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Trump was responding to a question on the remarks by the US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, that US will impose sanctions on Russia on Monday. (Photo: File)

Will slap new sanctions on Russia 'as soon as they very much deserve it': Trump

The mainstream media had failed to take notice of his actions against Russia, Trump said.

19 Apr 2018 11:11 AM

India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said that the "results reflect, yet again, the broad support and many friends India has amongst UN members." (Photo: Twitter | @AkbaruddinIndia)

India wins elections to key UN subsidiary bodies

India won with the highest number of votes at 46, followed by Pakistan (43), Bahrain (40) and China 39.

17 Apr 2018 2:12 PM

Haley said she had spoken to President Trump, who said if the Syrian regime uses 'this poison gas' again, the United States is 'locked and loaded'. (Photo: File)

US 'locked and loaded' if Syria uses chemical weapons again: Nikki Haley

US envoy Haley also said that if Trump draws the red line, he enforces it and the US will continue to sustain pressure on Syria.

15 Apr 2018 8:41 AM

“Peace Mission 2018” will be the fifth edition of the multilateral exercise held once in two years but this will be the first drill for both India and Pakistan, which became SCO members on June 9, 2017.

India, Pakistani Armies to fight side-by-side

Being the host country, Russia is expected to participate in the exercise in a big way in terms of men, material and sophisticated weapon systems.

15 Apr 2018 5:03 AM

The basic necessities of human life not only include roti, kapda aur makaan (food, clothes and housing), but today education, cleanliness, health and clean drinking water have also been included.

India fulfils the resolution of global partnerships

Cleanliness and health are two issues that more or less affect each area and thus it has become a very broad topic.

12 Apr 2018 6:15 AM

The brewing China-US trade conflict features two leaders who’ve expressed friendship but are equally determined to pursue their nation’s interests and their own political agendas. (Photo: AP)

Xi vs Trump: Who has the better hand in potential trade war?

Xi succeeded in pushing through constitutional reform allowing him to rule for as long as he wishes without serious electoral challenge.

11 Apr 2018 12:34 PM

Some 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled over the border since August to escape a bloody military crackdown that has left a trail of torched villages in its wake as refugees allege murder and rape by Myanmar's armed forces. (Photo: File)

Conditions in Myanmar ‘not conducive’ for Rohingyas to return: United Nations

Myanmar and Bangladesh signed a repatriation deal in November but not one refugee has returned.

08 Apr 2018 5:46 PM

India told a session of the UN Disarmament Commmission (UNDC) on Tuesday that deliberations will begin on the new agenda of outer space. (Photo: File)

India opposes ‘weaponisation’ of outer space to UN

Says it should not become an area of conflict, calls for collective efforts to strengthen safety of space-based assets.

04 Apr 2018 12:03 PM

The US has said that Russia needs to change behaviour for better relations. (Photo: File)

US, 14 other EU countries expel Russian diplomats over UK spy attack

Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany and Lithuania are among countries that have expelled Russian diplomats.

26 Mar 2018 7:25 PM

Miraculous millets

Often termed as sick food or food of the poor, it’s about time millets get their rightful place on our dinner tables.

25 Mar 2018 12:45 AM

'Frankly to me, issues of India and Pakistan, the way you framed it are yesterday's problems. This does not mean that we don't need to address them,' Syed Akbaruddin said responding to a question. (Photo: PTI)

Syed Akbaruddin says world can learn from 'frenemies' India, China

'We at times work with China and at times, we agree to disagree and move on,' India's Permanent Representative to UN, Syed Akbaruddin said.

22 Mar 2018 6:16 PM

Monther Fares, a spokesman for the rebel faction Ahrar al-Sham, says his group’s fighters are preparing to leave. He says fighters are waiting for buses to arrive to take them and their families to other rebel-held areas in north Syria. (Photo: AFP)

Syrian rebels 'forced' to leave besieged town in eastern Ghouta enclave

The government-controlled Military Media Centre says 1,500 rebels and 6,000 civilians will leave Harasta on Thursday.

22 Mar 2018 2:20 PM

India highlighted that how Pakistan has continued to support cross-border terrorism and attempting to mask its territorial ambitions in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral and inseparable part of India. (Representational image)

Pakistan major source of terrorism all over world, says India to UN

India expressed its concerns that country like Pak, which protected Osama Bin Laden and sheltered Mullah Omar, pretending to be a victim.

15 Mar 2018 8:36 AM

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in the report that the 62 allegations against personnel in 10 peacekeeping missions and one political mission were a drop from the 104 claims reported in 2016. (Photo: File)

138 sex abuse allegations against UN peacekeeping missions in 2017

Guterres has vowed to toughen the UN response to allegations of misbehaviour by peacekeepers and UN personnel.

14 Mar 2018 12:39 PM

Child marriage is legal across the United States. While 18 is typically the minimum age, every state has legal loopholes or exceptions allowing children to wed at a younger age. (Representational Image)

Florida passes strictest US law: Doesn’t ban, limits child marriage age

The Florida governor intends to sign the bill into law, a spokeswoman said.

10 Mar 2018 6:33 PM

Jammu and Kashmir has been an area of contention for both India and Pakistan ever since the nations were formed in 1947 with three battles having been fought between the two neighbours over it. (Photo: Representational/ AP)

Pak’s violation of human rights in Kashmir raked up in UNHRC session

‘Why is Pakistan allowed to infringe international law and make a mockery of this august institution?’

10 Mar 2018 1:35 PM

According to officials dealing with genocide and religious leaders, she said, 3,154 Yazidis are missing including 1,471 women and girls — and 1,200 Turkmen are missing including 600 women and 250 children. (Photo: Representational/ AFP)

IS pillage in Iraq leaves ‘living corpses’ in thousands of rape victims

Despite all humanitarian efforts there is ‘a gross lack of both physical and mental health, psycho-social support.’

10 Mar 2018 11:46 AM

Rodrigo Duterte, who took office in 2016 and has boasted of killings he claims to have committed personally, has sidelined many of his top domestic critics. (Photo: File)

UN rights chief says Philippines prez needs ‘psychiatric evaluation’

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein and other UN rights officials have focused significant attention on Duterte's controversial drug war.

09 Mar 2018 5:39 PM

‘The Afghan Government’s willingness for peace is despite the fact that armed groups have identified themselves and demonstrated to all of us that they are the irreconcilables,’ India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin told the UN Security Council. (Photo: ANI)

India supports Afghan 'unity' move to recognise Talibans as political group

The international community’s efforts, those supporting the terrorists affecting Afghanistan have not been deterred.

09 Mar 2018 2:49 PM

Buddhist-Muslim relations have worsened in recent years amid the rise of hard-line Buddhist groups, which accuse Muslims of forcing people to convert and destroying sacred Buddhist sites. (Photo: AP/ Representational)

Sri Lanka emergency: Buddhists continue attack on Muslims despite curfew

At least 20 Muslim homes appeared badly damaged and flames engulfed one two-story home.

08 Mar 2018 1:36 PM

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