Geopolitics
KFC, part of the Yum brand that also owns Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, is now a global brand which grew from a small chicken restaurant started by Colonel Harland Sanders more than70 years ago. As its popularity soars in India, it is evident that the urban class of the country are loving the American taste with an Oriental twist. Tala Habbal in USA and Toorssa Banerjee in India report more
Yemen: amid 'massive' humanitarian crisis, UN reports civilian death toll now exceeds 1,500

New York, July 8 (JEN) The United Nations human rights office is among several key UN entities voicing deep concern over the worsening human rights and humanitarian situation in Yemen that h ...

UN rights chief concerned by 'broad scope' of China's new security law

New York, July 8 (JEN) The top United Nations human rights official today expressed deep concern about the human rights implications regarding the scope of a new law on national security ad ...

Education 'essential to vision of a life of dignity for all,' says Ban at Norway summit

New York, July 8 (JEN) The Oslo Summit on Education for Development is a chance to reaffirm the human right to education, an opportunity to mobilize political commitment, and “our mome ...

Beyond Canvas at Gallery Sanskriti

Gallery Sanskriti at Kolkata has had the privilege of hosting solo shows of the luminaries of contemporary Indian art such as Akbar Padamsee, Laxma Goud and Yusuf Arakkal among many others f ...

Globsyn Business School in association with AIMA, CMA organize 41stNational Competition for Young Managers

Kolkata, July 7 (JEN): Globsyn Business School, a business management institution, in association with All India Management Association (AIMA) and Calcutta Management Association (CMA), orga ...

"PM Modi should discuss alternative methods to get Turkmenistan natural gas"

On 6 July 2015, Prime Minister Modi commenced his visit to five Central Asian republics. His tour has begun with visits to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, after which he will attend the BRICS and ...

At Oslo forum, Ban warns capacity to meet humanitarian needs under ‘unprecedented strain’

New York, July 7 (JEN) The capacity of the United Nations and its partners to meet humanitarian needs is under “unprecedented strain,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Mon ...

At high-level forum, UN official calls for final push towards new sustainability agenda

New York, July 7 (JEN) The international community stands on the cusp of eradicating extreme poverty and reaching the world's most vulnerable people with “a chance to live a life of di ...

Global education targets at risk amid surge in out-of-school numbers, says UN report

New York, July 7 (JEN) The number of out-of-school children and adolescents around the world has risen to worrying levels, dealing a potential blow to education targets aimed at achieving un ...