Fifteen special rapporteurs from the United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights have expressed concern over 10 activists being arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention...

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to order “urgent” listing of a plea that has challenged the government’s sudden decision to scrap the provision under Article 370 that gave Jammu and Kashm...

The United Nations’ highest court on Wednesday ordered the United States to lift sanctions on Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods and products and services linked to the safety of civil a...

Anomalies can be revealing. The United Nations has bestowed upon the Indian prime minister its highest environmental honour. Narendra Modi and the president of France have been accorded the Champions ...

Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Monday that the world must come together to fight against terrorism and urged the United Nations to come up with “strong, coded actions” to tackle terror, ...

Around 56km from the Meghalaya capital lies Kongthong, which is known as a whistling or singing village.Since time immemorial, mothers here have composed a unique tune, locally called jingrwai ïawbei...

At least 3,812 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first half of 2019 in the war against militant groups, including a big increase in the number of casualties caused by government and forei...

President Donald Trump blasted Iran on Tuesday as a “corrupt dictatorship” that is plundering its people to pay for aggression abroad, using his speech to the UN General Assembly to threaten more ...

President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday Iran was ready to confront the US and its Gulf Arab allies, a day after an attack on an Iranian military parade killed 25 people, including 12 members of the el...

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