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As reported by the Guardian, Rights group estimates that 75,000 Rohingya have fled to neighboring countries such as Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Rohingya Muslims 'abused': Myanmar rejects UN interference

Reports of atrocities inflicted upon the minority community have surfaced despite the government's denial.

3 May 2017 5:02 PM IST

India also pledged resources to UN Childrens Fund (UNICEF), UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the world bodys Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), Commission on Human Settlements Programme (HABITAT), Environment Programme (UNEP), Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and towards the Voluntary Fund for Technical Co-operation. (Photo: AFP)

India pledges USD 10.95 mn for UN welfare activities

India is also processing contribution for the Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery and for the Victims...

12 Nov 2016 11:51 AM IST

Dr Arvind Panagariya

Niti Aayog's Panagariya expects Indian GDP to hit USD 8 trillion in 15...

anagariya added that currently Indian economy is on a much more stable path than it was between 2004-2014.

18 July 2017 5:36 PM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar. (Photo: AP)

China vetoes UN proposal to declare Azhar a terrorist

The block by China is also seen by many here as an action taken at the behest of its 'all-weather ally' Pakistan.

30 Dec 2016 9:14 PM IST

Clooney expressed frustration that nothing has happened since she came to the UN six months ago seeking accountability for victims of the Islamic State group, also known by the acronym ISIS and the Arab name Daesh. (Photo: AP)

Don't let ISIS get away with genocide: Amal Clooney

Killing ISIS on the battlefield is not enough, we must kill the idea behind ISIS by exposing the brutality, she said.

10 March 2017 10:31 AM IST

India also pledged resources to UN Childrens Fund (UNICEF), UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the world bodys Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), Commission on Human Settlements Programme (HABITAT), Environment Programme (UNEP), Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and towards the Voluntary Fund for Technical Co-operation. (Photo: AFP)

India joins 9 country UN network to reduce maternal, newborn deaths

The network has nine countries which are India, Bangladesh, A Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania...

15 Feb 2017 10:11 AM IST

Kim Jong Un also has said North Korea is close to an ICBM test-launch. (Photo: AP)

China warns against force as N Korea prepares celebration

Concerns have been growing that North Korea could soon conduct a sixth nuclear test.

14 April 2017 8:44 AM IST

The industry continues to be a net hirer with over 1.5 lakh people being employed on a net basis each year, though the focus is shifting from scale to skill.

India among top countries delivering ICT services: UN report

The report, co-authored by WIPO, Cornell University and INSEAD, added that India maintains its top place in Central and...

16 Jun 2017 12:47 PM IST

File photo of Kim Jong-Uns brother Kim Jong-Nam (Photo: AFP)

Nerve agent left Kim Jong Nam paralysed, killed him within 20 mins

Malaysia earlier revealed that Kim Jong Nam was killed with the VX nerve agent, which is listed by the UN as a weapon of...

26 Feb 2017 4:23 PM IST

A three-metre-high metal fence topped with razor wire in a North Korean port marks the front line of the United Nations ban on coal exports by Pyongyang. (Photo: PTI/ File/Representational)

UN ban on coal exports by Pyongyang taking toll on N Korea-China trade

For years, coal trade was a lucrative earner for Pyongyang; its main ally China imported tonnes of coal worth nearly...

4 Dec 2017 4:12 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Ministers Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz and alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav. (Photo: AFP)

Pak gathering evidence on Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav: Sartaj Aziz

Aziz said that Pakistan will share dossiers on India's 'involvement in subversive activities' with the UN.

21 Dec 2016 3:54 PM IST