Trump to pull US from UN Human Rights Council, stop relief agency funding: ReportUS President Donald Trump is anticipated to sign an executive order on Tuesday, formally withdrawing the United States from the UN Human Ri...
05 Feb, 2025, 12.03 PM IST
One country engages in disinformation campaign instead of Covid fight: India“It's sad that instead of joining the global and regional efforts in combating Covid-19, one country continues its disinformation campaign ...
30 Apr, 2020, 11.06 PM IST
High charged but quiet Indian diplomacy blunts desperate Pakistan in UNGA & UNHRCThe focus was at both UNHRC and UNGA session was not just on big powers but also on its development partners and traditional allies across ...
29 Sep, 2019, 11.10 PM IST
China's White Paper on Xinjiang ahead of UNHRC session has few takersChina released a whitepaper on vocational education and training centres in Xinjiang timed ahead of UNHRC session.
11 Sep, 2019, 07.52 PM IST
India on diplomatic drive to win over 13 European states of UNHRCEuropean countries seen as make-or-break bloc to defeat Pakistan resolution on Kashmir issue.
07 Sep, 2019, 09.31 AM IST
European envoys informed about Kashmir situationIndia’s move coincides with Pakistan approaching the Genevabased United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for “a resolution against Indi...
03 Sep, 2019, 06.43 AM IST
India set to say no to UN Human Rights Council's request to visit KashmirIndia has pointed out that domestic human rights panel was already at work while Parliament and the Supreme Court had also discussed the si...
15 Aug, 2016, 06.10 AM IST
India's stand at UNHRC a qualitative leap in ties: IsraelThe consolations were led by Secretary (East) at Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Anil Wadhwa, and his Israeli counterpart, Director Gen...
08 Jul, 2015, 08.30 PM IST
India's abstention from voting against Sri Lanka was for good of Tamils: Sujatha Singh, Foreign SecretaryIndia today justified its abstention from voting on the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC, saying the decision was dri...
28 Mar, 2014, 06.46 PM IST
TESO revives demand for enquiry into genocide in Sri LankaTamil Eelam Supporters' Organisation has urged the Centre to propose an international enquiry into alleged genocide in Sri Lanka in UNHRC m...
01 Feb, 2014, 02.51 PM IST
DMK Chief Karunanidhi seeks to clear air over decision to pull out of UPA"There were no strong words against Lankan government. There was absolutely no chance of including the amendments suggested by us," DMK Pre...
20 Mar, 2013, 09.00 PM IST
India to move amendments to Lanka resolution in UNHCRGovernment to move amendments to the resolution to send a "resolute message" to Sri Lanka on alleged human rights violations of Tamils in U...
20 Mar, 2013, 08.26 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh briefed on US-sponsored resolution on Sri LankaPrime Minister Manmohan Singh was today briefed by top officials on the US-sponsored resolution on alleged human rights violations in Sri L...
20 Mar, 2013, 08.07 PM IST
Prime Minister briefed on US-sponsored resolution on Sri LankaFinance Minister dismissed allegations that India had sought dilution of the strongly-worded resolution by the US, saying it was an absolut...
20 Mar, 2013, 04.42 PM IST
The Sri Lanka Question: India will have to balance human rights with strategic and political compulsionsMatching imperatives of human rights with strategic and domestic political compulsions is at the heart of the great game being played out i...
20 Mar, 2013, 11.50 AM IST
P Chidambaram, AK Antony, Ghulam Nabi Azad to fly to Chennai to mollify KarunanidhiBoth Chidambaram and Antony are said to have good rapport with the DMK supremo while Azad is the Congress in charge of Tamil Nadu affairs.
18 Mar, 2013, 12.14 AM IST
- Sushma Swaraj led parliamentary delegation to visit Sri Lanka
The visit, which had earlier been planned for late last year, had to be put off because of assembly elections in five states.
30 Mar, 2012, 06.47 AM IST