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UN would welcome WHO's recognition of Sputnik V vaccine, process u
Updated : 4 hours, 5 min ago IST
New York [US], May 13 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the process of recognition by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V was underway, and the UN would welcome its completion.
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India's prime office rentals expected to remain stable: Knight Fra
Updated : 16 hours, 31 min ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 12 (ANI): Despite uncertainty around India's office sector, Bengaluru, NCR and Mumbai markets are expected to remain stable in rental values over the next 12 months, international property consultancy Knight Frank said on Wednesday.
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India's GDP to grow 7.5 pc in 2021, outlook fragile: UN
Updated : 18 hours, 53 min ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 12 (ANI): The United Nations has raised India's growth forecast to 7.5 per cent for calendar year 2021, marking a 0.2 per cent increase from its projection in January, but said the country's outlook for the year remains highly fragile.
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UN states, civil society organisations to discuss human rights sit
Updated : 22 hours, 9 min ago IST
New York [US], May 12 (ANI): A broad coalition of UN member states and civil society organizations (CSO) is set to hold an online event on Wednesday to raise awareness and discuss the human rights situation prevailing in China Xinjiang province.
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'No sign' of end to brutal crackdown in Myanmar: UN
Updated : 22 hours, 18 min ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 12 (ANI): One hundred days since the Myanmar military coup, the "brutal" repression of protesters has continued, despite all international efforts to end the violence, the UN rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday (local time).
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India at UNSC expresses concern at escalating Israel-Palestine con
Updated : 1 day, 3 hours ago IST
New York [US], May 12 (ANI): TS Tirumurti, Ambassador of India to the UN on Tuesday expressed concern at the escalating violence between Israel and Palestine and urged both the sides to avoid changing the status quo on the ground.
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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeeping mission in DRC
Updated : 1 day, 9 hours ago IST
New York [US], May 11 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday strongly condemned Monday's attack against a temporary position of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which resulted in the death of one Malawian blue helmet.
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Upcoming UN meet on Uyghur crackdown upsets China
Updated : 1 day, 18 hours ago IST
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): Fuming over an upcoming UN video conference on Beijing's crackdown on the Uyghur Muslims, China has called on members of the United Nations not to attend the event, saying it "is based on sheer lies and political bias".
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Independent tribunal clears Gunawardene of two charges
Updated : 2 days, 11 hours ago IST
Dubai [UAE], May 10 (ANI): An independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal on Monday unanimously cleared former Sri Lanka player Avishka Gunawardene of two charges against him under the Emirates Cricket Board's Anti-Corruption Code, allowing him to resume participation in cricket with immediate effe
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COVID-19: Youth Bar Association of India moves to SC for door-to-d
Updated : 2 days, 12 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Youth Bar Association of India (YBAI) has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions for appropriate measures to be taken for the provision of door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination of all the citizens residing in the country, particularly the elderly, diff
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UN chief expresses deep concern over violence in East Jerusalem
Updated : 2 days, 22 hours ago IST
New York [US], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed deep concern over the continuing violence in East Jerusalem.
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Vegetarians have healthier levels of disease markers than meat-eat
Updated : 3 days, 22 hours ago IST
London [UK], May 9 (ANI): Vegetarians appear to have a healthier biomarker profile than meat-eaters, and this applies to adults of any age and weight, and is also unaffected by smoking and alcohol consumption, according to a new study in over 166,000 UK adults, being presented at week's Euro
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