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International Day of Happiness 2020: 5 ways to stay happy during home quarantine

The United nations have come up with the campaign of the International Day of Happiness to mark a global celebration on happiness and its need in the present scenario.

Mar 20, 2020

India's new ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu presents credentials to President Trump

Trump warmly welcomed Sandhu, a career foreign service official, back to Washington DC and wished him success in his responsibilities as India's ambassador to the US.

Feb 7, 2020

Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls for UN action on dispute with India over Kashmir

Kashmir is claimed in full by both India and Pakistan. The two countries have gone to war twice over it, and both rule parts of it.

Jan 23, 2020

China-backed Pakistan draws blank at UN Security Council meet on Kashmir

Beijing's Permanent Representative Zhang Jun acknowledged that Kashmir is a bilateral issue.

Jan 16, 2020

Yemen's Houthis did not attack Saudi Aramco oil facilities, reveals UN investigation

The United States, European powers and Saudi Arabia had blamed Iran for the Sept. 14 attack on the Saudi Aramco oil plants in Abqaiq and Khurais.

Jan 9, 2020

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres

We are living in turbulent times: UN Security General warns of escalating geopolitical tensions

The statement could apply to the US, which set off the turmoil in the sensitive Gulf and Middle East regions by the attack near the Baghdad airport last week that killed Qassem Soleimani.

Jan 7, 2020

North Korea threat looms as China, Japan, South Korea leaders meet

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping separately on Monday.

Dec 22, 2019

US probe of Saudi oil attack shows it came from north: Report

In an interim report of its investigation, Washington assessed that before hitting its targets, one of the drones traversed a location approximately 200 km to the northwest of the attack site.

Dec 20, 2019

#MeToo whistleblower fired after accusing UNAIDS director of sexual misconduct

In a UN investigation, officials said they had "evidence" Marina Brostrom and her supervisor had taken part in "fraudulent practices and misuse of travel funds".

Dec 17, 2019

Major states snub calls for climate action as UN summit wraps up

The COP25 talks in Madrid were viewed as a test of governments' collective will to heed the advice of science to cut greenhouse gas emissions more rapidly.

Dec 16, 2019

US blocks UN meeting on human rights abuse in North Korea as tensions escalates

While the State Department in a recent statement did not comment on the talks related to human rights, it said that the US continues its plan to propose the UN Security Council talks with North Korea this week.

Dec 10, 2019

Rights groups launch Myanmar boycott ahead of Hague genocide hearings

Myanmar leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who arrived in the Netherlands on Sunday, will defend her country's record during three days of hearings.

Dec 10, 2019

India calls for stringent selection process of UN peacekeepers

India has taken several steps to improve the performance of peacekeepers by cooperating with other countries.

Dec 8, 2019

Climate change reaching 'point of no return': UN chief

Delegations from some 200 countries of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, NGOs and activists will meet in the Spanish capital to finalise rules of the 2015 Paris Agreement

Dec 3, 2019

Global temperature rises could bring 'destructive' effects, says UN

The head of the World Meteorological Organization said global temperatures could rise by 3-5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels this century.

Nov 27, 2019

Cut global emissions by 7.6% every year: UN report

UNEP's annual Emissions Gap Report says that even if all current unconditional commitments under the Paris Agreement are implemented, temperatures are expected to rise by 3.2 degrees Celsius, bringing even wider-ranging and more destructive climate impacts.

Nov 27, 2019

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

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United Nations

International Day of Happiness 2020: 5 ways to stay happy during home quarantine

India's new ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu presents credentials to President Trump

Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls for UN action on dispute with India over Kashmir

China-backed Pakistan draws blank at UN Security Council meet on Kashmir

Yemen's Houthis did not attack Saudi Aramco oil facilities, reveals UN investigation

We are living in turbulent times: UN Security General warns of escalating geopolitical tensions

North Korea threat looms as China, Japan, South Korea leaders meet

US probe of Saudi oil attack shows it came from north: Report

#MeToo whistleblower fired after accusing UNAIDS director of sexual misconduct

Major states snub calls for climate action as UN summit wraps up

US blocks UN meeting on human rights abuse in North Korea as tensions escalates

Rights groups launch Myanmar boycott ahead of Hague genocide hearings

India calls for stringent selection process of UN peacekeepers

Climate change reaching 'point of no return': UN chief

Global temperature rises could bring 'destructive' effects, says UN

Cut global emissions by 7.6% every year: UN report

India may restrict imports of palm oil, other goods from Malaysia after Kashmir comment

PM Modi-Xi Jinping meeting: Trade, bilateral issues on cards during Chennai summit

58 countries backing Pakistan on Kashmir? Flustered Qureshi can't name them

India, Pakistan must resolve Kashmir through talks: UN opposes Pak's mediation demand

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Is exhibiting cleavage mandatory? Malaika Arora opts for low neck sleeveless outfit at event in Vrindavan, leaves netizens furious