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Nelson Mandela (Photo: AP)

Celebrating Nelson Mandela International Day, his legacy

In 1994 general elections, Mandela became South Africa's first black president after the African National Congress...

18 July 2019 2:22 PM IST

In this March 29, 2016 photo, journalists look an image of Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav. (Photo: AP)

'Truth, justice prevailed; Jadhav will get justice,' says PM Modi on...

PM said ICJ verdict was based on facts and that his government would always work for the safety of every Indian.

18 July 2019 8:58 AM IST

The discovery of the four largest moons of Jupiter four centuries ago gave astronomers a first hint that giant planets must form surrounded by a circumplanetary disc. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Space race notwithstanding, moonwalk a feat of mankind

f the Soviets were reaching for the moon, the Americans were determined to beat them to it.

18 July 2019 2:42 AM IST

A lower ranking is indicative of a higher rate of malnutrition and hunger.

Indians obese but hunger a concern,' says UNâ€‰report

In India, the number of undernourished people declined from 253.9 million in 2004-06 to 194.4 million in 2016-18.

17 July 2019 9:42 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is garlanded by BJP leaders Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda, Rajnath Singh and others during the BJP parliamentary party meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)PTI

PM Modi likely to attend UN General Assembly meet in September: report

No official announcement about the trip has been made yet.

13 July 2019 8:23 AM IST

Supporters of LGBT and human rights wave rainbow flags during a rally supporting a proposal to allow same-sex marriage in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo: AP/File)

India abstains from vote on LGBT rights at UN

The petition also called for India to support a resolution to renew the mandate of the first UN expert Sexual...

13 July 2019 12:52 AM IST

A Pakistani court ordered the release of Hafiz Saeed on Wednesday, who was put under house arrest in January after years of living freely in Pakistan, one of the sore points in its fraying relationship with the United States. (Photo: AP | File)

Hafiz Saeed challenges terror financing cases filed against him

In the petition, the Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief said that he has no relation with the banned LeT, Al-Qaeda or any other...

12 July 2019 3:24 PM IST

Niti Aayog has envisaged a New India by 2022 which will be free from poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism and communalism. (Photo: AP/Representational Image)

UN lauds India for reducing multidimensional poverty

The organisation said that India has strongly improved nutrition, sanitation cooking fuel and assets.

12 July 2019 1:32 PM IST

Pakistan is a key player in the talks between the Taliban and the US in an effort to end the war in Afghanistan and allow withdrawal of American troops. (Photo: AFP / File)

Decade's two major conflicts will end in step back to the past

The larger message of these conflicts and the condition in which they will leave the populations in Syria and...

29 Aug 2019 12:05 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed a seven-member committee in connection with the status of Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: ANI)

Kashmir: 'If conflict moves to war...' Imran reminds superpowers of...

'I will speak at the UN General Assembly on September 27 and highlight the Kashmir issue on world stage,' Khan said.

26 Aug 2019 7:19 PM IST

Modi met Guterres on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit being held in this picturesque southwestern seaside French town. (Photo: Narendra Modi | Twitter)

G7 Summit: Modi holds 'fruitful discussions' with UN chief Antonio...

Their meeting came against backdrop of Indian govt revoking the special status to J&K and bifurcating state into two...

26 Aug 2019 9:15 AM IST

The Kashmir government did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Photo: AP)

Rights and Kashmiris

Notwithstanding this, the comments of UNHCHR on the current situation in the Valley appear far from outlandish.

24 Aug 2019 3:51 AM IST