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NBA: New 72-game season to begin on December 22
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], November 10 (ANI): The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) have reached an agreement on the start of the 2020-21 season, as well as adjustments to certain provisions of the current collective bargaining agreement impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.
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India-US relations will reach new heights under Biden, Modi: Jagdish Sewha
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 8 (ANI): Jagdish Sewhani, President of the Indian American Public Affairs Committee on Saturday congratulated Democratic President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their election victories and expressed confidence that India-US relations wi
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Joe Biden is pro-India, will have much closer relations with the country:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 8 (ANI): Sant Chatwal, an Indian-American businessman based in New York, expressed joy at Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's victory at the US Presidential elections and said that Biden was very much pro-India, and will maintain good relations with most cou
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India garners big victory as its candidate secures position to key UN comm
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 7 (ANI): In a tightly contested election at the United Nations in New York, Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra was elected to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) on Friday.
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Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra elected to UN's ACABQ
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 7 (ANI): India's candidate Vidisha Maitra has been elected to the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), with the strong support of UN member states, informed TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to UN on Friday.
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Police in New York arrest around 60 people during post-election protests
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Peaceful protests in Manhattan in the wake of the US presidential election grew into clashes with law enforcement and scattered acts of arson, resulting in around 60 arrests, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
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UN, member states regret US withdrawal from Paris agreement on climate cha
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), along with UN member states Chile, France, Italy and the UK, have expressed regret over Washington's decision to exit the Paris accord on climate change but said they would continue t
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India's annual resolution on counter-terrorism adopted at UNGA
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 5 (ANI): Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti on Wednesday announced that India's annual resolution on the issue of counter-terrorism was co-sponsored by over 75 countries and adopted by consensus in the First Committee of the UN General Assembl
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US Elections 2020: Biden leading race by 14 electoral votes
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): The US presidential election has turned into a nail-biting battle as Democratic candidate Joe Biden is ahead of US President Donald Trump in Electoral College votes, having 227 votes to the Republican incumbent's 213, according to New York Times.
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UNGA adopts India-sponsored resolutions on nuclear disarmament
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 4 (ANI): The First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday adopted two resolutions sponsored by India which call for the prohibition of nuclear weapons and reduce the risks of accidental use of nuclear weapons in the world.
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India views peacebuilding as powerful deterrent to violent conflict: Tirum
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 4 (ANI): TS Tirumurti, India's permanent representative at the United Nations, during a debate, on Tuesday said that India views 'peacebuilding' as a powerful deterrent to violent conflict.
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Vienna terror attack
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], November 4 (ANI): Barely 24 hours after the terror attack in the heart of Vienna, the Islamic State claimed responsibility, calling the shooter a "soldier of the caliphate", according to a statement translated by the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors online extremist
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