Hoping that the United Nations would soon designate Masood Azhar as a terrorist, a top Indian diplomat has said that New Delhi will not sit idle till the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed leader is brought to justice. India has identified Azhar as the mastermind of the Pathankot terror attack on January 2, 2016. It has also blamed his brother Rauf and five others for carrying out the attack in which seven Indian […]
Describing BR Ambedkar as a global “icon” for marginalised people, a top UN official has voiced the world body’s commitment to working closely with India to help realise the noted Indian social reformer’s vision of empowerment and social and economic equality. “On behalf of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), I commend India on celebrating this important anniversary at the UN,” UNDP Administrator Helen Clark said in her keynote address […]
In a dramatic move, China has once again blocked India’ bid at the United Nations to ban Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, also the mastermind of deadly Pathankot terror attack that killed 7 Indian security officials in January this year. Highly placed sources told the PTI that just hours before the deadline earlier today, China requested the UN Committee, which is considering a ban on Azhar, to […]
