The UN blacklist will be attached to a report that will be submitted by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the Security Council. The inclusion of Israel in this list highlights its high tensions with the global body, leading to a furious reaction from Israeli officials including PM Netanyahu.
Kamboj was also the topper of the 1987 Civil Services batch and has handled key diplomatic positions in her career, even directing the special swearing-in ceremony of PM Modi in 2014. She became the first Indian woman to become the Permanent Representative to the UN in 2022.
Naik Dhananjay Kumar Singh, who belonged to the Army Medical Corps, served with the UN Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a nursing assistant. He died on November 1, 2023, due to a heart disease and was among the 60 UN peacekeepers posthumously awarded on Thursday.
Hailing from Himachal Pradesh, Major Radhika Sen entered the Indian Army eight years ago after completing her undergraduate studies. While pursuing her Master's degree at IIT Bombay, she made the decision to join the armed forces.
A US official said the UN should not memoralise Iran's decades-long oppressor, citing Raisi's infamous role in executing thousands of political prisoners in 1988. Raisi was killed along with his foreign minister and other officials during a helicopter crash on May 19.
In Papua New Guinea, tragedy struck as a woman mourned the loss of 18 of her family members in a devastating landslide. The country's national disaster centre reported that over 2,000 individuals were tragically buried alive in the catastrophe.
Hailing from Himachal Pradesh, Major Radhika Sen entered the Indian Army eight years ago after completing her undergraduate studies. While pursuing her Master's degree at IIT Bombay, she made the decision to join the armed forces.
Representatives of 38 countries held a meeting in Brussels on Sunday, calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and for a two-state solution. Watch to know more!
The International Court of Justice also ordered Israel to open the Rafah crossing to let the humanitarian aid in through Egypt. The order was adopted by a 15 international judges bench with a majority of 13-2. The only two judges who opposed the order were from Uganda and Israel itself.
Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale was killed in Gaza's city of Rafah earlier this week by suspected Israeli tank fire, becoming the first "international casualty" in the war. His mortal remains are on their way to India as the UN and Israel are investigating the events of the incident.
According to the latest update, the consumer price inflation in India is projected to decelerate from 5.6 per cent in 2023 to 4.5 per cent in 2024, staying within the central bank’s two to six per cent medium-term target range.
The Israeli military posted a video of militants operating on a UNRWA site east of Rafah, but the time and identities of the men seen have not been disclosed. Israel has had its share of clashes with the UN, as the latter strongly opposes the war in Gaza and has repeatedly called for a ceasefire.
Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale, who took premature retirement from the Indian Army in 2022, died after the UN-marked vehicle he was travelling in was struck on the way to war-torn Rafah. The UN believed that shots fired from an Israeli tank may have resulted in Col Kale's death.
International Day of Families is a day to celebrate the importance of families in our lives. It's a day to reflect on the challenges families face and to work towards a future where all families can thrive.
Permanent Representative of India to United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj on May 13 unequivocally condemned the ‘shocking’ attacks on Israel at United Nations. Watch to know more!
The UN voted overwhelmingly on granting additional Palestinian rights on Friday, with 143 members in favour, nine against and 25 abstaining. Israel's act of protest was intended to show a mirror that the UN was destroying the principles inscribed in its own Charter.
India stood alongside other nations in supporting a UNGA resolution endorsing Palestine's quest for full membership in the United Nations. The resolution, titled 'Admission of new Members to the United Nations,' garnered significant support, with 143 nations voting in favour, including India.
Pakistan, which has a "dubious record" of shielding and sending terrorists across the border, has ironically accused India of 'extra-judicial' assassinations. The Pakistani government and the military seem rattled by the mysterious deaths of terrorists on their soil.
India's terse response came after Pakistan's UN envoy made remarks referencing Kashmir, the Citizenship Amendment Act and the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. India asserted that the remarks lacked decorum and sought to detract the UN from collective efforts.
This came after Netanyahu vowed to invade Rafah "with or without" a hostage deal, ignoring US warnings over such an operation. The US and other aid groups have opposed Israel's plans to attack Rafah, where over a million Palestinians have taken shelter from the war.
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