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India abstained from voting on the resolution, with First Secretary in Indias Permanent Mission to the UN Paulomi Tripathi, in the explanation of vote, saying that incorporating capital punishment into the scope of this resolution raises concerns that it may be an attempt to place it on par with torture. (Photo: ANI)India
Disappointed over NRC being wrongly linked with issue of minority...

First Secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN Paulomi Tripath said updating National Registrar of Citizens...

24 Oct 2019 12:16 PM IST

The United Nations Headquarters in New York will remain closed in the forthcoming weekend due to the ongoing cash crisis. (Photo: ANI)World
UN Headquarters to remain closed in the weekend due to budget crunch

It should be noted that the war-wracked Syria was the last country to have paid up its dues to organisation by end of...

19 Oct 2019 11:00 AM IST

The Armys disclosure prompted the Jammu and Kashmir administration to ask the yatris and tourists to curtail their stay in the Valley and leave immediately. (Photo: AP)India
India slams Pak for raising Kashmir issue at UN

India maintains Kashmir is a bilateral issue with Pakistan and no third party has any role in it.

19 Oct 2019 10:46 AM IST

With more than 1,600 people wounded, the toll may rise further. (Photo: File)World
Iraq protest: Death toll rises to 60, firebrand cleric demands govt's...

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

5 Oct 2019 11:40 AM IST

Attacks targeting UN personnel working to help the Afghan people are unconscionable, and we condemn this act in the strongest possible terms, Pompeo said. (Photo: AP)World
Indian-American Anil Raj killed in a terrorist attack in Kabul

There were five other civilians who were injured, including staff, Pompeo told reporters at a news conference here.

27 Nov 2019 9:00 AM IST

The Foreign Office in a statement said Pakistan reaffirms the right of every child to grow, learn, play and flourish with dignity. (Photo: Representational | PTI)World
World should keep in mind plight of children in Kashmir: Pak

Pakistan has been trying to internationalise the Kashmir issue.

20 Nov 2019 9:02 PM IST

Pakistans Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday. (Photo: AP)World
Pak FM Qureshi writes letter to top UN officials to reject bifurcation...

At Pakistan's request, Qureshi's letter has since been circulated to the UN membership as an official document of the...

19 Nov 2019 12:06 PM IST

Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg departed the United States on Wednesday, hitching a ride to Europe aboard a catamaran to attend a UN climate summit in Madrid. (Photo: File)World
'We sail for home!' Greta Thunberg on her way to UN climate summit

During her trip, Greta excoriated world leaders at the United Nations, met former US president Barack Obama.

14 Nov 2019 9:42 AM IST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaking at a news conference in central London. His arrest reignites a debate about Assange, former computer hacker and founder of WikiLeaks, being a journalist or not. (Photo: AP)World
UK's treatment of Julian Assange putting his life 'at risk': UN expert

Assange is facing extradition request by US over charges he violated US Espionage Act by publishing military and...

2 Nov 2019 9:23 AM IST

\Under this circumstance, I fear for my security and that of my associates. If any accident or harm happens to me or my close associates, I (will) hold Dilip Ghosh responsible for it,\ read the complaint letter by Ashoke Sarkar.India
Anti-CAA: 'Mamata Banerjee speaking Pakistan's language,' says BJP's...

He also accused Banerjee of speaking the language of Pakistan.

20 Dec 2019 6:11 PM IST

Green activists dumped horse manure and staged a mock hanging outside the venue of a UN climate summit in Madrid on Saturday, airing their frustration at the failure of world leaders to take meaningful action against global warming. (Photo: Screenshot)World
Activists frustrated with climate talks dump horse manure outside...

Attached to the pile of manure was a short message to leaders saying 'the horseshit stops here.'

15 Dec 2019 11:48 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: File)India
UN body slams Pak over discrimination' of religious minorities

The commission has cited several prominent examples to substantiate that minorities in the country are portrayed as...

15 Dec 2019 11:35 AM IST

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