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Children from poorer communities as well as girls, the disabled, immigrants and ethnic minorities were at a distinct educational disadvantage in many countries, the UN's Paris-based education body UNESCO said.

The Golden Globes ceremony, which kicks off Hollywood’s awards season, will take place on Feb. 28 instead of its usual slot on the first Sunday in January.

The law appears to upend the city's prized independent legal system, allowing Beijing to override local laws while enhancing its ability to suppress political opposition.

India seeks his arrest on a number of offences, including the conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit forgery for the purpose of cheating, and murder under relevant sections of the IPC.

While tickets on the India-US leg are sold through Air India's website to the public, the seats on the US-India leg have to be purchased after contacting the Indian Embassy in the US.

The annual chariot festival, which in normal times attracts lakhs of devotees from across the world, was held "smoothly and peacefully", a day after the Supreme Court modified its earlier order and cleared the decks for the yatra, an emotive issue for Hin...

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the "targeting and persecution" of the minority community by terrorists at the behest of their external supporters is a matter of "grave concern".

The Union Government must consider extending the provision for free food grains for a further period of three months i.e. July-September 2020. Several states have requested for the same, Sonia Gandhi wrote to PM Modi.

All the 17 inmates who tested positive have been shifted to a separate barrack in Central Jail number 14 and their health is being closely monitored by the jail doctor.

Celebrating Father's Day 2020, filmmaker Taika Waititi shared a picture of Baby Yoda from 'The Mandalorian' sets.

The 79-year-old veteran politician from Gujarat and former chief minister said he will honour wish of his supporters, and will remain active in public life.

Under the programme, that covers Borivali, Dahisar, Malad, Kandivali, Bhandup and Mulund suburbs of North Mumbai, the BMC will run 50 mobile dispensary vans which will go to different localities to conduct preliminary check-ups for 2 to 3 weeks to identif...

The popular 2001 film Rehnaa Hai Tere Dil Mein starring R Madhavan and Dia Mirza will be getting a sequel, according to various reports. The makers have reportedly found a script to their liking.

The study, led by scientists in IIT-Gandhinagar, found that increased gene copies of the virus in Ahmedabad's wastewater matched the incidence of the disease in the city.

In the 230-member MP Assembly, 22 seats are vacant after Congress MLAs resigned in March and joined BJP while legislators from two constituencies have died.

So far, 236 people have been infected in the worst outbreak in Beijing since COVID-19 was identified at a seafood market in the central city of Wuhan late last year.