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With more than 1,600 people wounded, the toll may rise further. (Photo: File)

Iraq protest: Death toll rises to 60, firebrand cleric demands govt's resignation

The latest figures include 18 deaths registered at a single hospital in the capital Baghdad.

05 Oct 2019 11:40 AM

'The RSS is only in India and for India. It has no branch anywhere else in the world. Why is Pakistan angry with us? It means if it is angry with Sangh, then it is angry with India. The RSS and India have now become synonymous,' he said. (Photo: File | PTI)

We wanted world to see RSS and India as one, Imran did it: Sangh

Gopal said people who are victims of terrorism or opposed to it now realise that the RSS is also against it.

28 Sep 2019 9:18 PM

Khan, who is currently on a week-long visit to the US, delivered his maiden address to the United Nations General Assembly and touched upon several issues, including climate change, money laundering and Islamophobia. (Photo: AP)

Islamophobia creating divisions, hijab becoming a 'weapon': Pak PM Imran at UNGA

Khan said Since 9/11 attacks Islamophobia had grown at an 'alarming' pace.

28 Sep 2019 9:02 AM

In a befitting reply to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech on Friday at the United Nation, India said Khan’s threat of unleashing nuclear devastation qualifies as brinksmanship. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Imran Khan's nuclear threat is brinkmanship: India responds to Pak PM

During his speech, Khan suggested that nuclear-armed Pak may not choice if conventional war breaks out between both nations.

28 Sep 2019 8:49 AM

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that the presence of foreign forces creates “insecurity” in the Gulf, after the US ordered the deployment of more troops to the region. (Photo: AP)

‘Foreign forces raise Gulf insecurity’: Hassan Rouhani

Rouhani said Iran would present a plan for peace to the United Nations in the coming days.

22 Sep 2019 12:31 PM

A flower fell off the bouquet and to everyone's surprise, Modi bent down and picked it up himself. (Photo: File)

'Swachh Bharat' in US: PM Modi's gesture at Houston airport impresses netizens

PM Modi had arrived at the George Bush Intercontinental airport here on Saturday for the 'Howdy, Modi' community event.

22 Sep 2019 9:29 AM

"So India is a very important actor, an actor with a legacy that is very complex, because of the coal weight in the production of electricity. And so India for us is a fundamental partner in this discussion. And obviously, part of the dialogue was also related to our own efforts and the need to green the UN," he said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

UN praises India for climate action, says Modi govt making fantastic efforts

Guterres was speaking to agroup of journalists ahead of the high-level Climate Action Summit.

21 Sep 2019 4:51 PM

Russia has already warned against jumping to conclusions over who was behind the attack. (Photo: File)

US seeks UN action on Saudi attacks despite likely Russian opposition

The United States believes the attacks that crippled Saudi Arabian oil facilities last weekend originated in southwestern Iran.

18 Sep 2019 1:32 PM

In a statement released late Monday in Geneva, the six specially appointed UN experts on rights issues backed Bangladesh's probe into the murder of Faruk. (Photo: File)

Modi govt can't evade responsibility for economic slowdown, says Priyanka

Police inspector Ali Arshad said at least 40 Rohingya have been killed in Bangladesh since July last year.

17 Sep 2019 4:19 PM

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday appointed a veteran Indian Army official as the head of the world body's observer mission in Yemen's port city of Hodeidah. (Photo: Twitter/ @akbaruddinIndia)

UN appoints veteran Indian officer to lead its mission in Yemen

General Guha brings to this position 39 years of national and international military experience.

13 Sep 2019 2:05 PM

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he believes that Iran's leadership wants a meeting, adding to expectations that he is trying to arrange a summit with his Iranian counterpart at the upcoming UN assembly. (Photo: File)

'Can tell you Iran wants to meet,' says Donald Trump

Trump has repeatedly indicated he is ready to meet with President Hassan Rouhani.

13 Sep 2019 11:57 AM

A senior Indian diplomat on Thursday met UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet in Geneva and conveyed India's concerns on the threat posed by cross border terrorism emanating from Pakistan. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

India raises concern over terrorism emanating from Pakistan at UN

Pakistan has launched a diplomatic offensive against India on the Kashmir issue.

13 Sep 2019 9:06 AM

Guterres met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 Summit last month in Biarritz, France and has also spoken to Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, UN chief's spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at a daily press briefing. (Photo: File)

UN chief wants India, Pak to resolve Kashmir issue through dialogue: Spokesperson

India has maintained that Kashmir issue is an internal matter and there is no need for third-party mediation.

11 Sep 2019 4:58 PM

Under the scorching sun, thousands joined in a popular song with the lyrics 'the world does not listen to the woes of Rohingya'. (Photo: AFP)

200,000 Rohingya rally to mark 'Genocide Day' in Bangladesh camps

Myanmar had said they were conducting counter-insurgency operations against Rohingya extremists after they attacked police posts.

25 Aug 2019 2:19 PM

Addressing the media here to provide details of his conversation with Guterres, Qureshi said it was responsibility of the international community to play a role in addressing the Kashmir situation. (Photo: File)

Pak Foreign Minister Qureshi dials UN chief over Kashmir

India has categorically told the international community that the scrapping of Article 370 was an internal matter.

24 Aug 2019 8:26 PM

The UN refugee agency says Myanmar and Bangladesh are making a second attempt to start repatriating Rohingya Muslims after more than 700,000 of them fled a security crackdown in Myanmar almost two years ago. (Photo: File/ AP)

Second attempt to return Rohingya to Myanmar planned: UN

Myanmar's military in August 2017 launched a counterinsurgency campaign in response to an attack by a Rohingya insurgent group.

16 Aug 2019 2:28 PM

Foreign traveller arrivals decreased by more than 10 percent between April and May 2019 alone. (Photo: Representational)

Soth Africa announces visa waivers to boost tourism

The unilateral decision comes as official tourism figures released in May reflected a dip in the overall number of visitors to South Africa.

15 Aug 2019 5:13 PM

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. (Photo: File)

Fatuous to revive implementation of UN Resolutions on Kashmir: Shashi Tharoor

Parliament has revoked Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and passed Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganization) Act 2019.

12 Aug 2019 6:53 PM

Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told a press conference on Saturday. (Photo: File)

Will move UN Security Council with China’s ‘full support’: Pak on Kashmir

Qureshi said he planned to approach Indonesia and Poland, both non-permanent members of the 15-strong Security Council, for their support.

11 Aug 2019 8:18 AM

The Secretary-General's remarks came after India on Monday revoked Article 370 to withdraw the special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories - Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. (Photo: AP | File)

UN chief urges India, Pak to exercise 'maximum restraint' on Kashmir

Guterres highlighted the Simla Agreement which rejects any third-party mediation on the issue.

09 Aug 2019 8:07 AM

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