India's bid for permanent UN Security Council seat suffers blow

United States, Russia and China oppose talks to reform the powerful United Nations body Members of the United Nations Security Council attend a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York.......

Inaction against attacks on UN peacekeepers dangerous: India

India has criticised the United Nations over lack of any ‘specific concrete action’ by member states to penalise those who attack United Nations peacekeepers and warned that it might......

Get your mats out: UN to declare June 21 as World Yoga Day

In a proud moment for India, the United Nations General Assembly will declare June 21 as International Day of Yoga. World International Yogay Day would be used to spread awareness about the......

'UN's permanent members do not want any change'

UN Ebola mission chief Anthony Banbury (on screen) speaks to members of the United Nations Security Council during a meeting on the Ebola crisis at the UN headquarters in New York. Photograph:......