United Nations
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World Water Day 2025: History, Significance and theme explained
World | Mar 22, 2025, 11:52 AM ISTWorld Water Day theme 2025 is Glacier Preservation’. The UN has declared 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ preservation. It highlights critical role of glaciers in water security, climate regulation, and sustaining life on Earth.
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Jaishankar slams UN for its Kashmir blunder, says it turned Pakistan's 'invasion' into 'dispute'
India | Mar 19, 2025, 12:00 PM ISTExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, while addressing the Raisina Dialogue 2025, slammed the United Nations for its Kashmir blunder and accused it of turning Pakistan's invasion of the territory into a dispute with India, clubbing the attacker and the attacked in the same bracket.
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India slams Pakistan over 'unjustified reference' to Jammu and Kashmir: 'Fanatical mindset of..'
World | Mar 15, 2025, 05:23 PM ISTIndia's permanent representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, slammed Pakistan for making "unjustified" references to Jammu and Kashmir.
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Rotten, antisemitic: Netanyahu on UN report accusing Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians
World | Mar 14, 2025, 11:05 AM ISTThe commission, in its report, documented a range of violations perpetrated against Palestinian women, men, girls, and boys. It has accused the Israeli security forces of rape and sexual violence against Palestinian detainees.
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India reacts to UN Rights Chief's remarks on Kashmir, Manipur: 'Unfounded, baseless' | Watch
World | Mar 04, 2025, 10:55 AM ISTIndia has sharply reacted to UN human rights chief Volker Turk's, underscoring that India continues to be a "healthy, vibrant, and pluralist society."
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US becomes only G7 member to support Russia on Ukraine vote at UN, BRICS nations majorly abstain
World | Feb 25, 2025, 12:46 PM ISTThe US, in a clear departure from its position of isolating Russia, has voted in Moscow's favour in a UN vote on Ukraine. China and India have abstained from voting.
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UN adopts resolution demanding immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, India abstains
World | Feb 25, 2025, 06:14 AM ISTThe European-backed Ukrainian resolution was approved ahead of a vote on a dueling US proposal that calls for a swift end to the war but never mentions Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
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Pakistan begins its tenure as non-permanent member of UNSC, gains seat on terror sanctions committee
World | Jan 01, 2025, 01:39 PM ISTElected in June to replace Japan, Pakistan now occupies one of the two Asia-Pacific seats on the UNSC. It will preside over the council in July, a key opportunity to set the agenda and foster dialogue.
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UN chief Guterres 'saddened' by death of Manmohan Singh, hails former PM's contributions to India
World | Dec 28, 2024, 05:11 PM ISTUN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed his condolence over the death of former PM Manmohan Singh. He also underscored Singh's contribution to India and the UN.
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'Manmohan Singh tried very hard to establish peace with Pakistan, but...': Former deputy NSA | READ
World | Dec 27, 2024, 03:06 PM ISTDuring his tenure as prime minister, Manmohan Singh "tried very hard" to establish "some kind of peace" with Pakistan, but it didn't work, former deputy NSA and his then close aide Pankaj Saran said on Thursday. Singh, the architect of India's economic reforms, died here on Thursday night at the age
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's 'World Meditates With Gurudev' event breaks largest meditation meet record
World | Dec 22, 2024, 10:50 AM ISTOn the first World Meditation Day, the Art of Living organised an event, 'World Meditates With Gurudev,' which broke the record for the largest meditation gathering while signifying the importance of meditation in today's world.
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Syria crisis: Over 2,80,000 displaced in northwest part of country amid rebel offensive, says UN
World | Dec 07, 2024, 08:58 AM ISTTorn by civil war for over 14 years, Syria once again witnessed escalation on November 27 as the UNSC banned Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist organisation and launched a major offensive leading to the rapid fall of key cities including Aleppo.
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140 women and girls were killed by partner or relative per day in 2023: Shocking UN report reveals
World | Nov 26, 2024, 06:45 PM ISTThe UN report reveals that Africa recorded the highest number of intimate partner and family-related killings in 2023, with an estimated 21,700 victims. It also had the highest victim rate relative to its population size.
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'Terrorism has eroded trust': India's strong response at UN on avoiding engagement with Pakistan
World | Nov 20, 2024, 04:45 PM ISTIndia emphasised that justice delayed is justice denied, urging for the prevention of future tragedies like 9/11 in Manhattan and 26/11 in Mumbai, referencing terror attacks by Al Qaeda and Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba respectively.
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'Let's get realistic': Russia open to any Ukraine peace talks if Trump starts them
World | Nov 14, 2024, 06:42 PM ISTThe Russian envoy said any such negotiations needed to be based on what he called the "realities on the ground", describing Ukraine as being on the back foot in the more-than-two-year conflict.
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'J-K is, was and will remain integral part of India': Sudhanshu Trivedi slams Pakistan at UN Session
India | Nov 09, 2024, 10:54 AM ISTSudhandhu Trivedi represented India at the United Nations and delivered a statement on the UN Peacekeeping operations. During the session, he emphasised and reiterated India's commitment to building a wall for those UN peacekeepers who laid down their lives.
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At United Nations, India votes against Pakistan resolution on conventional arms control
World | Nov 08, 2024, 01:40 PM ISTThe text calls for full adherence to the principles of non-interference, non-intervention, non-use of force or threat of use of force and the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force, in accordance with the Charter and relevant UN resolutions.
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Congress leader Rajeev Shukla hits out at Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue at United Nations
India | Nov 06, 2024, 11:44 AM ISTThe Congress leader Shukla mentioned that in the recently concluded free and fair assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, there was record voter turnout.
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India's stern reply to Pakistan at UN: 'We are well aware of condition of minority...' | WATCH
World | Oct 27, 2024, 10:19 AM ISTIndia noted an estimated thousand women of these minority communities, as per data from Pakistan’s Human Rights Commission, are subject to “abduction, forced religious conversions and forced marriages every year. "Anyway, I could go on, but I'll end here," said Harish.
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'This is a wrong choice': Ukraine blasts UN Chief Guterres's acceptance of Putin's invitation
World | Oct 22, 2024, 03:40 PM ISTOn Thursday, Putin is set to meet with Guterres, who will be making his first visit to Russia in more than two years. Guterres has repeatedly criticized Russia’s action in Ukraine.