Geneva: India has voted in favour of the UN Human Rights Council’s Resolution, supporting the "right to self-determination for Palestinian people", whereas it abstained from voting on the resolution on the "human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice."The UNHRC on Thursday adopted a resolution on

MUMBAI: The country’s foreign exchange reserves logged a record high of $645.6 billion after rising by nearly $3 billion in the week ended March 29. RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said, "It is our focus to build a strong umbrella – a strong buffer in the form of a substantial quantum of forex reserves – which will help us when the cycle turns." He added that the central bank was also continuously

ISLAMABAD: Just days after five Chinese nationals were killed in a suicide attack at a hydropower project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, a Chinese company has suspended civil works and laid off hundreds of workers at another hydropower project in the same restive province, according to media reports on Thursday.At least five Chinese nationals, working on the Dasu hydropower project, were

Four resolutions critical of Israel passed by 47-member HRC, India votes in favour of other 3India on April 5 abstained on a resolution at the Human Rights Council that called on Israel for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and called on states to implement an arms embargo, which was adopted by the 47-member Human Rights Council.While India’s abstention is believed to be in line with previous votes