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India calls Pakistan a ‘Frankenstein state’, accuses it of backing terrorism

India calls Pakistan a ‘Frankenstein state’, accuses it of backing terrorism

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India has slammed Pakistan at the United Nations, calling it a “Frankenstein state” that gets shocked when its “own monster bites back”, as it accused Islamabad of “hosting, training and deploying” terrorists. The remarks were made by Anupama Singh, First Secretary at India”s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, on Wednesday, after Pakistan and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir during the Interactive Dialogue on the UN High Commissioner”s annual report. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Extreme heat, rainfall, glacier loss impacted Asia in 2025: WMO report

Extreme heat, rainfall, glacier loss impacted Asia in 2025: WMO report

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Asia saw a number of extreme weather events, including flooding, extreme heat, drought and devastating rainfall, with the annual mean temperature in 2025 recorded at 0.96 °C ± 0.08 above the 1991–2020 long period average, the latest ‘State of Climate in Asia report 2025’, released by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on June 17 has found. Overall, the assessment also found an increase in ocean heat content, which indirectly alters storm tracks. (Image sourced from UNDP) The latest assessment for Asia’s climate, found Japan, China and the Republic of Korea all recorded their hottest summers on record, while prolonged heatwaves affected Central Asia, parts of West Asia and the Arabian Peninsula, meaning all 23 monitored glaciers in high-mountain Asia lost mass, driven by above-average temperatures and below-average winter snow, it found. “The annual mean surface air temperature over Asian land areas in 2025 ranked between the second and fourth warmest on record. The temperature anomaly for 2025 was 0.96 °C above the 1991–2020 climatological average and 1.90 °C above the 1961–1990 baseline. Temperatures were above …

Farming community praises PM Modi after receiving FAO’s highest honour

Farming community praises PM Modi after receiving FAO’s highest honour

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In a moment of immense national pride, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been honoured with the prestigious `Agricola Medal`, the highest award of the United Nations` Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).  The recognition celebrates his visionary leadership in transforming India`s agriculture sector and strengthening global food security. Padma Shri Bharat Bhushan Tyagi expressed his deep delight over the international honour. Speaking to IANS on Thursday, Tyagi described the award as a matter of great pride for the entire country. “This honour is intrinsically linked to the vision of moving forward with renewed resolve,” the Padma Shri awardee said. He specially commended Prime Minister Modi for bringing coarse grains, particularly millets, into the global spotlight. According to Tyagi, Prime Minister Modi has significantly enhanced India`s prestige on the world stage. Since 2014, substantial progress has been made in increasing farmers` income and boosting the production of high-quality agricultural produce. Tyagi highlighted that ensuring food security under all circumstances and earning international recognition have been key priorities, leading to a fundamental transformation in the agricultural sector that …

Narrative of scientific progress seen through narrow lens: Jaishankar at maths exhibition inaugural

Narrative of scientific progress seen through narrow lens: Jaishankar at maths exhibition inaugural

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United Nations, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar inaugurated an exhibition highlighting Indian civilisation’s contributions to mathematics, noting that the global narrative of scientific progress has long been viewed through a “narrow lens” and stressing the need to “right” historical distortions. Narrative of scientific progress seen through narrow lens: Jaishankar at maths exhibition inaugural The exhibition titled ‘From Shunya to Ananta – The Indian Civilization’s Contribution to Mathematics’, hosted by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, has been organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in collaboration with the India International Centre. “When we assemble at the United Nations, we often speak of a shared human heritage. Yet if we look at the arc of modern history, the global narrative of scientific progress has for far too long been viewed through a narrow lens, limited in time and in geography,” Jaishankar said in his remarks as he inaugurated the “historic, first-of-its-kind” mathematics exhibition at the United Nations headquarters Monday. India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Consul General of India in New …

India’s approach to migration grounded in dignity, respect for rights: MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh

India’s approach to migration grounded in dignity, respect for rights: MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh

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United Nations, India’s approach to migration remains people-centric and grounded in dignity, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said, underlining that mobility will remain an integral feature of a dynamic global economy. India’s approach to migration grounded in dignity, respect for rights: MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh “India’s approach to migration governance is holistic and pragmatic. It is driven by coordinated institutional efforts and broad societal engagement,” Singh said here Tuesday. He emphasised that “welfare and protection of our people” remains central to India’s approach. “We have strengthened mechanisms to support migrants, particularly those in vulnerable situations, through initiatives such as the Indian Community Welfare Fund and the MADAD portal,” he said. “Our responsive consular services also provide timely assistance, legal, financial, and insurance coverage to our nationals overseas,” he said. Singh, who arrived here Sunday, is leading the Indian delegation for the Second International Migration Review Forum , being held under the auspices of the UN General Assembly from May 4-8. He addressed a round table at the UN headquarters on the …

‘Existential Threat’: India Calls On International Community To Act Together Against ISIS, Al Qaeda | India News

‘Existential Threat’: India Calls On International Community To Act Together Against ISIS, Al Qaeda | India News

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Last Updated:March 05, 2026, 10:59 IST First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, Raghoo Puri, said, “Terrorism is an existential threat to international peace and security.” India calls on international community to act together against ISIS, Al Qaeda. (File photo: Getty Images via AFP) India on Wednesday called on the international community to act together against terrorist organisations ISIS and Al Qaeda and their proxies, stating that terrorism is an “existential threat” to international peace and security. In remarks to the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) annual ambassadorial-level briefing to Member States, First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, Raghoo Puri, said, “Terrorism is an existential threat to international peace and security. It knows no borders, nationality, or race, and is a challenge that the international community must combat collectively.” Recalling the April 2025 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, carried out by The Resistance Front, a proxy of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, a UN listed terror organisation, Puri said, “We must act together against ISIS and …

Anil Kapoor turned down offer to join a political party after Nayak’s release: ‘I didn’t want to treat it as a photo op’ | Bollywood News

Anil Kapoor turned down offer to join a political party after Nayak’s release: ‘I didn’t want to treat it as a photo op’ | Bollywood News

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3 min readMumbaiFeb 15, 2026 11:27 AM IST One of the most defining films of Anil Kapoor‘s storied career would be S Shankar’s 2001 seminal political action film Nayak: The Real Hero, in which he played Shivaji Rao, a cameraperson with a news channel who takes on the gargantuan task of becoming the chief minister of Maharashtra for a limited time. At the recently held 12th edition of Expresso, Anil revealed that he underwent extensive workshops for the film and was approached by political parties following its release. During a conversation with Saurabh Dwivedi, Editor, Indian Express Hindi, Anil Kapoor said, “I’ve always been a student. I want to grow as an actor. So, I feel there’s always someone who knows more about acting than me.” He then revealed approaching his friend and veteran theatre director Feroz Abbas Khan for the same. “I thought of doing workshops for that film (Nayak) with him. So, I used to go to his office in Mahim and did many workshops and rehearsals. We haven’t done a play together …

UN has coexisted alongside global organisations: UN spokesperson on Trump’s Board of Peace | World News

UN has coexisted alongside global organisations: UN spokesperson on Trump’s Board of Peace | World News

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With US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace on Gaza being seen as a rival, a United Nations spokesperson said the world body has “coexisted” alongside various global institutions and would wait to see “what sort of relationship” it has with the US-led initiative.“ The UN has coexisted alongside any number of organisations. There are regional organisations, subregional organisations, and various defence alliances around the world,” Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said.“ Some of them, we have relationship agreements with. Some of them, we don’t. We would have to see in terms of details what the Board of Peace becomes as it actually is established to know what sort of relationship we would have with it,” he said. Haq was responding to questions Monday at the daily press briefing on the Board of Peace for the redevelopment of Gaza announced by Trump and for which the US president has extended invitations to world leaders to join. When asked whether the secretary-general has received any invitation to be on the Board, Haq …

India Demands Comprehensive UNSC Reform: ‘Time To Redesign 80-Year-Old Architecture’ | World News

India Demands Comprehensive UNSC Reform: ‘Time To Redesign 80-Year-Old Architecture’ | World News

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Last Updated:November 16, 2025, 06:00 IST India has emphasised that the overall endeavour needs to be on ‘redesigning’ the Council’s architecture to meet current and future challenges purposefully India, alongside its G4 partners—Brazil, Germany, and Japan—advocates for increasing the total membership of the Council from the current 15 to around 25 or 26 by adding six new permanent members and four or five non-permanent members. File pic/AP India has once again mounted a strong push for comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), arguing that the eight-decade-old body’s structure is deeply anachronistic and ill-equipped to handle contemporary geopolitical realities. India’s position, articulated at the UN, is clear: the Council must expand in both the permanent and non-permanent categories, stressing that any piecemeal or superficial changes will fail to make the UN’s principal organ for peace and security fit for purpose. The current structure of the UNSC, with its five permanent members (P5) retaining veto power, was established in 1945 following the conclusion of World War II. India argues that this post-war architecture no longer …

UN Security Council To Hold Closed Consultations Today Over India-Pakistan Tensions

UN Security Council To Hold Closed Consultations Today Over India-Pakistan Tensions

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New Delhi: The United Nations Security Council will hold closed consultations today to discuss the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. The Greek Presidency had scheduled the meeting for this afternoon after a request for “closed consultations” from Islamabad. Pakistan’s foreign office said yesterday it would brief the UN on regional developments in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by India. “This important diplomatic move is part of Pakistan’s efforts to present accurate facts to the international community,” said the foreign office of Pakistan, a non-permanent member of the 15-nation Security Council. Apart from the five veto-wielding permanent members — China, France, Russia, UK and the US — the 10 non-permanent members in the Council are Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, South Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Somalia. Greece holds the presidency of the body for the month of May. When asked about the Pahalgam attack and resulting India-Pakistan tensions, Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations …