Expanding permanent category with veto critical to real reform of UNSC: India | India News

Photo credit: PTI UNITED NATIONS: India has asserted that any reform of the United Nations Security Council not accompanied by expansion in the permanent category with veto would perpetuate existing imbalance and inequities in the UN organ.Addressing the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) meeting on Security Council reforms on Tuesday, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador…

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FIFA president Infantino confirms Iran’s participation in 2026 World Cup in USA | Football News

Iran national football team (Reuters Photo) FIFA president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that Iran will take part in the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite ongoing tensions in the Middle East, stressing that football must remain separate from politics. Speaking at a CNBC-hosted economic conference on Wednesday, Infantino said, “Iran is coming for sure. We hope…

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Missile reset during ceasefire: Satellite images show Iran clearing debris, restoring underground bases

Iran is using the ongoing cease-fire to clear debris and restore access to underground missile bases damaged in recent US and Israeli strikes, according to satellite imagery cited by the Daily Telegraph and other reports.Satellite images from April 10 showed trucks and heavy machinery operating at missile facilities near Khomeyn and Tabriz, both of which…

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Queen’s Gambit: Vaishali triumphs in Candidates, will vie for world title | Chess News

Vaishali Rameshbabu (Photo: FIDE) There will be twin Indian representation at the highest boards of chess this time. On Wednesday, R Vaishali, lowest-ranked seed in the women’s Candidates tournament in Cyprus, earned the right to challenge China’s Ju Wenjun for the world title later this year. The 24-year-old, with Praggnanandhaa, the other half of Chennai’s…

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Women’S Empowerment: ‘Respect for women is respect for nation’: PM Modi on women’s reservation bill ahead of special Parliament session | India News

File photo: PM Modi (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wrote about women’s empowerment on social media ahead of the special session of Parliament.In a post on X, the Prime Minister said the country is set to take a “historic step” in empowering women as lawmakers prepare to discuss an…

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