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Terrorist Hafiz Saeed pens column in Pak newspaper, sparks debate

It is being suspected that either the owner of the Urdu newspaper has links with Hafiz Saeed or was under pressure from him.

Dec 18, 2018, 19:37 PM IST

40 years are enough: US tells Pak to support PM Narendra Modi's peace efforts

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis says Pakistan ought to support India, the United Nations and Afghanistan in ensuring peace prevails in south Asia.

Dec 04, 2018, 06:46 AM IST

US envoy to UN: Trump may replace Nikki Haley with Heather Nauert

Heather Nauert, the current spokesperson for the State Department, has no prior political or policy-making experience.

Nov 02, 2018, 06:55 AM IST

India lost whopping $79.5 billion from climate-related disasters in 20 years: UN

UN 'Economic Losses, Poverty and Disasters 1998-2017' report highlights the impact of extreme weather events on the global economy.

Oct 11, 2018, 10:58 AM IST

Mankind at risk: Global temperatures to rise by 1.5 degree Celsius by 2030-2052, says UN

There has already been a rise of 1C since the mid-1800s as industrialisation lifted emissions of CO2, the main greenhouse gas blamed for climate change.

Oct 08, 2018, 08:51 AM IST

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits Amritsar's Golden Temple

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Oct 03, 2018, 23:35 PM IST

India's decision to deport 7 Rohingyas violates international law: UN human rights expert

A UN human rights expert has reportedly said that the seven men should be referred to UN refugee agencies first so that their protection needs can be assessed.

Oct 03, 2018, 20:04 PM IST

Mastermind of 9/11 killed, mastermind of 26/11 free in Pakistan: Sushma Swaraj at UNGA

Sushma Swaraj exposes Pakistan yet again and tells the world community of how Islamabad has no remorse despite it being proven that it was sheltering Osama bin Laden.

Sep 30, 2018, 07:41 AM IST

Donald Trump laughed at in UN, claims people enjoy his company

"People had a good time with me. We were doing it together. We had a good time, they respect what I have done."

Sep 27, 2018, 08:49 AM IST

YouTube sensation Lilly Singh tells UN to empower youth

The event saw the launch of the UN Youth Strategy of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Sep 25, 2018, 17:20 PM IST

Pakistan a 'one-trick pony' act on Kashmir while Delhi works on multiple platforms: India at UN

Pakistan has been raising Kashmir at all UN forums, regardless of the topic of the meetings.

Sep 24, 2018, 10:37 AM IST

India, US, other nations to co-host special meet on tackling drug menace

Swaraj arrived in New York on Sunday for the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Sep 24, 2018, 09:13 AM IST

Poverty reduction rate fastest among STs, Muslims in India: UN data

While there is much that needs to be done to tackle poverty globally, there are "promising signs that such poverty can be - and is being - tackled."

Sep 21, 2018, 22:31 PM IST

Over 8 lakh infants died in India in 2017: UN

About 8,02,000 infant deaths were reported in India in 2017, the lowest in five years, according to the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNIGME).

Sep 18, 2018, 06:37 AM IST

Pakistan links Kashmir to Palestine at UN, gets ignored by India

Pakistan once again failed to get a repsonse despite its attempts to canon ball the Kashmir issue on a global platform.

Sep 06, 2018, 08:47 AM IST

Donald Trump, Moon Jae-in to meet at UN General Assembly: White House

The White House said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump earlier on the same day spoke with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, when they agreed to meet later at the UN General Assembly.

Sep 05, 2018, 06:45 AM IST

No plans of Sushma Swaraj meeting Pak foreign minister at UN

Pakistan's newly-elected government has expressed a desire for talks but on-ground realities continue to put strains on bilateral Indo-Pak relations.

Aug 30, 2018, 16:15 PM IST

India hopes Pakistan will work for safe, secure South Asia and not resort to polemics

Akbaruddin asserted that regurgitating a failed approach, which has long been rejected, is neither reflective of pacific intent nor a display of pacific content. He added that pacific settlement requires pacific intent in thinking and pacific content in action.

Aug 30, 2018, 08:23 AM IST

Indian Satya S. Tripathi appointed UN Assistant Secretary-General; will head NY environment office

Development and environment expert Satya S. Tripathi has been appointed an assistant Secretary-General and will head the UN Environment Programme`s New York office.

Aug 28, 2018, 07:58 AM IST