All stories by Yoshita Singh
UNSC reform talks being 'held hostage' by some nations: India
Rediff.com1 Sep 2020India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu, on Monday wrote a letter to President of the 74th Session of the General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, expressing New Delhi's strong disappointment over the decision regarding roll-over of the intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on UNSC reforms into the next session of the General Assembly that begins this month.
'Never dreamed of it': Indian who became American at Trump event
Rediff.com27 Aug 2020Narayanan said she did not have an opinion about Trump's immigration policies and added that she found out that the ceremony aired during the Republican Convention "only when an excited friend called her later that night and told her she was on television," the report said.
Indian becomes US citizen in rare ceremony at White House hosted by Trump
Rediff.com26 Aug 2020Immigrants from five countries -- India, Bolivia, Lebanon, Sudan and Ghana -- stood in a line during the ceremony in the White House.
Trump again calls coronavirus as 'China Virus'
Rediff.com25 Aug 2020In March, he had said that China is responsible for the spread of the novel coronavirus and called the COVID-19 as the "Chinese Virus".
India exposes 'biggest terror sponsor' Pak at UN
Rediff.com25 Aug 2020India said perhaps the Permanent Representative of Pakistan is "not aware that Osama bin Laden was hiding in their own country in plain sight, and it is the US forces which got him inside Pakistan. Nor have they heard their Prime Minister refer to Osama bin Laden as a martyr."
Trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't: Obama
Rediff.com20 Aug 2020Obama said that both Biden and Harris have the experience needed to get things done and they have concrete policies that will turn their vision of a better, fairer, stronger country into reality.
Trump 'wrong' president for US: Michelle Obama
Rediff.com18 Aug 2020The former first lady urged those who did not come out to vote in 2016 to make their vote count this time.
Pt Jasraj's mortal remains to be flown to Mumbai today
Rediff.com18 Aug 2020Disciples and followers of music legend Pandit Jasraj in the United States paid their tributes to the Indian classical vocalist and described his passing away as an irreparable loss to India and its cultural heritage while fondly recalling his humble and gentle nature.
I-Day: Indian tricolour hoisted for first time at Times Square
Rediff.com16 Aug 2020India's Consul General in New York, Randhir Jaiswal hoisted the Indian flag during a special commemoration of the Independence Day at Times Square, organised by the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA), the leading umbrella diaspora organisation in the US.
China-backed Pak bid to discuss Kashmir at UN fails again
Rediff.com6 Aug 2020The US took the lead, and many other council members also joined and made it clear that the Kashmir issue was not a matter for the UN body to discuss and is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan.
Microsoft keen to buy TikTok in US
Rediff.com3 Aug 2020TikTok has stressed that its US user data is already stored on US-based servers and backed up in Singapore, and is therefore not subject to Chinese law as some US officials have feared.
Images of Lord Ram to feature at Times Square on Aug 5
Rediff.com30 Jul 2020Beginning from 8 am on August 5 till 10 pm, images of the words 'Jai Shri Ram' in Hindi and English, Lord Ram's portraits and videos, 3D portraits of the temple's design and architecture as well as pictures of the laying of the foundation stone by Modi will be displayed across several billboards, which are among the most striking and popular features of Times Square, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.
Covid-19 has severely tested resilience of all nations: PM
Rediff.com17 Jul 2020Referring to the COVID-19 pandemic, Modi said India has always prided itself as the first responder in the region - a friend in need.
India records largest reduction in poverty in 10 yrs, says UN report
Rediff.com17 Jul 2020The data, released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), shows that 65 out of 75 countries studied significantly reduced their multidimensional poverty levels between 2000 and 2019.
Top US doctor cautiously optimistic over COVID vaccine
Rediff.com9 Jul 2020There are a number of vaccine candidates already in clinical trial and a few out of those candidates have completed phase 1/2 status, he said, adding that there are trials that will be going into phase three sometime at the end of July and then others will follow in the months of August, September and October.
Introspect why you are 'epicentre' of terrorism: India to Pak at UN
Rediff.com8 Jul 2020'The international community should call upon Pakistan to take sustained, verifiable and irreversible actions against terror outfits operating on the territory under its control'
Foreign students in US may be deported if classes go online
Rediff.com7 Jul 2020The guidance is certain to cause severe anxiety and uncertainty for the hundreds of thousands of international students who are studying in the country and for those who were preparing to arrive in the US to begin their education when the new academic session begins in September.
'Coronavirus is airborne': Over 200 scientists write to WHO
Rediff.com6 Jul 2020The WHOS has long held that the coronavirus is spread primarily by large respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
UNSC's first Covid-19 resolution backs India's stand
Rediff.com2 Jul 2020The resolution, drafted by France and Tunisia, 'demands a general and immediate cessation of hostilities in all situations on its agenda and supports the efforts undertaken by the Secretary-General and his Special Representatives and Special Envoys'.
PIOs aiding fight against COVID-19 among '2020 Great Immigrants'
Rediff.com2 Jul 2020Pulitzer Prize-winning author and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee, and Professor of Economics at Harvard University Raj Chetty have been named by the Carnegie Corporation of New York as '2020 Great Immigrants' honourees, the Corporation said in a statement on Wednesday.