructure.
Jan Dhan Yojana will not a burden on banks, says Arun Jaitley
Sandhu said Rs 1 lakh accident insurance with the RuPay debit card is free to customer.
What to watch on day six of the 2014 US Open
Djokovic will seek to get to the fourth round in New York for the eighth year in a row when he will face America's Sam Querrey in the third round of the US Open.
Four gen-next Indian-origin economists in IMF list of 25
Indian origin researchers on the list are Raj Chetty and Gita Gopinath from Harvard University, Parag Pathak from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Amit Seru from the University of Chicago.
850,000 displaced in one month in Iraq: IOM
The total number of people who have been evacuated their homes since January have increased to 1.6 million.
Facebook upgrades mobile search to let users look for friends' old posts
The feature was introduced as a work-in-progress and has yet to spread to all of the social networks 1.3 billion users.
Nearly 2,600 killed in east Ukraine conflict: UN
"At least 2,593 people have been killed in Ukraine between mid-April and 27 August 2014," the report said.
Human trials of Ebola vaccine to start next week
The US government announced on Thursday that it will start initial human trials of Ebola vaccine next week.
Songs are full of innuendos; lyricists get away with really dirty stuff, says CBFC chairperson Leela Samson
Leela Samson, chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification, is upset over the content of songs in present day cinema.
WHO sounds alarm over Ebola infections as deaths top 1,500
Liberia was the worst affected with 694 deaths; 422 people have died in Sierra Leone; and 430 in Guinea, where the virus emerged at the start of the year. Nigeria has now recorded six deaths.