International Development
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As China’s Belt and Road Initiative enters its second decade, what lies ahead?
Opportunities for infrastructure development and trade have been immense but debt, financing of polluting projects and environmental issues are concerns.
The Third Pole
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ICC U-19 World Cup: Spinner Shafiqullah Ghaffari bags six wickets as Afghanistan stun South Africa
The leg-spinner finished with figures of 6/15 as the hosts were bundled out for just 129.
Scroll Staff
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The Oxfam scandal shows the inherent inequality in development work – here’s how to change that
Giving aid is portrayed as unassailably the moral thing to do, making it impossible to talk about how it reproduces racial and gender inequalities.
Luisa Enria, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’
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Telangana Police to reopen investigation into Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula’s suicide case
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US President Donald Trump re-designates North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism
The move is aimed at increasing pressure on the Kim Jong-un regime over its nuclear weapons programme.
Scroll Staff
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Why plan to boost road links with Bangladesh, Nepal and India has met with resistance in Bhutan
A motor vehicle agreement between these countries was ratified by Bhutan's ongoing parliament session, but there much opposition
Dawa Gyelmo
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Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour is dead, confirms Barack Obama
The United States president confirmed the news during his three-day visit to Vietnam, where he urged the extremist group to join peace talks.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Trans-Pacific Partnership, world’s biggest trade deal, signed in New Zealand
The agreement aims to boost investment among the 12 signatories, which account for 40% of the global economy.
Scroll Staff
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UN launches 2030 Sustainable Development Goals programme
The 17 goals and 169 targets aim to wipe out poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change over the next 15 years.
Scroll Staff
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FBI arrests head of Turing Pharmaceuticals, the ‘most hated man in America’
Martin Shkreli, infamous for raising the price of an HIV drug to an exorbitant amount, was taken into custody for a case related to his previous company.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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Obama calls Modi after final round of climate change talks
The two leaders discussed the ongoing summit in Paris and the need for the agreement to not impede developing nations.
Scroll Staff
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UN seeks record $20-billion aid for 2016, says humanitarian crises unprecedented
Nearly 125 million people in the world need help, UN officials said, and the largest chunk of the funds will go to those in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and South Sudan.
Scroll Staff
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Africans use humour to strike back against condescending Western donors
International aid has become an industry in itself in Africa.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Bengaluru keep play-off hopes alive on back of dominating win over Gujarat
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Shooting, Baku World Cup: Shreyasi Singh placed eight at end of first day of women’s trap event
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Akash, Vishvanath, Nikhil and Preet reach men’s finals
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ISL 2024 final, Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City, as it happened: MCFC win second Cup title
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Hockey: Rohit to lead 20-member Indian junior team in five-match tour of Europe