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World Bicycle Day: Weight Loss And 7 Other Benefits Of Including Cycling In Your Fitness Regime

Health | DoctorNDTV | Monday June 3, 2019

World Bicycle Day: The United Nations General Assembly declared June 3rd as World Bicycle Day. Here's how getting your feet pedalling can have wonderful benefits for your health.

Treaty Under Cloud, Nuclear Test Ban Agency Asks India To Turn "Observer"

India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi | Wednesday May 15, 2019

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) has invited India to become an "Observer" with access to International Monitoring System data, so it can take an informed decision on ratifying a much-debated nuclear disarmament treaty.

United Nations Condemns North Korean Human Rights Violations

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 18, 2018

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution Monday condemning the "systematic, widespread and gross" human rights violations in North Korea.

India Raises Concern Over International Humanitarian Law Violations At UN

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 15, 2018

Voicing concern over repeated violations of international humanitarian law, India and Sweden have said that parties to armed conflicts, including non-state actors, who perpetrate human rights abuses with impunity should be brought to justice.

Indian Diplomat Exits SAARC Meet Over Presence Of PoK 'Minister': Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 10, 2018

An official of the Indian High Commission in Pakistan staged a walkout of a SAARC meeting over the presence of a minister from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) at the event, news agency PTI said, quoting a source.

India Votes Against UN's Draft Resolution On Use Of Death Penalty

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 14, 2018

India has voted against a UN General Assembly draft resolution on the use of death penalty, saying it goes against the statutory law of the country where an execution is carried out in the "rarest of rare" cases.

How Did UN Body Report On Kashmir Without Access? What Top Official Said

India News | Written by Amitoj Singh | Saturday October 20, 2018

When the United Nations Human Rights Office published a report on Kashmir earlier this year, calling for an inquiry into "multiple violations", it evoked sharp rebuttals from the Indian administration. Among the questions raised about the report was: How was it framed without access to the region on either side of the Line of Control?

Day After Pak Anti-Terror Boast At UN, Minister Sits Next To Hafiz Saeed

World News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday October 1, 2018

A minister in the Imran Khan cabinet was photographed attending a conference with 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Islamabad on Sunday, a day after Pakistan assured the United Nations General Assembly that it was doing all it can to act against terrorism.

Shashi Tharoor's Critique Of Pak-Bashing In Sushma Swaraj's UN Speech

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday September 30, 2018

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has "disappointed" Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who feels that all the Pakistan bashing in New York was aimed at the BJP voters. His other objection to her speech on Saturday was that it didn't portray India in a good light.

"Host And Patron" Of UN-Designated Terrorists: India Rips Into Pak At UN

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Sunday September 30, 2018

Taking a strong stand at the United Nations General Assembly, India on Saturday called out on Pakistan after the country's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi alleged that New Delhi was involved in the Peshawar school terror attack in 2014. While rejecting Mr Qureshi's statement, Eenam Ganbhir, India's First Secretary in Permanent Mission of Indi...

"India Won't Fail The World": Sushma Swaraj At UN On Development Goals

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 29, 2018

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj assured the UN General Assembly Saturday that India was totally committed to achieving the sustainable development objectives for its 1.3 billion people.

"Pak Glorifies Killers, Blind To Blood of Innocents": Sushma Swaraj At UN

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday September 29, 2018

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swarajon Saturday slammed Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, accusing it of harbouring terrorists and "masking malevolence with duplicity".

"Pakistan Sheltered Osama Bin Laden": Top Quotes Of Sushma Swaraj At UN

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday September 29, 2018

Addressing the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today that the biggest challenges the world faces currently are climate change and terrorism. She slammed Pakistan for "spawning grounds for terrorism", saying the country sheltered Osama Bin Laden. She said Pakistan's commitment to terr...

"Tomorrow Could Be Too Late": Sushma Swaraj Calls For Urgent UN Reform

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday September 30, 2018

The United Nations is losing significance in the absence of fundamental reforms, said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday. As she spoke at length on cross-border terrorism and the worsening India-Pakistan relations, she also took an opportunity to talk about the need for reforms at ...

Sushma Swaraj To Address UN General Assembly Soon, May Speak On Pak Terror

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday September 29, 2018

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is expected to speak on issues such as India-Pakistan relations, cross-border terrorism and the country's long-pending demand for inclusion into the Security Council when she addresses the high-level United Nations General Assembly in New York a few hours from now.