(Colombo Lankapuvath) All Indian states have at least a ‘serious’ level of hunger while there is not a single state with low or even moderate levels. These facts came to light in a research conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), headquartered in Washington DC. According to the research, even the best-performing state - Punjab - lies below 33 other developing countries ranked by the Global Hunger Index (GHI).

(Colombo Lankapuvath) India would require seven lakh doctors to fulfil its requirements in the health sector, Medical Council of India (MCI) said on Thursday.

(Colombo Lankapuvath) Israeli forces carried out air strikes yesterday (06) evening in Gaza, but there were no reports of casualties, Israeli officials and a Hamas official concurred today (07).

(Colombo Lankapuvath) The youngest son of the late shah of Iran has committed suicide in Boston, weighed down by sorrow at the loss of his father and the upheaval in his homeland, his family said Tuesday.

"It is with immense grief that we would like to inform our compatriots of the passing away of Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi," Reza Pahlavi, the shah's oldest son, said on his website.

(Colombo-Lankapuvath) A bodyguard to Michael Jackson has testified the singer's doctor ordered him to clean up medical vials in the moments after he died.

(Colombo Lankapuvath) Michael Jackson's doctor tried to hide the fact that he had given the singer a powerful anesthetic shortly before he died, a prosecutor has said.

(Colombo Lankapuvath) The U.S. dismissed as a “public relations stunt” Iran’s invitation to representatives of the European Union and other powers for a tour of its nuclear facilities.

(Colombo-Lankapuvath) Gunman killed Salaman Taseer the Governor of Pakistan's Panjab Province yesterday (04). Taseer is a vocal member of the ruling party who has recently spoken out against the country's blasphemy law.