Ukraine civilian killings deeply disturbing, need independent probe: India at UN

Geneva/IBNS: India on Tuesday condemned the civilian killings in Ukraine's Bucha city and supported the call for an independent investigation.

'Why elevate one religiophobia to the exclusion of others?' India at the UN

United Nations/New Delhi/UNI: India has pointed out that while it condemns antisemitism, Christianophobia and Islamophobia, there is clear evidence of the growth of religiophobia affecting followers of non-Abrahamic religions as well, especially anti-Hindu, anti-Buddhist and anti-Sikh phobias.

India's envoy to UN TS Tirumurti takes over as Chair of Counter Terrorism Committee

United Nations, Jan 5 (UNI) TS Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, has taken over as Chair of the Counter Terrorism Committee for 2022.

Discrimination used as an excuse to take up terrorism: India's UN Envoy

New Delhi/IBNS: India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Ambassador T S Tirumurti has called on the UN bodies to reject every justification whether "discrimination, racial or otherwise" being used as an excuse for terrorism.

India assumes presidency of UNSC for month of Aug

New Delhi/IBNS: India assumed the rotating Presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of August.