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Building Tanzania's energy future starts with people

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 23 -- Behind every new power plant, laboratory and transmission line stand the people who design, build and operate them. As Tanzania expands its energy system, its long-term succ... Read More


Congress accuses Modi govt of using UCC to polarise society after Maharashtra panel member quits

India, Sept. 23 -- The Congress on Wednesday alleged that for the Modi government, the UCC is not an instrument of considered legal reform but an instrument of division, disruption and diversion, as w... Read More


Xi Jinping to begin US state visit with rare welcome from Trump at airbase

India, Sept. 23 -- When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on Wednesday, he's expected to get a rare greeting from President Donald Trump, who will be on the tarmac to welcome his coun... Read More


Opposition MLAs create ruckus in Odisha Assembly over textbook errors

India, Sept. 23 -- Opposition MLAs on Wednesday created a ruckus in the Odisha Assembly demanding the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over errors in school textbooks,... Read More


Opposition targets ECI over report of objections by two election commissioners; sources deny any dissent

India, Sept. 23 -- Leaders of Opposition parties stepped up their criticism of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday following an Indian Express report that said Election Commissioners S... Read More


The beauty standard that is quietly costing Indian women their health

India, Sept. 23 -- Forty-six million Indian women over fifty have osteoporosis. Not because their bodies failed them. Because we taught them that small was beautiful, and they listened. I was one of t... Read More


Check the dot: Toiletries must now reveal origin of ingredients

India, Sept. 23 -- Discerning customers can now buy toiletries with labels carrying distinct symbols for vegetarian or non-vegetarian ingredients, following a Union Government order. A green dot marks... Read More


Capital shocker: Fourth minor sexually assaulted in 10 days

India, Sept. 23 -- Three men, including one who was injured in a police encounter, accused of raping a minor near Kalkaji Mandir in southeast Delhi were arrested on Tuesday, officials said. The assail... Read More


Jamui minor assault: Five nabbed

India, Sept. 23 -- Two men identified as the principal accused in the September 19 assault of two minors in Bihar were arrested on Tuesday after a police encounter in which both were injured, official... Read More


Murmu urges film stars not to endorse harmful health products, calls for women on award juries

India, Sept. 23 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday urged popular film artists not to endorse products harmful to people's health, saying celebrities have a powerful influence on young minds and a ... Read More