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Topic: United Nations

South Asia will see 5 lakh more Covid deaths, over 4.9 lakh will be in India, says UN report

New UN report states that India is likely to bear the highest cost of pandemic economically apart from registering highest mortality of mothers and children under the age 5.

India emphasises early return of displaced Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar at UNGA

India said it has the highest stake in resolving the issue of repatriation of Rohingyas since it is the only country that shares a long border with both Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Indian economist Ligia Noronha appointed as UN Assistant Secretary-General

Noronha will succeed fellow Indian and development economist Satya Tripathi for the post. She has also been appointed as the head of UNEP's New York Office.

UN did not provide enough resources, says expert who investigated Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

UN special rapporteur on extra-judicial executions Agnès S. Callamard said she relied on NGOs and pro-bono support while investigating the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

UN Secretary-General thanks India for offering 2 lakh Covid doses for peacekeepers

India has supplied a total of 229.7 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine to the global community as of last week, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Stop vaccine nationalism, encourage internationalism — India at UN Covid meet

Addressing the UNSC, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar outlined nine points for consideration of the international community to help the world put the pandemic behind it.

Indian-origin Preeti Sinha to lead UN Capital Development Fund

Sinha will oversee the UN agency with special emphasis on supporting sustainable development for women, youth, small and medium-sized enterprises in under-served communities.

Who is Arora Akanksha, Indian-origin woman running social media campaign to be next UN chief

Arora Akanksha, who has an Overseas Citizenship of India, works with the UNDP and is aiming to succeed incumbent UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres.

Indian-origin UN staffer bucks norm, enters race for world’s top diplomat without state backing

Akanksha Arora says UN has not fulfilled its promise to the world — 'refugees haven't been protected, humanitarian aid has been minimal, technology & innovation has been on back-burner'.

UN ready to contribute to rescue, assistance efforts in Uttarakhand, says Guterres

UN chief Antonio Guterres also expressed his condolences to the families of the victims in Uttarakhand. UNGA President Volkan Bozkir said he is closely following the situation.

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Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.