World Telecommunication Day And Information Society Day: 5 Things To Know
India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Friday May 17, 2019
World Telecommunication Day and Information Society Day was formerly called World Telecommunications Day. In November 2005, the World Summit on the Information Society called upon the UN General Assembly to declare May 17 as World Information Society Day.
US Will Host Iran-Focused World Summit Next Month: Mike Pompeo
World News | Reuters | Friday January 11, 2019
The United States plans to host a global summit focused on the Middle East, particularly Iran, next month in Poland, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News in an interview to air on Friday.
Rodrigo Duterte Calls For Protection Of 'Human Rights For All Human Race'
World News | Reuters | Friday November 10, 2017
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing international criticism for his bloody war on drugs, said his country was willing to host a "world summit" to tackle how nations can protect human rights.
Bihar Girl Uplifts Musahar Community, Gets International Acclaim For It
Press Trust Of India | Friday October 27, 2017
Patna: A 20-year-old girl from Bihar has made her native Bhojpur District proud by winning international acclaim for her efforts to uplift the Musahar community, considered one of the lowest and most down-trodden in the state. Choti Kumari Singh, hailing from an impoverished upper caste Rajput family, has won ‘Women’s Creativity in Rural Life A...
Nikki Haley Gets Heckled At Global Women Summit In New York
World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 6, 2017
Nikki Haley, the tough-talking and blunt US Ambassador to the UN, was heckled during an annual summit on women in New York as she spoke about President Donald Trump and Russia. Ms Haley was talking during the 'Women in the World Summit', an annual gathering of influential women leaders, politicians and activists organised by Tina Brown in associati...
Proud Of Her Indian Heritage, Nikki Haley Says Her Parents Raised Her To Be Strong
Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 6, 2017
Nikki Haley is proud of her Indian parents and says they raised her to be great at whatever she does and to ensure people remember her for it. Ms Haley was talking during the 'Women in the World Summit', an annual gathering of influential women leaders, politicians and activists organised by Tina Brown in association with the New York Times.
Barack Obama Declares New Marine Reserve At Ocean Summit
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 15, 2016
US President Barack Obama announced the creation of a new marine reserve on Thursday as Washington hosted a major world summit on protecting the planet's oceans.
Shabana Azmi, Worried About Intolerance, Says 'Dissent Must be Respected'
Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 20, 2015
"The growing intolerance in the country is extremely worrying. The debate currently is not just about putting the fringe elements down, but also about respecting dissent," Shabanaji said. "Intolerance will continue, but the question remains how the state will deal with this," the actress added
Here's Why Cate Blanchett is Making a Trip to India in November
Entertainment | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 1, 2015
Women in the World summit was launched in 2010 by Tina Brown, the British-born former editor in chief of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. Actor Aamir Khan attended the World in the World New York summit earlier this year. The PK star spoke on rape and 'masculinity' at the coveted global event
PM Modi's 'Digital India' Programme to Focus on Digital Empowerment
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 2, 2015
As the UN prepares for a global cyber policy by the end of the year, India has said that the ambitious 'Digital India' programme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to address the digital divide and focus on affordability for inclusive development.
World Must Focus on How to Bridge Digital, Gender Divide: India
India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 12, 2015
India has stressed that the role of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) in eradicating poverty, boosting development, financing and protecting the environment cannot be ignored.
Opinion: Barkha Dutt On The Women's Safety Remarks That Went Viral
Opinion | Barkha Dutt | Thursday April 30, 2015
Every country is struggling with entrenched misogyny in varied ways. The gender debate, in effect, is a global one, says Barkha Dutt.
Dalai Lama Visa Row: Archbishop Desmond Tutu Says He's Ashamed
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 2, 2014
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said he is ashamed because his country refused to grant the Dalai Lama a visa to South Africa to attend the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates to be held in Cape Town Oct 13-15.
Nobel Summit Cancelled After South Africa Denies Visa to Dalai Lama
World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 1, 2014
The World Summit of Nobel Peace laureates, scheduled for this month in South Africa, has been cancelled and shifted out of the country, owing to the denial of a travel visa to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
Barack Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions
World News | Associated Press | Wednesday June 19, 2013
Issuing an appeal for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce US and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called "the global threat of our time."
World Telecommunication Day And Information Society Day: 5 Things To Know
India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Friday May 17, 2019
World Telecommunication Day and Information Society Day was formerly called World Telecommunications Day. In November 2005, the World Summit on the Information Society called upon the UN General Assembly to declare May 17 as World Information Society Day.
US Will Host Iran-Focused World Summit Next Month: Mike Pompeo
World News | Reuters | Friday January 11, 2019
The United States plans to host a global summit focused on the Middle East, particularly Iran, next month in Poland, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News in an interview to air on Friday.
Rodrigo Duterte Calls For Protection Of 'Human Rights For All Human Race'
World News | Reuters | Friday November 10, 2017
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing international criticism for his bloody war on drugs, said his country was willing to host a "world summit" to tackle how nations can protect human rights.
Bihar Girl Uplifts Musahar Community, Gets International Acclaim For It
Press Trust Of India | Friday October 27, 2017
Patna: A 20-year-old girl from Bihar has made her native Bhojpur District proud by winning international acclaim for her efforts to uplift the Musahar community, considered one of the lowest and most down-trodden in the state. Choti Kumari Singh, hailing from an impoverished upper caste Rajput family, has won ‘Women’s Creativity in Rural Life A...
Nikki Haley Gets Heckled At Global Women Summit In New York
World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 6, 2017
Nikki Haley, the tough-talking and blunt US Ambassador to the UN, was heckled during an annual summit on women in New York as she spoke about President Donald Trump and Russia. Ms Haley was talking during the 'Women in the World Summit', an annual gathering of influential women leaders, politicians and activists organised by Tina Brown in associati...
Proud Of Her Indian Heritage, Nikki Haley Says Her Parents Raised Her To Be Strong
Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 6, 2017
Nikki Haley is proud of her Indian parents and says they raised her to be great at whatever she does and to ensure people remember her for it. Ms Haley was talking during the 'Women in the World Summit', an annual gathering of influential women leaders, politicians and activists organised by Tina Brown in association with the New York Times.
Barack Obama Declares New Marine Reserve At Ocean Summit
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 15, 2016
US President Barack Obama announced the creation of a new marine reserve on Thursday as Washington hosted a major world summit on protecting the planet's oceans.
Shabana Azmi, Worried About Intolerance, Says 'Dissent Must be Respected'
Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 20, 2015
"The growing intolerance in the country is extremely worrying. The debate currently is not just about putting the fringe elements down, but also about respecting dissent," Shabanaji said. "Intolerance will continue, but the question remains how the state will deal with this," the actress added
Here's Why Cate Blanchett is Making a Trip to India in November
Entertainment | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 1, 2015
Women in the World summit was launched in 2010 by Tina Brown, the British-born former editor in chief of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. Actor Aamir Khan attended the World in the World New York summit earlier this year. The PK star spoke on rape and 'masculinity' at the coveted global event
PM Modi's 'Digital India' Programme to Focus on Digital Empowerment
India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 2, 2015
As the UN prepares for a global cyber policy by the end of the year, India has said that the ambitious 'Digital India' programme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to address the digital divide and focus on affordability for inclusive development.
World Must Focus on How to Bridge Digital, Gender Divide: India
India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 12, 2015
India has stressed that the role of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) in eradicating poverty, boosting development, financing and protecting the environment cannot be ignored.
Opinion: Barkha Dutt On The Women's Safety Remarks That Went Viral
Opinion | Barkha Dutt | Thursday April 30, 2015
Every country is struggling with entrenched misogyny in varied ways. The gender debate, in effect, is a global one, says Barkha Dutt.
Dalai Lama Visa Row: Archbishop Desmond Tutu Says He's Ashamed
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 2, 2014
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said he is ashamed because his country refused to grant the Dalai Lama a visa to South Africa to attend the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates to be held in Cape Town Oct 13-15.
Nobel Summit Cancelled After South Africa Denies Visa to Dalai Lama
World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 1, 2014
The World Summit of Nobel Peace laureates, scheduled for this month in South Africa, has been cancelled and shifted out of the country, owing to the denial of a travel visa to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
Barack Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions
World News | Associated Press | Wednesday June 19, 2013
Issuing an appeal for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce US and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called "the global threat of our time."
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