Corruption costs USD 2.6 trillion or 5 percent of global GDP, says UN chief
United Nations | The cost of corruption is at least USD 2.6 trillion, or five percent of the global GDP, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said...
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Citing Kerala floods, UN chief says existential threat of climate change nears point of no return
United Nations | UN chief Antonio Guterres cited the recent devastating floods in Kerala and last year’s hurricane in Puerto Rico as he issued a grave...
Americans bid McCain solemn farewell with US Capitol honour
Washington, Sep 1 (AFP) Americans paid their final respects Friday to John McCain as the national icon lay in state in the US Capitol as part...
World Day Against Trafficking: Activists remain divided on anti-trafficking bill
New Delhi | Activists remain divided on the impact of India’s first comprehensive anti-trafficking bill, with some hoping it would help the most vulnerable sections of...
India pushing ahead on Sustainable Devolvement Goals: Akbaruddin
United Nations | India is “pushing ahead” on its national efforts to meet Sustainable Devolvement Goals by undertaking one of the highest rates of renewable energy...
UN chief supports Zeid’s call for human rights probe in Kashmir
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced support for the UN human rights chief’s call for an independent international investigation into the human rights situation...
US envoy to UN Nikki Haley travels to India on maiden visit
Nikki Haley is travelling to India for the first time as the US Ambassador to the UN on a two-day visit during which she will...
Kashmir’s first choice is independence, believes Congress’ Saifuddin Soz
Srinagar | Congress leader Saifuddin Soz on Thursday said that former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s statement was right about ‘Kashmir prefer independence’ to joining Pakistan. “Musharraf said...
Yoga is very apt for UN: Deputy secretary-general
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Yoga is “very apt” for the UN and in today’s complex world where stress and delusion are prevalent, the ancient Indian physical and mental practice...
Sri Lanka calls for details of conflict missing issued by rights group
Colombo | The Sri Lankan government today appealed for details of people who went missing during the country’s three-decade civil war after a list of such...