At present, there are five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council -- China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the US. read more

These amounts do not include the long unsettled Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) reimbursements of many TCCs, including India, from the closed peacekeeping missions. read more

The march, scheduled for May 24 in line with the global climate strike for future, will begin from Galleria Market in DLF Phase 4 at 1pm. read more

The march, scheduled for May 24 in line with the global climate strike for future, will begin from Galleria Market in DLF Phase 4 at 1pm. read more

Weak rays of early morning sun seep through the smoke rising from smouldering piles of dried dung, keeping flies away from the precious cattle. read more

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said international political resolve was fading and it was the small island nations that were “really in the front line” and would suffer most. read more

In September, India called off a meeting between Swaraj and Qureshi at the UN citing the release of postal stamps “glorifying” a Kashmiri militant by Pakistan as one of the reasons. read more

Responding to a question on whether it was alright for his party to use the UN listing of terrorist Masood Azhar as a talking point in its campaign, Shah said: “It is an achievement of the Modi government, so why should we not take electoral advantage... read more

The powerful cyclone, strongest to hit India in 20 years, made landfall at around 8 AM in India’s eastern state of Odisha, killing at least eight people. read more

At another press conference, BJP leader and former minister Vasudev Devnani said Lok Sabha election results would be a jolt to the Congress, claiming that the BJP will win all 25 seats. read more

According to diplomats based in New York and New Delhi, the US led from the front and gave China the first ultimatum of making a decision on lifting its technical hold on Azhar’s listing by April 23, failing which it would take the matter to the UN Security... read more

A UN Security Council (UNSC) designation will subject Masood Azhar to an assets freeze, travel ban and an arms embargo. read more

The United Nations’ International Telecommunications Union estimated 107 mobile cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2018, which basically means more mobile phones than people. read more

The UN Sanctions Committee on Wednesday designated the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Azhar a global terrorist after China lifted its hold on a proposal to ban him. read more

Pakistan’s all-weather ally China had proposed to lift its technical hold on the Azhar ban around May 15 before the last round of polling for the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections. read more