President IPU urges int’l community to help Pakistan after devastating flood

ISLAMABAD, Sep 13 (APP): President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Duarte Pacheo on Tuesday urged the international community, especially the developed countries to help Pakistan recover from the catastrophe of floods. Speaking here at the inaugural session of “The Third Inter-Parliamentary Union Regional Seminar on […]

India claims ‘indigenously’ made vaccine for Lumpy skin disease

NEW DELHI – September 12 (ONLINE) THE Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is confident about commercialising its indigenously-developed Lumpi-ProVacInd vaccine against the lumpy skin disease (LSD) virus infecting cattle within “four-five months”. “Agrinnovate India, which is the commercialisation arm for products and technologies developed […]

Biden to appear at Queen’s funeral, Putin decides otherwise

WASHINGTON / MOSCOW – September 11 (ONLINE) US President Joe Biden has confirmed he is planning to attend the Queen’s funeral when it takes place in the UK. While no formal plans for Her Majesty’s funeral have been announced yet, the ceremony is expected to […]

Swedes vote in tight election race as far right surges

Stockholm, Sept 11 (AFP/APP):Swedes began voting in legislative elections Sunday that will either pave the way for an unprecedented right-wing government supported by the far right or a third straight mandate for the ruling Social Democrats. Opinion polls have predicted a close race with a […]

UN appoints Volker Turk as new human rights chief

NEW YORK 09 Sep (Online): Austrian politician Turk will be replacing Chilean politician Michelle Bachelet, whose term ended on August 31. The United Nations General Assembly has approved a veteran Austrian diplomat to be the global body’s human rights chief and its advocate for adherence […]