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UN Secretary-General praises India over work in field of renewable energy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last year in September inaugurated a 50 kilowatt 'Gandhi Solar Park' at the Headquarters of the United Nations

Introspect why you're 'epicentre of terrorism': India slams Pak at UN

Addressing a closed session of UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) during a Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week on Tuesday, India's envoy Mahaveer Singhvi raised the issues

WHO expects results from Covid-19 drug trials within two weeks

Mike Ryan, head of the WHO's emergencies programme, said it would be unwise to predict when a vaccine could be ready against Covid-19

Indra Mani Pandey appointed India's Permanent Representative to UN

Seasoned diplomat Indra Mani Pandey has been appointed as India's next Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva

UNSC trying again for first Covid-19 resolution after US-China dispute

The UNSC is trying again to reach agreement on its first resolution since the coronavirus started circling the global in February, after a lengthy dispute between the US and China over mentioning WHO

India accounts for 45.8 million of the world's 'missing females': UN report

Between 2013 and 2017, about 460,000 girls in India were missing' at birth each year

Structures like UNSC have teeth but little or no appetite to bite: UN chief

UNSC has teeth but "show little or no appetite to bite, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said as he underlined the need for "effective and inclusive" multilateralism.

India-US 'green' corridor for air travel, and other coronavirus updates

The total number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi crossed the 66,000 mark, with the biggest single-day spike of 3,947 fresh infections being reported on Tuesday

Coronavirus updates in pictures: Top 10 latest news from across the world

Worldwide, more than 9 million people have been infected by the virus, of whom 4 million have recovered, and over 400,000 have died, according to Worldometer data

Between deer and running dogs

Book review of The Deer and the Dragon: Southeast Asia and China in the 21st Century

ICC releases cricket video of hope, unity to mark UN World Refugee Day

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) World Refugee Day campaign aims to remind the world that everyone, including refugees, can contribute to society

In pics: All you need to know about UN's list of forcibly displaced persons

According to the United Nations, 20 people leave everything behind every minute to escape war, persecution or terror

World Refugee Day 2020: Importance, images, rights of refugees and more

World Refugee Day 2020 theme is "Every Action Counts", All Lives Matter

India will be United Nations Security Council President for August, 2021

India will assume the rotating presidency of the Council for the month of August next year

Grateful for support, says Modi as India gets elected unopposed to UNSC

India will work with all member countries to promote global peace, security, resilience and equity, Modi said.

G7 foreign ministers urge China to reconsider new security law on Hong Kong

It further suggested an open debate and consultation with stakeholders to ensure respect for protected rights and freedoms in Hong Kong

India 9th largest recipient of foreign investment in 2019: UN report

India received $51 billion in foreign investment in 2019

UN chief concerned over reports of violence, deaths at India, China LAC

Initially, the Indian Army said one officer and two soldiers were killed

Heads of state, chiefs to discuss Covid-19, climate at UN Leaders Summit

More than 20 UN agencies, funds and programmes will also showcase their work with the business sector

UN accuses Iran for attacks on Saudi oil facilities, Tehran denies

Iran's Foreign Ministry dismissed the report and said in the statement on Friday that the UN might have prepared the report under the "political pressures" of the United States