Ban lobbying India for ratifying Paris climate accord

United Nations: With India's ratification of the the Paris Agreement on combating climate crucial to the accord coming into force early, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is lobbying New Delhi to ratify it and has been in contacts with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other officials, according to his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. "There have been contacts between the Secretary General and the Prime Minister and at other levels, and I think it's no secret that the Secretary General very much hopes that at the climate event which will be coming up next week, more countries will be bringing their instruments of ratification," Dujarric told the media on Tuesday.

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The Tocklai Tea Research Institute here is undertaking a yearlong collaborative research project with the United States Department of Agriculture /US Forest Service International Programs to... The Ulfa today released Kuldeep Moran, a BJP leader's son who was kidnapped by the outfit from Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh on August 1. The Scots have their Scotch, the Irish swear by a pint of Guinness and if all goes to plan, by next January, Assam's traditional brews will be giving them a run for their... Dhubri police picked up 45 people for their suspected involvement in hoisting the Pakistani flag in front Golokganj BJP legislator Ashwani Roy Sarkar's house and at other... The Manipur BJP is set to flex its muscles during party president Amit Shah's visit to Imphal next week.

John Kerry to attend the second India-US strategic dialogue in Delhi

The US Secretary of State John Kerry would travel to New Delhi to attend the second India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue, the State Department announced on Wednesday. "On August 29-31, Secretary Kerry will travel to New Delhi, India, for meetings with senior Indian officials," the State Department spokesperson Elizabeth Trudeau said.

Narendra Modi to beat Barack Obama to become worlda s most followed…

New Delhi, Aug 6: No doubt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most popular Indian political leader on social media. With 21.7 million followers on Twitter and 35.2 million on Facebook, Narendra Modi is the only Indian politician to have such a massive social media outreach.

50% chance of finding missing IAF plane: Experts

Chennai: The probability of finding the missing AN-32 aircraft of Indian Air Force or its debris in the search area of 5,000km is 50%, according to Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services that is providing coordinates for the search and rescue operation. Once extended the search to 9,000km, the probability goes down to 20%, an officer told TOI.

Indian rapper targets US chemical giant in bid for damages

" An Indian rapper is targeting Dow Chemical with rhymes " demanding the U.S. company pay more in victims' compensation and environmental damages stemming from a horrific chemical gas leak that killed thousands of people and sickened countless others. Sofia Ashraf debuted "Dow vs. Bhopal: a Toxic Rap Battle" last month, calling the story of what happened in the central Indian city of Bhopal "a critical message to get out there."

India to get access to almost 99% of US defence tech

India will be the only country outside US' formal treaty allies that will gain access to almost 99 per cent of latest America's defence technologies after being recognised as a 'major defence partner', a senior Obama administration official has said. "India enjoys access to technologies that is on par with our treaty allies.

Weak harvest to drive Indian wheat imports to 10-year high

India's wheat imports this season will hit their highest in the decade, thanks to a second successive dryness-depressed harvest - although supplies are not so squeezed as to mean India's government will buy from abroad. India, the world's second-ranked wheat growing country, after China, will import 2.0m tonnes of the grain in 2016-17, on the April-to-March basis, the US Department of Agriculture's New Delhi bureau said.

Sun Pharma Falls Most in Two Months After Profit Misses Views

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., India's largest drugmaker, fell the most in two months after reporting fourth-quarter earnings that missed analyst estimates amid higher investments and regulatory pressures. The stock fell as much as 4.6 percent to 775 rupees, the biggest drop since March 29 on an intra-day basis.

Ap Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

In this May 27, 2016 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speak with the Atomic Bomb Dome seen at rear at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan. less FILE - In this May 27, 2016 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speak with the Atomic Bomb Dome seen at rear at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, ... more FILE - In this Thursday, May 26, 2016, file photo passers-by move past riot police near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, southwestern Japan.