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India has criticised the UN General Assembly's decision to roll over the Inter-Governmental Negotiations on Security Council reform to the next UNGA session, terming it a "wasted opportunity" to instill a breath of life into a process…

NEW DELHI: A group of former judges and bureaucrats has urged the Supreme Courtnot to expunge any of its remarks in the case of "Zakia Ahsan Jafri vs State of Gujarat and Anr", saying that "interference in judiciary not acceptable".…

India is projected to surpass China as the worlds most populous country in 2023, according to a UN report. More than half of the projected increase in global population up to 2050 will be concentrated in just eight countries: Congo,…

UNITED NATIONS: India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country next year, according to a report by the United Nations on Monday which said that the world population is forecast to reach eight billion by…

India is likely to surpass its neighbour, China, as the world's most populous country in the coming year, as per a report by the United Nations on Monday. The report said that the world population is estimated to reach eight billion by…

NEW DELHI/NEW YORK: In a rare gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden and Australian PM Anthony Albanese came out with a joint statement on Saturday mourning the death of Japanese leader Shinzo Abe and recalling his…

UNITED NATIONS: The number of undernourished people in India has declined in the last 15 years to 224.3 million in 2019-2021, according to a UN report, which also said that there are more obese adults and anaemic women in the world’s…

UNITED NATIONS: Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian of the Indian Armyhas been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Lt Gen Subramanian…

Australia's new government is putting climate change at the top of its legislative agenda when Parliament sits next month for the first time since the May 21 election, with bills to enshrine a cut in greenhouse gas emissions and make…

UNITED NATIONS: India's urban population is estimated to stand at 675 million in 2035, the second highest behind China's one billion, the UN has said in a report, noting that after the COVID-19 pandemic, the global urban population is…