Girls excluded as Afghan secondary schools reopen.

The Taliban have excluded girls from Afghan secondary schools, with only boys and male teachers allowed back into classrooms. Schoolgirls told the BBC they were devastated not to be returning. "Everything looks very dark," one said. Taliban officials who seized powe…

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Sri Lanka surpassed WHO vaccination goals.

Sri Lanka surpassed WHO vaccination goals, with 50% of population fully vaccinated. Sri Lanka reached an important milestone yesterday (September 18) with 50% of the population fully vaccinated, surpassing vaccination goals set by the World Health Organization (WHO). Vaccinat…

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Tropical Storm Peter and TD 17 form in tropical Atlantic Ocean.

Forecasters said Tropical Storm Peter formed over the Atlantic Ocean early Sunday (19th), and a new tropical depression was spinning over the far eastern Atlantic. Peter was centered about 630 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in …

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UNICEF stresses Afghan girls must not be excluded from school.

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday (17th) welcomed the news that secondary schools are due to reopen in Afghanistan on Saturday, after months of closure due to COVID-19, but stressed that girls must not be kept from the classroom. According to news reports, the announ…

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India, El Salvador hold third Foreign Office Consultations.

India and El Salvador held the third Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) on September 17 and reviewed the whole gamut of bilateral relations in all fields including health, trade and investment, the Ministry of External Affairs (EAM) informed on Saturday. An MEA release state…

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Sri Lanka-born researcher appointed to U.S. National Cancer Advisory Board.

A leading Johns Hopkins cancer researcher Dr. Ashani Weeraratna, who is of Sri Lankan origin, has been appointed by U.S. President Joe Biden to serve as a member of the National Cancer Advisory Board. The White House announced the appointment on Wednesday (15th). Dr. Weeraeat…

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Jhumpa Lahiri to launch her new book ‘Translating Myself and Others’.

The next book from Jhumpa Lahiri , the Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer, will highlight her work as a translator. Princeton University Press announced that Lahiri's 'Translating Myself and Others' will come out next spring. Lahiri has lived off and on in Rom…

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2 times Olympic Gold Medalist Yuriy Sedykh passes away.

One of track and field’s longest-standing world record holders, Yuri Sedykh, died of a heart attack Tuesday (14th), according to the Russian federation. Sedykh, who won Olympic hammer throw gold at both the Montreal 1976 and Moscow 1980 Games and silver at Seoul in 1988, was…

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International Equal Pay Day - 18 September.

International Equal Pay Day is celebrated on 18 September. The inaugural edition of the day was observed in the year 2020. The day aims to achieve equal pay for work of equal value and break the walls against all forms of discrimination, including discrimination against wom…

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World Bank Group has discontinued "Doing Business Report"

The World Bank Group has issued the following statement on 16 September 2021 regarding the Doing Business report. After data irregularities on Doing Business 2018 and 2020 were reported internally in June 2020, World Bank management paused the next Doing Business report and …

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World Water Monitoring Day - 18 September.

The World Water Monitoring Day is observed every year on September 18 since 2003 to increase public awareness and involvement in water monitoring and protecting water resources around the world. This day is celebrated to increase public awareness and involvement in water mo…

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International Red Panda Day - 18 September.

During the third Saturday in September, International Red Panda Day dedicates a day to learning about about red pandas. Join the campaign to raise awareness about saving their habitats. Red pandas are much smaller than the more familiar black and white pandas. In fact, red p…

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World Bamboo Day - 18 September.

Every year on September 18th, World Bamboo Day raises awareness about this fast-growing plant. The day also recognizes the importance of bamboo on a global scale. Bamboos are used for various purposes mainly in East and Southeast Asia. Bamboo is a tall, tree-like grass of th…

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International Coastal Clean-Up Day 2021 - 18 September.

The International Coastal Cleanup Day is traditionally held on the third Saturday in September. In 2021, the day is being held on 18 September. Coastal Cleanup Day was established by the Ocean Conservancy, an organization that works to help protect the ocean from the challe…

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Ford will cease manufacturing in India.

Ford Motor Co. will shut its car factories in India and record roughly US$2 billion in restructuring charges, scaling back significantly in a country that past management saw becoming one of its three biggest markets. Manufacturing of vehicles for sale in India will stop imm…

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New species of Jurassic-age Hybodont Shark discovered from Rajasthan's Jaisalmer.

Teeth of new species of Hybodont Shark of Jurassic age have been reported for the first time from Jaisalmer by a team of officers from the Geological Survey of India (GSI). This discovery marks an important milestone in the study of Jurassic vertebrate fossils in the Jaisalm…

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Virat Kohli will be stepping down as India's T20I Captain.

Virat Kohli will be stepping down as captain of the Indian cricket team in T20Is after the completion of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to take place in UAE and Oman from October 17 to November 14. He will continue to lead the team in Test cricket and OD…

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First-ever Global Buddhist Conference going to be organised in India.

India is set to host the first-ever Global Buddhist Conference on November 19 and 20, 2021, in Nava Nalanda Mahavihara campus, in Nalanda, Bihar. The academic conference, being organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), will become an annual feature. Four re…

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UK, US and Australia launch pact to counter China.

The UK, US and Australia have announced a historic security pact in the Asia-Pacific, in what's seen as an effort to counter China. It will let Australia build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time, using technology provided by the US. The Aukus pact, which will a…

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World Patient Safety Day - 17 September.

Every year on September 17th, World Patient Safety Day raises global awareness and spurs global solidarity about the safety of patients. The day also encourages countries around the world to recognize patient safety as a global health priority. According to the World Health …

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