Approximately 1 billion young people in Asia and the Pacific region are between 10-24 years old, constituting 27% of the total population in the region. Every one of these youngsters will one day have to make life-changing decisions that will affect their sexual and reproductive health. But resea

STEPHEN GILL AS THE GUEST OF HONOR at International Webinar On Literature and Life in the Era of COVID-19 (27th & 28th June, 2020), Organized by the Department of English and Foreign Languages Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, India. Chairman:  The Vice-Chancellor Prof Prakash Ma

 The news gives us tremendous hope that the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is aiming to introduce India's first indigenous vaccine against COVID-19 for "public health use" by 15 August 2020 (India's Independence Day). This could be a scientific breakthrough in th

As minorities living in Pakistan, we appreciate the Punjab cabinet that approved 2% higher education quota for religious minorities in the Government higher education institutes of the province, a move lauded by many.  Among religious minorities, Christians are the largest minority of the Pu

Despite the indisputable scientific evidence that tobacco kills, the tobacco industry has been conniving to use every trick possible to protect and increase its profits. Over 8 million people die of tobacco use worldwide every year. More worrying is the emerging scientific evidence that diseases

This refers to the June 29 conversation by Hudson Institute with India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Taranjit Singh Sandhu (https://www.hudson.org/events/1832-video-event-ambassador-taranjit-singh-sandhu-on-the-u-s-india-partnership62020 ) which has made crystal clear why India is facing problem

Since the inception of the country, there has been a confusion regarding the electoral system of Pakistan. We are undecided whether there should be separate elections or combined. These both options have been seen with reservation by different quarters.

An option adopted was that select

The United Nations marked this year's Public Service Day online celebrations by honouring the women and men who are risking their lives and health to deliver essential public services amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. UN bestowed the UN Public Service Award to seven public institutions from

It will be Hinduism, Christianity & Judaism (with lives & blood to be given mainly by Hindus for this alliance) v/s Islam & Chinesism 

Three nuclear countries namely India, China and Pakistan have territorial claims over united J&K and three factors have made presen

Recent protests in Beirut over government corruption and mismanagement of the economy quickly escalated into rioting and violence that included clashes between Shi’ite Hezbollah supporters and demonstrators. Protesters poured into the streets of the Lebanese capital to decry the collapse of

The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated, more than ever, the overwhelming importance of public services and the devastating consequences of under-funding and privatising them. That is why the writing on the wall on this year's United Nations Public Services Day is clear: commit to COVID-19 reco

Going by the media coverage all over the world the entire mankind is rightly concerned about the developments in Indo-China-Pakistan region especially after June 15 (when out of team of about 100,  20 Indian soldiers, their officers and Commander were killed and rest were injured moreover as

The first traces of SARS-CoV-2 virus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) were discovered in November, 2019 in Wuhan, China. Since then, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has transformed from a local disease into a global pandemic. While countries across the world, rich and po

In the line of US allies / strategic partners / friends is now the turn of India (after Ukraine / Crimea, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Kurds etc) to face territorial dismemberment or destruction / suffering or political chaos or betrayal etc because India tilted excessively towards the USA (

On the face of it the June 14 statement of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/pok-will-wish-to-be-part-of-india-will-lead-to-fulfilment-of-parliaments-resolution-rajnath-singh/articleshow/76369108.cms) would seem to be innocent, innocuous and born ou