-AFP UNITED NATIONS: Muslim and western nations on Friday overcame deep divisions to agree a historic United Nations declaration setting out a code of conduct for combating violence against women. Iran, Libya, Sudan and other Muslim nations agreed to language stating that violence against women and girls could not be justified by "any custom, tradition or religious consideration." Western nations, particularly from Scandinavia, toned down demands for references to gay rights and sexual...
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Delhi Police tried to shield accused of ’84 riots, asserts CBI
-PTI CBI on Friday alleged that the Delhi Police had failed to act against the main culprits and had tried to shield the accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress Leader Sajjan Kumar along with others is facing trial in a court here. Continuing the final arguments, senior advocate R S Cheema, who appeared for the CBI, told District Judge J R Aryan that the two Delhi Police officials...
More »India, other developing nations drive global economic growth: UN -Arlene Chang
-First Post While the average Human Development Index (HDI) for the region is 0.558, below the world average of 0.693, South Asia saw the highest growth in the index between 2000 and 2012, according to the United Nations Human Development Report 2013. The region registered an annual growth of 1.43 percent in HDI, the highest compared to other regions. It also said that the developing countries as a whole are driving the...
More »Developing countries experiencing unprecedented growth, says UN report
-The United Nations The rapid growth of developing countries is propelling millions out of poverty on an unprecedented scale and radically reshaping the global system, according to a flagship United Nations report launched today. “The rise of the South is unprecedented in its speed and scale,” says the Human Development Report 2013, which uses the term “South” to mean developing countries and “North” to mean developed nations. “Never in history have the...
More »Give More Info on Money Laundering: Fin Min to Banks
-Outlook Taking note of a sting operation that alleged money laundering by three Leading private sector lenders, the Finance Ministry today said that it has asked banks for more details on the issue. "RBI has contacted the banks invloved...We have asked banks for more details on the expose," Banking Secretary Rajiv Takru said here. Meanwhile, RBI Deputy Governor Urjit Patel in Mumbai said the central bank is in touch with the concerned banks...
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