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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
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Topic: UN chief

UN chief welcomes Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

Guterres hopes the agreement ends violence and suffering.

Every 11 minutes, a woman is killed by an intimate partner or family member, says UN chief

Calling it the most pervasive 'human rights violation', Guterres made the remarks ahead of the International Day for the 'Elimination of Violence against Women' on November 25.

PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Gujarat

Antonio Guterres and him will later launch Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), a sustainability strategy. The UN chief will visit Modhera, India's first solar powered village.

Taliban seek UNGA participation, write to UN chief nominating their spokesman as Afghan envoy

The nomination sets up a confrontation between the Taliban and Afghanistan's fallen government envoy, Gram Isakuzai, who has held his post so far.

Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan might embolden other such groups, warns UN chief

Guterres, expressed worry over global terrorism & asserted that dialogue with the militant group is essential as UN wants the country to play a 'constructive role' in international relations.

Connectivity in Central, South Asia region key to peace in war-torn Afghanistan: UN chief

Connectivity drives regional cooperation and encourages friendly relations among neighbours, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday.

On Camera

From ‘Jai Kisan’ to CVC, Shastri walked the talk. But corruption proved harder to root out

Set up by Lal bahadur Shastri, the Santhanam Committee's key concern was that corruption, once limited to the lower rungs of the bureaucracy, had now infected the All India Services and political leadership.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.