UN and New York, where leaders turn a blind eye to each other

It is a city where the higher you live, the better it is, because, you avoid seeing the grime and smelling the stink. You also avoid other human beings. Nawaz Sharif will be in town, but may not......

'Use UN's 70th birthday to promote human rights everywhere'

'Human rights issues continue to be exploited selectively, more often for narrow short-term political ends,' Modi tells Ban. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be one of the world leaders......

'AAP's failure is not an option'

'AAP has to run a marathon and could face a new crisis on the way. The beauty is to learn from the crisis, correct the mistakes and move forward.' VBalakrishnan, a former chief financial officer of......

Swaraj joins G4 ministers in appealing for UNSC reform

India is expected to press for text-based negotiation during the current session of the United Nation General Assembly. Suman Guha Mozumder reports from New York The Foreign Ministers of the G4......

India tops world hunger list with 194 million people

India’s numerous social programmes are expected to continue to fight hunger and poverty, states a UN report. Image: Naushad, 18-months-old and suffering from severe malnutrition, lies on his......

30 crore people still live in extreme poverty in India

About 30 crore people still live in extreme poverty in India even as the Millennium Development Goal (MGD) programme will expire in December, a United Nations report has said. "Still nearly......

India can help find solution to food security issue: WTO

Under the peace clause, a WTO member gets immunity against penalty for breaching the food subsidy cap. As per the WTO norms, a developing nation can provide food subsidy of up to 10 per cent of the......

8 goals India must achieve to fulfil its commitment to the UN

India must take steps to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, says Subir Gokarn.   Image: India must ensure education and good health for all, say experts: Photograph: Reuters In 2000, the......

Ronaldo, Zidane to play UN charity match

World champion footballers and United Nations Goodwill Ambassadors Ronaldo and Zindine Zidane have announced that the 8th Annual Match Against Poverty will raise funds for the nearly 25 million......

US Open champion Del Potro returns home in triumph

US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro was greeted by thousands of fans and feted with rock band Queen's seminal "We are the Champions" when he made a triumphant return to his hometown of Tandil on......

Spotted: Leander Paes

Reader Pavan Malladi sent us this photograph. 'My name is Pavan Malladi. I live in Dayton,Ohio. 'I got a chance to meet Leander Paes at the recently-concluded Western and Southern Financial......

Spotted: Sachin Tendulkar in Bengaluru

Reader Gajanan Patil sent us this photograph from Bengaluru. 'My name is Gajanan Patil. I met Sachin Tendulkar at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru while the Indian team was practicing......

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