News for 'United Nations Convention'

Human trafficking in India

Human trafficking in India

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

In the year 2016, 8132 human trafficking cases have been reported in India.

A Protocol For Terrorism

A Protocol For Terrorism

Rediff.com6 Mar 2003

Several Pak agencies using Israel's intrusive cyber tech since 2012: Report

Several Pak agencies using Israel's intrusive cyber tech since 2012: Report

Rediff.com3 Aug 2023

Unlike Israeli company NSO, whose sale of Pegasus cyber tech grabbed worldwide attention, and other manufacturers of offensive-cyber products, Cellebrite operates in a grey area between security exports and civilian ones.

Dr Singh to fly to New York on Wednesday

Dr Singh to fly to New York on Wednesday

Rediff.com20 Sep 2011

Dr Singh, who will be accompanied by External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon and Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, would represent India at the high-level segment of the General Assembly on Saturday and deliver his address.

She makes 'HISTORY'! Hillary wins Democratic nomination for US president

She makes 'HISTORY'! Hillary wins Democratic nomination for US president

Rediff.com27 Jul 2016

After 4,764 party delegates formally backed her, the former US First Lady tweeted, "This moment is for every little girl who dreams big."

India wants to buy Predator Guardian UAVs from the US

India wants to buy Predator Guardian UAVs from the US

Rediff.com22 Jun 2016

India has sent a letter of request to the United States seeking to purchase patrol drones for protection and vigilance of its maritime assets in the Indian Ocean, sources said.

Indian-American physician named co-chair of Biden's Covid task-force

Indian-American physician named co-chair of Biden's Covid task-force

Rediff.com9 Nov 2020

Dr Murthy, 43, a former United States Surgeon General, along with two other co-chairs -- Dr David Kessler and Dr Marcella Nunez-Smith -- would lead a team of leading public health experts who will advise Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the deadly virus.

PHOTOS: World's most endangered heritage sites

PHOTOS: World's most endangered heritage sites

Rediff.com4 Jul 2013

Listing out the ones that need the most urgent attention.

Our assistance doesn't create indebtedness: India at G-77 ministerial meeting

Our assistance doesn't create indebtedness: India at G-77 ministerial meeting

Rediff.com13 Nov 2020

"In India's development cooperation, we will be guided by our partners' development priorities. Our assistance does not create indebtedness and is without conditionalities," he said at the 44th Annual Meeting of the G-77 Foreign Ministers on Thursday, in a veiled reference to China's loans which has led to debt-traps in some countries.

Averting climate talks disaster: What India should do

Averting climate talks disaster: What India should do

Rediff.com28 Nov 2011

Catastrophic, irreversible climate change represents the gravest threat today to human civilisation.

7,000 invitees, over 10,000 cops at Red Fort for I-Day celebrations

7,000 invitees, over 10,000 cops at Red Fort for I-Day celebrations

Rediff.com13 Aug 2022

Lunch boxes, water bottles, remote-controlled car keys, cigarette lighters, briefcases, handbags, cameras, binoculars, umbrellas and similar items will not be allowed at the Red Fort premises, he said.

COP27 Does Little On Climate Change

COP27 Does Little On Climate Change

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

The overwhelming feeling at the end of COP 27 was that despite decades of meetings and landmark accords, like the Paris Agreement, the world was still not doing enough to slow the climate crisis, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

India shied away from UN recommendations: Rights group

India shied away from UN recommendations: Rights group

Rediff.com1 Oct 2012

A US based rights body and an Indian American Muslim advocacy group have expressed disappointment over India's decision of not accepting all the UN body recommendations on human rights, in particular not ratifying the convention against torture and cruelty.

Chemical weapons must be destroyed: Moon

Chemical weapons must be destroyed: Moon

Rediff.com30 Apr 2007

In a message on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon urged governments that have not yet done so to ratify or accede to the convention without delay.

No 'double track' on Climate Change: UN

No 'double track' on Climate Change: UN

Rediff.com17 Mar 2010

Underlining that the UN will lead the climate change negotiations, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has rejected the possibility of a "double track" approach being adopted on Climate Change where simultaneous talks between the big economies run in parallel with the United Nations negotiations.

Citizenship law isolates India from world: Ex-NSA

Citizenship law isolates India from world: Ex-NSA

Rediff.com3 Jan 2020

Shivshankar Menon said the government's amendment to the Citizenship Act was a "self-inflicted goal".

India must lift inhuman curfew in Kashmir: Pak PM

India must lift inhuman curfew in Kashmir: Pak PM

Rediff.com27 Sep 2019

In his address to the UNGA, Khan spoke at length about India's decision to revoke Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and criticised the government's move to put in place a communication lockdown.

India to pitch for UN terror meet

India to pitch for UN terror meet

Rediff.com18 Sep 2006

India views the developments along Afghanistan's "south and south-east border" (Pakistan) as "disturbing" and will try to ensure that the UN maintains its focus on curbing the activities there that pose a threat to the entire world.

The great betrayal at Copenhagen

The great betrayal at Copenhagen

Rediff.com30 Dec 2009

India caved in to a bad deal at Copenhagen, says Praful Bidwai.

Condemn countries using terrorism as instrument of state policy: India @ UN

Condemn countries using terrorism as instrument of state policy: India @ UN

Rediff.com21 Sep 2017

Her statement comes ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's address at the United Natiosn General Assembly.

READ: Anna Hazare's letter to the PM

READ: Anna Hazare's letter to the PM

Rediff.com25 Apr 2012

It has been nine years since India signed this important convention against corruption, but it is unfortunate that on ground the situation remains unchanged as no action has been taken.

EU-India summit fails to defuse row over Italian marines

EU-India summit fails to defuse row over Italian marines

Rediff.com31 Mar 2016

India and the European Union have failed to arrive at any understanding on the four-year dispute involving two Italian marines accused of murdering two Indian fishermen

Need regional cooperation to tackle terror: India

Need regional cooperation to tackle terror: India

Rediff.com22 Jul 2009

Raising the pitch for concerted and joint fight against terrorism, India on Wednesday pressed for 'cooperative regional approaches' to defeat the scourge and early adoption by the United Nations of an international convention against terror.

Doha's 'gateway' to nowhere

Doha's 'gateway' to nowhere

Rediff.com19 Dec 2012

India has completely failed to uphold its key interests at climate talks, which have fallen short of their 20-year mission.

Blow to India as US, UK courts confirm $1.4 bn award to Cairn

Blow to India as US, UK courts confirm $1.4 bn award to Cairn

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

Courts in five countries including the US and the UK have given recognition to an arbitration award that asked India to return $1.4 billion to Cairn Energy plc - a step that now opens the possibility of the British firm seizing Indian assets in those countries if New Delhi does not pay, sources said. Cairn Energy had moved courts in nine countries to enforce its $1.4 billion arbitral award against India, which the company won after a dispute with the country's revenue authority over a retroactively applied capital gains tax. Of these, the December 21 award from a three-member tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Netherlands has been recognised and confirmed by courts in the US, the UK, Netherlands, Canada and France, three people with knowledge of the matter said.

BJP, Left silently forging Ram-Bam alliance in Bengal: Mamata

BJP, Left silently forging Ram-Bam alliance in Bengal: Mamata

Rediff.com2 Jan 2023

Banerjee, while addressing a convention of party workers and leaders, said her party's cadres have to reach out to the people to counter canards spread against the TMC by opposition parties.

Climate change needs 'meaningful' talks: India

Climate change needs 'meaningful' talks: India

Rediff.com27 Apr 2010

India supports "a fresh SAARC position on Climate Change for COP (Conference of Parties) 16 in accordance with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chnage principles and the Bali Action Plan," External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said, addressing the SAARC Council of Ministers.

India wants contentious issues to figure in Durban climate talks

India wants contentious issues to figure in Durban climate talks

Rediff.com11 Oct 2011

Developed countries, especially the United States, are of the view that these issues have been settled in Mexico's Cancun.

India conveys concern to US over warship in EEZ

India conveys concern to US over warship in EEZ

Rediff.com9 Apr 2021

India's reaction came after the US Navy, in an unusual move, announced that one of its ships conducted patrols in the Indian EEZ this week, without seeking consent from India.

A timeline of Jadhav's wait for justice

A timeline of Jadhav's wait for justice

Rediff.com15 May 2017

Here is a detailed timeline of the important developments in the matter of Jadhav so far.

Modi, G20 leaders visit iconic Trevi Fountain in Rome

Modi, G20 leaders visit iconic Trevi Fountain in Rome

Rediff.com31 Oct 2021

The prime minister is participating in the G20 Summit in Rome from October 30- 31 at the invitation of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

'Absolutely unacceptable': US condemns attack on Indian consulate

'Absolutely unacceptable': US condemns attack on Indian consulate

Rediff.com21 Mar 2023

Raising pro-Khalistan slogans, the protesters on Sunday broke open the makeshift security barriers raised by the city police and installed two so-called Khalistan flags inside the Consulate premises. Two consulate personnel soon removed these flags.

Disquiet in Sri Lanka over maritime pact with India, govt tries to firefight

Disquiet in Sri Lanka over maritime pact with India, govt tries to firefight

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

The Sri Lankan government has asserted that the recently signed maritime security pacts with India will "neither result in hindrance nor threat" to the island nation's security as "misinterpreted" by several media outlets in this country.

PIX: PM in NYC; UN reforms, anti-terror pact on agenda

PIX: PM in NYC; UN reforms, anti-terror pact on agenda

Rediff.com23 Sep 2011

India will make a strong pitch for comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council to create an equitable system that is reflective of current realities when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses the UN General Assembly on Saturday.

Sushma meets foreign envoys in New York

Sushma meets foreign envoys in New York

Rediff.com25 Sep 2014

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held bilateral meetings with foreign ministers of seven countries, including the United Kingdom, on the sidelines of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.

After angry Phoenix rally, Trump calls for unity at veterans event

After angry Phoenix rally, Trump calls for unity at veterans event

Rediff.com24 Aug 2017

Trump says it is time to heal the wounds that divide Americans.

India to sign Paris pact on climate change in New York

India to sign Paris pact on climate change in New York

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar will sign the agreement on behalf of India on April 22 at a high-level signature ceremony convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon.

Italy's story on Marines misleading: India tells international tribunal

Italy's story on Marines misleading: India tells international tribunal

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

India has told an international tribunal that the case of two Italian marines, accused of killing two Indian fishermen off Kerala's coast, comes under its jurisdiction and Italy's contentions in this regard were "misleading".

From Cancun 'can' to 'done' in Durban

From Cancun 'can' to 'done' in Durban

Rediff.com27 Dec 2010

India and the other BASIC countries (Brazil, South Africa and China) have rightly decided to forego any funding that comes from the Fast Start Climate Finance pledges since smaller countries are in dire need of it.

Terrorism continues to pose serious challenge: PM

Terrorism continues to pose serious challenge: PM

Rediff.com16 Apr 2010

"We should make all efforts for the early finalisation of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism in the United Nations," he said.