All stories by Yoshita Singh
I've never asked for raise: Indra Nooyi
Rediff.com8 Oct 2021Indra Nooyi, the former chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo, has said that she has "never, ever, ever" asked for a raise as she found it "cringeworthy" and cannot imagine working for somebody and saying "my pay is not enough." Nooyi, 65, who helmed the beverage giant PepsiCo for 12 years and stepped down as its chief executive officer (CEO) in 2018, has published a memoir 'My Life in Full'. Born in Chennai, she graduated from the Madras Christian College and studied management at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta before moving to Yale University in the US for a master's degree.
Biggest perpetrator of terrorism: India slams Pak at UN
Rediff.com7 Oct 2021"We call on Pakistan to stop cleansing their own minorities including Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and others," Bhat said.
Deeply concerned over spread of weapons of mass destruction: India at UN
Rediff.com5 Oct 2021Ambassador Pankaj Sharma, Permanent Representative of India to the Conference on Disarmament (CD), Geneva, said India has been drawing the attention of the world towards these threats and the need to strengthen international cooperation to address them through its annual consensus UNGA resolution titled 'Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction'.
Pak is world's biggest destabilising force: India at UN
Rediff.com5 Oct 2021Strongly hitting out at Pakistan for again raking up the Kashmir issue at the United Nations, India has said a constructive contribution cannot be expected from a country that has an established practice of hosting terrorists and is the "epicentre" of global terrorism, and the biggest destabilising force in the world.
World leaders thank India for Covid vaccine shipments to combat pandemic
Rediff.com29 Sep 2021World leaders thanked India for its help and support in combating the coronavirus pandemic through "early and meaningful" shipments of COVID-19 vaccine doses, as they addressed the high-level UN General Assembly session this year.
Hopeful that dialogue can happen: UN on India-Pak war of word
Rediff.com28 Sep 2021India slammed Pakistan at the UN after Prime Minister Imran Khan raked up the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in his address to the 76the UN General Assembly session on Friday.
Sikh officer plans to sue US Marine Corps for full religious freedom
Rediff.com27 Sep 2021A 26-year-old Sikh-American officer in the US Marines who has been allowed to wear the turban - the first person in the 246-year history of the elite force allowed to do so, but with a few limitations, plans to sue the Corps if he is not granted full religious accommodation, according to a media report.
Pak-based terror came up in all of Modi's meetings: Shringla
Rediff.com26 Sep 2021"In all the meetings the Prime Minister had, beginning with US leadership, there was a suo moto recognition of the concerns that Pakistan represents as a country that has in many senses both supported and nurtured cross-border terrorism, including in Afghanistan and from Afghanistan," he said.
The young diplomat who countered Pak PM at UNGA
Rediff.com26 Sep 2021First Secretary Sneha Dubey gave a blistering retort to Khan in the UN General Assembly as she delivered India's strong Right of Reply from the UNGA hall, carrying on with a tradition seen over the past few years of young Indian diplomats taking on Pakistani leaders and strongly responding to their rants over Kashmir and other internal matters of India.
Permanent UNSC seat India's top priority: Foreign secy
Rediff.com25 Sep 2021Shringla said India will continue to work towards the reformed United Nations during its stint as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
'When India grows, world grows': Modi at UNGA
Rediff.com25 Sep 2021Addressing the 76th United Nations General Assembly session here, Prime Minister Modi said that today, every sixth person in the world is an Indian.
No country must take advantage of Afghan situation: PM @ UNGA
Rediff.com25 Sep 2021Addressing the 76th UNGA session in New York, Modi called for ensuring that no country 'tries to take advantage of the delicate situation in Afghanistan and use it for its own selfish interests'.
Pakistan is 'arsonist' disguising itself as 'fire-fighter': India at UNGA
Rediff.com25 Sep 2021"We keep hearing that Pakistan is a 'victim of terrorism'. This is the country which is an arsonist disguising itself as a fire-fighter. Pakistan nurtures terrorists in their backyard in the hope that they will only harm their neighbours," India's first secretary Sneha Dubey said in the UN General Assembly on Friday.
Taliban seek participation at UNGA, nominate envoy
Rediff.com22 Sep 2021The nomination sets up a confrontation between the Taliban and Afghanistan's fallen government envoy, Gram Isakuzai, who has held his post so far.
World seeing 'explosion' in power seizures by force: UN chief to world leaders
Rediff.com21 Sep 2021The world is seeing an "explosion" in seizures of power by force and military coups are back, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told world leaders on Tuesday, lamenting that geopolitical divisions are undermining international cooperation as he called for strengthening global governance and re-igniting multilateralism.
Modi, Mamata, Adar among Time's 100 most influential people
Rediff.com15 Sep 2021Time's profile of Modi says that in its 74 years as an independent nation, India has had three pivotal leaders -- Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Modi. "Narendra Modi is the third, dominating the country's politics like no one since them."
Modi, Biden among over 100 leaders to address UNGA in person
Rediff.com14 Sep 2021Modi will address world leaders from the iconic United Nations General Assembly hall on the morning of September 25, a day after he participates in the Quad Leaders' Summit in Washington, DC hosted by Biden on September 24.
9/11 stark reminder of continuing threat of terrorism: Amb Sandhu
Rediff.com12 Sep 2021September 11 is a "stark reminder" of the continuing threat of terrorism and the world must unite against this menace, India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has said, as he paid homage to the victims of the terror attacks at the 9/11 Memorial here.
Taliban govt is anything but inclusive: Afghan Amb to UN
Rediff.com8 Sep 2021'Afghan people will not accept a governing structure that excludes women and minorities'
India always supported Afghan minorities: Shringla
Rediff.com31 Aug 2021India has always provided very strong support to minority communities in Afghanistan, particularly Sikhs and Hindus, and it is an important part of New Delhi's effort to evacuate those Afghan nationals who want to leave the war-ravaged country, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said.