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UN human rights experts raise alarm over police crackdown on youth-led protests in India
More than 20 experts call for an end to excessive force, arbitrary detentions and internet shutdowns, urging an independent investigation into alleged rights violations.
BUSINESS
India flags UN's unpaid assessments, says over 90% of regular budget dues owed by one country
Adhana delivered India’s national statement at the 81st Main Session of the Fifth Committee of the UN General Assembly on ‘Improving the financial situation of the United Nations’.
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WORLD
UN cuts food aid to 7 lakh Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank amid $450 million funding gap
The World Food Programme has reduced assistance to 11 lakhs people in Gaza and 2 lakh in the West Bank, warning that 14 lakhs Palestinians in Gaza face acute food insecurity.
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INDIA
India dismisses UN human rights office’s concerns over Delhi protest detentions
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the police acted in accordance with the law, accusing the UN body of selective criticism.
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INDIA
UN raises concern over mass detentions during Delhi protest, seeks release of detainees
UN human rights office urges Indian authorities to respect peaceful assembly and exercise restraint after police detained protesters demanding electoral reforms and CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
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WORLD
Navi Pillay: The jurist who championed human rights and international justice
From defending anti-apartheid activists in South Africa to serving as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Pillay has helped advance accountability for genocide and sexual violence.
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WORLD
India challenges Pakistan’s terror narrative at UN over Masood Azhar
India accused Pakistan of masking its alleged support for terrorism and questioned Islamabad’s claims over JeM chief Masood Azhar.
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WORLD
WHO seeks more details from Russia over lab worker's death amid suspected pneumonic plague case
WHO said Russia has reported no recent plague cases in Irkutsk but has quarantined about 200 contacts and is facing questions over conflicting reports.
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WORLD
India rejects OIC remarks on J&K, defends action against terror
Lok Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb tells the UN that India has the right to defend its people against cross-border terrorism and calls for an early CCIT deal.
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WORLD
Pakistan's Deputy PM Ishaq Dar raises Kashmir issue with UN chief Guterres during visit
Pakistan foreign minister briefs Guterres on Islamabad’s position on Kashmir and Indus Waters Treaty, while discussions cover regional and global security.
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BUSINESS
Global food prices reach highest level since November 2022: FAO
FAO said global food prices rose in September, while weather concerns in India weighed on sugar and rice production prospects.
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WORLD
Iran defends strikes on US military facilities, warns regional countries of ‘devastating response’
Nasser Assadi Nazari, third counsellor at Iran’s permanent mission to the UN, said the strikes were acts of self-defence.
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INDIA
India calls attacks on seafarers ‘simply unacceptable’ as 16 killed this year
Speaking at the General Debate at UNGA, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said ‘safety and security of shipping and seafarers must never be compromised’.
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INDIA
FM Jaishankar meets Canadian, Mexican and Venezuelan counterparts at UNGA
India’s foreign minister discusses bilateral ties and regional issues, while highlighting AI cooperation with the Global South during his UNGA address.
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WORLD
‘Our right to defend ourselves will be exercised’: Jaishankar warns Pakistan at UN
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar accuses Pakistan of misrepresenting facts and trying to normalise terrorism, saying friendship and goodwill cannot coexist with terror.
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WORLD
'Reiterating falsehoods does not make them true': India responds to Sharif
India rejects Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Kashmir remarks at the UN and says it will continue to exercise its right to defend itself against terrorism.
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