India elected to UN Human Rights Council for seventh timeIndia has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for a seventh term, commencing January 1, 2026. This three-year tenure re...
15 Oct, 2025, 09.34 AM IST
Violence-hit Ecuador chooses next presidentEcuadorans are heading to the polls amid a severe security and economic crisis, with two frontrunners, incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist L...
09 Feb, 2025, 06.08 PM IST
Pakistan begins its two-year tenure as non-permanent member of UNSCPakistan begins its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, promising to play an active and constructive role...
01 Jan, 2025, 05.14 PM IST
US Presidential Election 2024: VP Kamala Harris emerges as the front runner to replace Joe BidenUS Vice-President Kamala Harris has emerged as the front runner among all Democrats to replace Joe Biden, if the party decides to replace h...
03 Jul, 2024, 09.11 PM IST
Copa America 2024 schedule: Lionel Messi, Argentina to play THIS team in 'another final'?Copa America 2024 quarter-final line-up is out and Lionel Messi's Argentina will play Ecuador this week. However, the soccer match will be ...
02 Jul, 2024, 05.18 PM IST
What you need to know about Julian Assange, WikiLeaks' controversial founderJulian Assange, who recently secured his freedom through a plea deal with US authorities, is a polarizing figure known for his role in Wiki...
26 Jun, 2024, 01.11 PM IST
Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia are set to get seats on the UN Security CouncilDenmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia are set to secure seats on the U.N. Security Council after a secret ballot by the General As...
06 Jun, 2024, 10.22 AM IST
Elections give investors new reason to buy emerging marketsIndia, meanwhile, is expected to hold its next general election in the first half of 2024, with polls already pointing to a third term for ...
23 Oct, 2023, 07.45 PM IST
Emerging markets' attraction is fading in AugustBonds and stocks from developing economies are poised for their worst monthly losses since last September after Nigeria's central bank reve...
21 Aug, 2023, 06.03 AM IST
How Ecuador became one of the most violent countries in Latin AmericaThe assassination Wednesday of centrist candidate Fernando Villavicencio -- up to then second in polls ahead of the August 20 presidential ...
13 Aug, 2023, 07.17 AM IST
Ecuadorean presidential candidate Villavicencio killed at campaign eventEcuador's presidential candidate, former lawmaker and journalist Fernando Villavicencio, was killed during a campaign event in Quito. Villa...
10 Aug, 2023, 07.07 AM IST
UN Security Council welcomes new members; 2 are first-timersMozambican AmbassadorPedro Comissario Afonso of Mozambique called it "a historic date" and Swiss Ambassador Pascale Baeriswyl said she felt...
04 Jan, 2023, 10.48 AM IST
India's UNSC presidency to mark arrival of Mahatma Gandhi's bust at UNHQIndia on Thursday assumed the monthly rotating Presidency of the Security Council, the second after August 2021 that India is presiding ove...
02 Dec, 2022, 10.09 AM IST
Biden, leaders reach migration pact despite attendance flap“The Los Angeles Declaration” is perhaps the biggest achievement of the Summit of the Americas, which was undercut by differences over Bide...
10 Jun, 2022, 10.21 PM IST
UN elects new council members including Japan, SwitzerlandWinning a seat on the 15-member Security Council is considered a pinnacle of achievement for many countries because it gives them a strong ...
10 Jun, 2022, 08.24 AM IST
India's success in 2030 UN SDGs can change face of the world: UNGA PresidentEspinosa said she is very much looking forward to engaging and working together with India under her presidency of the 193-member UN Genera...
08 Oct, 2018, 10.09 AM IST
India's success in 2030 UN SDGs can change face of the world: UNGA PresidentEspinosa said she is very much looking forward to engaging and working together with India under her presidency of the 193-member UN Genera...
08 Oct, 2018, 09.57 AM IST