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After eight years of war in Syria, for instance, its people continue to make up the largest population of forcibly displaced people, at some 13 million. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

Nearly 71 million now displaced by war, violence at home: UN

Annual 'Global Trends' released by UN counts number of world’s refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people at the end of 2018.

19 Jun 2019 3:21 PM

China has been condemned internationally for setting up the detention camps, which it describes as "education training centres" helping to stamp out "extremism" and give people new skills. (Photo: Twitter)

UN raises concern over counterterrorism official's visit to China's Xinjiang

US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan spoke with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to convey about Voronkov's trip.

16 Jun 2019 8:53 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday posted an instructional video of the yoga pose Bhujangasana, also called cobra pose. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi's animated avatar demonstrates Bhujangasana ahead of Yoga day

International Yoga Day was started after Modi, in 2104, suggested it in his speech at the UN General Assembly.

16 Jun 2019 11:23 AM

PM Narendra Modi with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: PTI)

India votes in favor of Israel against Palestinian human rights group at UN

Israel had objected to Palestinian rights group Shahed being given an observer status in UN bodies

12 Jun 2019 3:24 PM

34 people rescued from Taliban-run prison by Afghan forces

Civilians, soldiers, policemen and intelligence agents were freed during the operation.

11 Jun 2019 1:27 PM

The researchers had to feed only a couple of words for it to produce coherent, high-quality generated texts.

New AI model can generate high-quality but fake UN speeches

The open-source language model was trained using Wikipedia text and transcripts of over 7,000 speeches.

10 Jun 2019 10:25 AM

With about 20,000 new HIV infections reported in 2017 alone, Pakistan currently has the second fastest growing HIV rates across Asia, according to the UN. (Representational Image)

At least 400 Pakistanis infected with HIV after doctor used contaminated syringes

Authorities investigating the outbreak in Sindh said the accused doctor has also tested positive for HIV.

16 May 2019 2:59 PM

'Perhaps, as a tribute to the victims in his country, we can all try and strengthen efforts to achieve that objective of putting in place a global legal framework to counter a global scourge,' Akbaruddin said. (Photo: File I PTI)

India gives clarion call at UN to adopt CCIT after Azhar blacklisting

India proposed a draft document on CCIT at UN in 1986 but it has not been implemented as there is no unanimity on definition of terrorism.

04 May 2019 5:11 PM

The powerful cyclone, strongest to hit India in 20 years, made landfall at around 8 am in India's eastern state of Odisha, killing at least eight people. (Photo: File)

‘Pinpoint accuracy’ by India: UN lauds weather dept's prediction on Fani

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has classified Fani as an 'extremely severe cyclonic storm'.

04 May 2019 12:33 PM

The US, the UK and France had moved the proposal to designate Azhar as a "global terrorist" in the UN Security Council. (Photo: File)

Pakistan issues order to freeze assets of Azhar, impose travel ban

The government directed officials to take actions "as appropriate for the implementation of sanctions" against the JeM chief.

03 May 2019 8:48 AM

'The designation is not based on the basis of a specific incident, but on the basis of evidence which we have shared with members of the UN's 1267 Sanctions Committee, linking Azhar to several acts of terrorism,' Ministry of External Affairs spokesperon Raveesh Kumar said at a media briefing. (Photo: File)

Pulwama attack played role in Azhar's listing as global terrorist by UN: MEA

Pakistan was making claims over the listing to divert attention from the 'huge diplomatic' setback it has suffered.

02 May 2019 5:11 PM

Designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief and Pulwama terror attack mastermind Masood Azhar has been shifted to a safe house in Islamabad from his residence in Bahawalpur by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), sources have said. (Photo: File)

Masood Azhar hidden in a safe house in Islamabad by Pakistani agencies

Sources said PM Modi and Sushma Swaraj played a key role in getting Masood Azhar designated as a global terrorist by the UNSC.

02 May 2019 11:10 AM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday expressed uncertainty on whether the designation of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a 'global terrorist' had anything to do with the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country. (Photo: File)

Don't know if it's related to LS polls: Kamal Nath on UN listing of Masood

On March 13, China had fourth time blocked proposal by US, UK, and France, among others, to enlist Azhar as a global terrorist before UNSC.

02 May 2019 8:54 AM

Harish Shringla, India's Ambassador to the United States. (Photo: Twitter)

India not to sit back and watch subversion of int'l order, says envoy Shringla

Shringla also said that it is necessary to make changes in international organisations, including the UN, based on ground realities.

01 May 2019 12:13 PM

"Be they athletes like Dipa Karmakar and Hima Das or countless young entrepreneurs, artists, authors, engineers, doctors, lawyers and civil servants, India's young population is scripting remarkable success stories and making confident strides into the future," the youth delegate Seema Pujani said.

'India has world's 2nd largest startup ecosystem': youth delegate at UN

India's young population is scripting remarkable success stories, said youth delegate Seema Pujani at an interactive round-table.

10 Apr 2019 2:42 PM

Syed Akbaruddin on Friday said the states who are 'apologists' for terrorists will continue to provide alibis to justify their actions and inaction. (Photo: ANI)

India supports UN’s veiled reference to Pak as 'serial offender', ‘apologists’

FATF has put Pak in the dock for terror financing and there is a possibility of sanctions to be imposed and to be put in greylist.

29 Mar 2019 9:25 AM

Asia-based filings accounted for 50.5 percent of the total applications received. (Photo: AP)

Huawei leads Asian domination of UN patent applications in 2018

WIPO oversees international treaties governing patents, trademarks and industrial designs.

19 Mar 2019 10:46 AM

Masood Azhar heads the Jaish-e-Mohammed or JeM, which had carried out many terror strikes in India. (Photo: File)

Masood Azhar entitled for global terrorist, says US ahead of UN meet

Several attempts by US, Britain and France to designate Azhar as a global terrorist by UN were blocked by China.

13 Mar 2019 8:54 AM

There are already efforts to involve women in the peace talks between the Afghan Taliban, Afghanistan, the US and Pakistan. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

World needs more women as mediators for peace

The countries that have experienced war on a large scale have now grown into major exporters of war weapons.

05 Mar 2019 12:00 AM

The 28 draft questions, each with a suggested score attached, begins with a potential five points if a country’s constitution had a provision to protect privacy or has been interpreted to encompass such a protection.

How much does your government spy on you?

Any country answering “yes” to that would forfeit 1,000 points and should abolish its system and start again.

01 Mar 2019 12:41 PM

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