In Kenya slum, Pope slams rich elite over `dreadful injustice` to poor
'I am here because I want you to know that I am not indifferent to your joys and hopes'.
Nov 27, 2015, 14:39 PM IST
Trafficking in natural resources fuels instability, terrorism: Pope
Pope Francis on Thursday urged global action against illegal trafficking of blood diamonds, ivory and other natural resources, saying it caused political instability and "terrorism".
Nov 26, 2015, 22:51 PM IST
World facing 'grave environmental crisis', warns Pope Francis
Pope Francis said the world was facing a "grave environmental crisis" as he arrived in Kenya today on a landmark Africa trip just days before a crucial UN summit aimed at curbing climate change.
Nov 25, 2015, 23:13 PM IST
Pope Francis seeks to bridge Christian-Muslim faultlines
'We are living at a time when religious believers, and persons of goodwill everywhere are called to foster mutual understanding and respect.'
Nov 25, 2015, 10:48 AM IST
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat breaks silence on cow slaughter
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat broke his silence on cow slaughter for the first time today. He pointed towards Kenya, Africa and said that cow slaughter is forbidden in Kenya as well.
Oct 24, 2015, 19:27 PM IST
Kenyans don't kill cows, but drink their blood: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Reacting for the first time to the controversies surrounding cow slaughter in India, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that even African country like Kenya has banned killing of cows.
Oct 24, 2015, 19:26 PM IST
Camels in Kenya infected by MERS virus
Nearly half of the camels in parts of Kenya have been infected by the virus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), raising concerns about the role they could play in transmitting the disease to humans.
Oct 17, 2015, 14:27 PM IST
Sebastian Coe wants athletics to be part of physical education in Indian schools
IAAF chief Sebastian Coe on Monday urged Indians to take a cue from nations like Jamaica and Kenya in order to excel at the world athletics stage.
Oct 06, 2015, 10:10 AM IST
Kenyan conservationists march for elephant, rhino protection
Leading Kenyan wildlife conservation lobby groups on Saturday took part in the global march to galvanize support for protection of rhinos and elephants that are facing serious threats like poaching and depletion of their habitats.
Oct 04, 2015, 15:23 PM IST
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, Gladys Cherono win 42nd Berlin Marathon
Kenya`s athletes Eliud Kipchoge and Gladys Cherono won the 42nd Berlin Marathon on a sun-drenched autumn day.
Sep 28, 2015, 07:04 AM IST
Eliud Kipchoge eyes marathon world record in Berlin
The men`s world marathon record threatens to fall for the eighth time in Berlin this Sunday with Kenya`s Eliud Kipchoge eyeing Dennis Kimetto`s mark, set last year in Germany`s capital.
Sep 25, 2015, 09:17 AM IST
Kenya mourns Westgate siege anniversary
Kenyans held prayers and lit candles in Nairobi on Monday to mark the second anniversary commemorations of the Westgate shopping mall attack by militants from Somalia`s Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab.
Sep 21, 2015, 14:37 PM IST
Kenya has 140 tonnes of ivory stockpile: Audit
Kenya has nearly 140 tonnes of stockpile of elephant ivory and rhino horn, an audit report said.
Sep 17, 2015, 12:08 PM IST
British-backed Kenya Mau Mau memorial opens in rare colonial apology
A British-funded memorial to the thousands killed, tortured and jailed in the Mau Mau rebellion was unveiled in Kenya on Saturday, in a rare example of former rulers commemorating a colonial uprising.
Sep 12, 2015, 18:10 PM IST
Higher sales brewing for India's tea exporters as drought grips Kenya
Lagging rains, output and demand were just some of the things worrying Bidyananda Barkakoty, a small tea garden owner in Assam, until about a month ago. A recent dry spell in distant Kenya has since given him a reason to smile.
Apr 17, 2015, 14:02 PM IST
Expand BRICS into BRICKS: Basu pitches for Kenya's inclusion
A few years ago, South Africa was included into this grouping and it became BRICS.
Nov 03, 2014, 13:16 PM IST
Airtel, Safaricom bid for Essar Kenya may be approved by Dec
Bharti Airtel and its African partner Safaricom hope to conclude acquisition of Essar Telecom's Kenya business by year end as they won preliminary regulatory approvals for the deal.
Oct 08, 2014, 20:10 PM IST
