MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh to represent India at seventh session of United Nations Environment Assembly

December 9, 2025 2:02 PM

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh to represent India at seventh session of United Nations Environment Assembly

Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh will represent India at the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) in Nairobi, Kenya. In a post on X, Singh said that UNEA is the United Nations’ highest-level decision-making body on environmental issues. “Departing for Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to proudly represent India at the seventh session of UNEA-7. UNEA is the world’s highest-level decision-making body of the UN on environment...

Kenya primary boarding school blaze kills 17 students

September 6, 2024 1:32 PM

Kenya primary boarding school blaze kills 17 students

A fire at a primary boarding school in central Kenya has killed 17 students, a police spokeswoman said on Friday. President William Ruto said he had asked authorities to investigate and hold those responsible to account. More rescuers were on their way to the Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri, the spokeswoman, Resila Onyango, said in a broadcast on Kenya's Hot 96 FM radio, and authorities would provide details later. "We have lost 17 pupils in the fire incident while 14 are injured ...," On...

Kenyan protesters promise more rallies after deadly parliament violence

June 26, 2024 4:35 PM

Kenyan protesters promise more rallies after deadly parliament violence

Kenyan protesters vowed on Wednesday to keep up their demonstrations against new tax hikes, a day after police opened fire on crowds trying to storm parliament, leaving at least eight people dead and scores wounded. As heavily armed officers patrolled the streets of the capital Nairobi, supporters of the week-old protest movement took to X, using the hashtag #tutanethursday, or "see you on Thursday" in a mix of Swahili and English. An online outpouring of anger over tax increases has swelled i...