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Naveen Patnaik said, 'the women of Odisha will lead the way in women empowerment in India'. (Photo: File)

Odhisa govt announces 33 per cent quota for women in BJD Lok Sabha tickets

With this announcement, BJD has become the first political party in India to provide such reservation to women.

10 Mar 2019 2:35 PM

Vice President Naidu, who became the first Indian on Friday to receive an honorary doctorate by the University of Peace founded by the United Nations. (Photo:PTI)

VP Naidu holds positive bilateral trade, investment talks on his visit to Costa Rica

Venkaiah Naidu has met President of Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado Quesada and held fruitful discussions on a range of issues.

09 Mar 2019 1:24 PM

Violence against women and girls is the most widespread human rights violation on Earth. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

35 per cent females globally affected by violence: UN

Activists from around the world campaign for treaty to end violence against women.

08 Mar 2019 1:43 PM

Mr Steiner said Ms Lakshmi has a strong record of speaking out for those who have been left behind and of fighting discrimination. (Photo:Instagram)

Padma Lakshmi appointed UNDP's goodwill ambassador on women's day

Indian-American television personality and food expert Padma Lakshmi has been appointed by UNDP as its newest Goodwill Ambassador.

08 Mar 2019 12:28 PM

The statement was backed by EU states along with Australia, Canada and New Zealand. (File Photo)

Saudi Arabia rebuked over Jamal Khashoggi murder at UN rights body

Thirty-six nations condemned Saudi Arabia over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a rare censure of the oil-rich kingdom.

08 Mar 2019 11:51 AM

Bangladesh's Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque told the Security Council on Thursday that the refugee crisis had gone from bad to worse. (Photo:ANI)

UN urges Bangladesh not to close door to Myanmar refugees

The United Nations on Friday stressed that refugees fleeing conflict should be granted safe haven.

02 Mar 2019 9:15 AM

Lu Kang almost reiterated Beijing's oft-repeated stand at a media briefing. (File Photo)

China show no commitment to list Masood Azhar as global terrorist

China has consistently blocked moves first by India and later by the US, the UK and France to designate Masood Azhar as a global terrorist.

01 Mar 2019 9:17 AM

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended their second summit in Hanoi with no deal after Pyongyang demanded a full lifting of sanctions. (Photo:AFP)

UN praises 'courageous diplomacy' at US-North Korea summit

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised the US-North Korean summit as "courageous diplomacy" on Thursday.

01 Mar 2019 8:40 AM

The French Presidency of the UNSC comes after the 15-nation UN organ under the presidency of Equatorial Guinea. (Photo:AP)

After assuming UNSC presidency, France to bring proposal to ban Masood Azhar

France is working on a proposal to ban chief of the UN-proscribed Jaish-e Muhammad (JeM) Masood Azhar.

27 Feb 2019 1:11 PM

Even though Pakistan has denied Indian Air Force had ambushed terror camp and cause heavy casualties, Islamabad vowed to respond 'at the time and place of its choosing’ and will raise issue at the United Nation and other international forums. (Photo: PTI)

Pak warns India of 'surprise', calls Nuclear authority meeting: report

Apart from the National Command Authority meet, Pakistan government has also called a joint session of Parliament on Wednesday.

27 Feb 2019 10:57 AM

The strike was the first by the IAF inside Pakistan after the 1971 war. (File Photo)

After IAF strikes, UN chief asks India, Pakistan to exercise ‘maximum restraint’

The UN Secretary General’s remarks came after IAF carried out a pre-dawn air strike on a terror training camp inside Pakistan.

27 Feb 2019 9:20 AM

Azhar alias Ustad Gauri was heading the terror camp in Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (Photo:ANI)

Azhar Yusuf, involved in 1999 IA plane hijack, victim of IAF strike

Azhar Yusuf, brother-in-law of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar was one of the targets of the Indian air strikes on Tuesday.

26 Feb 2019 1:54 PM

More civilians were killed in the Afghan war in 2018 than during any other year on record after nearly two decades of fighting. (Representational Image)

Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit a record high in 2018 with 3800 killed

Civilian deaths jumped by 11 percent from 2017 with 3,804 people killed and another 7,189 wounded, according to the UN figures.

25 Feb 2019 9:28 AM

JeM has claimed the responsibility of the Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 40 CRPF personnel. (Photo:Twitter)

Indian-Americans hold protests outside Pakistani, Chinese consulates in Chicago

Indian-Americans urged the Chinese Consulate in Chicago that Beijing should 'stop sheltering and supporting hard line extremist terrorists'.

23 Feb 2019 12:44 PM

The father of an Alabama woman who joined ISIS in Syria has sued to bring her home. (Photo:AFP)

Lawsuit over citizenship filed by father of Alabama woman who joined ISIS

A day after Donald Trump declared on Twitter that he had issued orders to bar her, Hoda Muthana's father filed an emergency lawsuit.

22 Feb 2019 12:25 PM

Forty Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed in a suicide attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed. (Photo:AP)

UNSC strongly condemns 'heinous and cowardly' Pulwama attack

The powerful UN Security Council has strongly condemned the "heinous and cowardly" Pulwama terror attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed.

22 Feb 2019 10:17 AM

On being asked if Saudi Arabia offered to mediate between India and Pakistan, the ministry official said that at this point, no mediation has been offered. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Pakistan’s complicity in Pulwama raised during Modi-Salman meet: MEA

'Both leaders underlined importance of comprehensive sanctioning of terrorists and their organisations by UN,' MEA said.

20 Feb 2019 5:50 PM

Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed has claimed responsibility for the Pulwana terror attack in which at least 40 CRPF soldiers were killed. (Photo: File)

France to move proposal at UN to ban JeM chief Masood Azhar: Report

'At the UN, France will lead proposal to put Azhar on terrorist list. It will happen in couple of days,' said a senior French source.

19 Feb 2019 8:29 PM

India has rejected any third party intervention in the Kashmir issue and has maintained that all outstanding matters in Indo-Pak ties should be resolved bilaterally. (Representational Photo)

Pakistan seeks imminent UN intervention to calm fresh tensions with India

Pakistan has sought the UN's urgent intervention to 'defuse tensions' with India, the Foreign Office said on Tuesday.

19 Feb 2019 11:06 AM

India is already a major trading partner of Nepal with free movement of goods, services and labour. (File Photo)

UN says India can play a key role in Nepals bid to expand global trade

India can play a key role in Nepal's bid to expand its international trade being a close neighbour of the landlocked Himalayan nation.

17 Feb 2019 3:22 PM

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