United Nations

India to join UK-led virtual Global Vaccine Summit

11:28 pm June 3, 2020

London: India is among over 50 countries and organisations confirmed to participate in the UK-led virtual Global Vaccine Summit to be hosted by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday. Organisers of the summit said Prime Minister Narendra Modi or a high-level Indian representative is expected to participate live or with a pre-recorded message along […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

UN makes new appeal for women, hard-hit by virus job losses

11:56 pm April 9, 2020

United Nations: The United Nations called Thursday for women to be at the heart of economic reconstruction efforts as the world grapples with fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, warning that most women face a greater risk of poverty. Although COVID-19 mortality rates appear to affect men more than women, the pandemic “is having devastating social […]

100 booked for violating Covid guidelines in J-K's Samba

India slams China over comments on Jammu and Kashmir

11:39 pm April 9, 2020

New Delhi: India on Thursday rejected a reference to Jammu and Kashmir by a spokesperson of China‘s permanent mission to the United Nations, asserting that the union territory “has been, is and shall continue” to be its integral part. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said India expects China to refrain from […]

SAARC video conference shows how leaders can present practical proposals: US official

11:05 pm March 16, 2020

Washington: The video conference by SAARC member countries over the coronavirus crisis shows how leaders can present practical proposals such as establishing a regional fund to combat global challenges, the United States said on Monday as it praised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led initiative. SAARC nations on Sunday vowed to jointly combat coronavirus as Prime […]

UN Security Council endorses US-Taliban peace deal

3:04 pm March 11, 2020

United Nations: The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming the recent deal between the US and the Taliban to bring lasting peace in war-torn Afghanistan and allow US troops to return home from America’s longest war. The US-Taliban peace deal was signed in Doha on February 29. All 15 members of the […]