UN General Assembly

India abstains from voting on nuclear weapons ban at UN

India has asserted that there is no question of it joining the Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear weapon state. 

Oct 29, 2016, 10:06 AM IST

UN votes to launch talks on nuclear weapons ban

A resolution presented by Austria, Ireland, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa and Brazil was adopted by a vote of 123 to 38, with 16 abstentions, following weeks of lobbying by the nuclear powers for `no` votes. 

Oct 28, 2016, 04:15 AM IST

DNA: Analysis of Sushma Swaraj's UNGA speech targeting Pak and terrorism

Analyzing Sushma Swaraj's address targeting Pak and terrorism from UN General Assembly. Watch complete news story of DNA for getting detailed updates!

Sep 26, 2016, 23:10 PM IST

PM Modi praises Sushma Swaraj's UNGA address, calls it 'firm and effective'

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in her address at the 71st UN General Assembly (UNGA) session on Monday made a strong pitch for isolating such nations who spoke the language of terrorism and for whom sheltering terrorists has become "their calling card".

Sep 26, 2016, 21:37 PM IST

Five takeaways from Sushma Swaraj's speech at UN General Assembly

Here are the top five quotes from Sushma Swaraj.

Sep 26, 2016, 20:48 PM IST

Sushma Swaraj arrives in New York for UNGA address on September 26

Swaraj arrived Saturday afternoon and will address the UN General Debate Monday morning.

Sep 25, 2016, 08:18 AM IST

DNA: Analyzing Nawaz Sharif's speech at UN general assembly

Analyzing Nawaz Sharif's bizarre speech on Kashmir from UN General Assembly. Watch complete news story of DNA for getting detailed updates!

Sep 23, 2016, 00:27 AM IST

Glorification of Burhan Wani shows Pakistan's continued attachment to terrorism: India

Pakistan is in complete denial of of its complicity in Sunday`s cross-border terror attack on an army base at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir in which 18 Indian soldiers lost their lives.

Sep 22, 2016, 09:53 AM IST

Nawaz Sharif plays 'Kashmir' card at UN, hails Burhan Wani; India hits back, calls Islamabad a 'terrorist state'

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that peace and normalcy cannot be achieved between India and Pakistan without resolving the Kashmir issue.

Sep 22, 2016, 09:08 AM IST

Suu Kyi makes first UN speech as Myanmar leader

Suu Kyi's appearance Monday at the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations is the latest landmark in a personal and national transformation as the country also known as Burma emerges from five decades of military rule.

Sep 22, 2016, 07:10 AM IST

UN high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance: Five things to know!

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become one of the biggest threats to global health and endangers other major priorities.

Sep 22, 2016, 06:33 AM IST

Japan PM demands world find 'new means' to halt threat from North Korea

Abe, addressing the UN General Assembly, said that calculations about North Korea needed to change after its latest actions including the state's test of what it said was a miniaturized nuclear bomb for a warhead.

Sep 22, 2016, 04:34 AM IST

India hits back at Pakistan, says glorification of Wani shows Islamabad's attachment to terror

As Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif raked up the Kashmir issue in a major way in his UNGA address, and called for an international probe into alleged rights violations in the Kashmir Valley and a plebiscite, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted India's reaction.

Sep 22, 2016, 03:13 AM IST

Key excerpts from Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s UN speech!

Peace and normalcy cannot be achieved between India and Pakistan without resolving the Kashmir issue.

Sep 22, 2016, 02:51 AM IST

DNA: Bill in US Congress seeks to declare Pakistan as a terrorist state

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Sep 22, 2016, 00:30 AM IST

Nawaz Sharif rakes up Kashmir at UNGA, glorifies Burhan Wani; India hits back, says 'Pakistan attached to terrorism'

Hitting back at Pakistan Prime Minister, who raised the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly, India said on Wednesday that Nawaz Sharif was in complete denial of the Uri terror attack.

Sep 22, 2016, 00:22 AM IST

Nawaz Sharif rakes up Kashmir at UNGA, says Burhan Wani symbol of 'Kashmiri intifada'

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday raised the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly and said that Pakistan fully supports Kashmiris right to self-determination.

Sep 21, 2016, 23:30 PM IST

Nations engaged in proxy wars must end them: Barack Obama at UNGA

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked nations engaged in "proxy wars" to end them.

Sep 20, 2016, 21:51 PM IST

Hypocrisy towards terrorism will not do: India

Describing terrorism as an "existential threat", India has said that "hypocrisy" towards the menace is unacceptable and underlined that terrorism is the "principle cause" of the large-scale refugee movement.

Sep 20, 2016, 10:51 AM IST

Baloch activists to protest outside UN during Sharif's address

 Baloch activists will hold protests outside the UN General Assembly headquarters here tomorrow during Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's address to the General Debate, to highlight "atrocities" and human rights violations by Pakistani forces in Balochistan.

Sep 20, 2016, 10:28 AM IST