Next General Assembly President

Pakistan President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on Wednesday at outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's advice, marking an end to the current government's tenure and paving the way for next general elections.

Over 100 countries, including India, voted in favour of allowing Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to address the high-level UN General Assembly session next week through a pre-recorded statement.

The 193-member United Nations General Assembly is on Friday due to consider a proposal for Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to address the annual gathering of world leaders next week with a pre-recorded video.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a virtual high-level dialogue on desertification, land degradation and drought at the UN convened by the President of the General Assembly next week.

The DMK's general council in Chennai on Wednesday dubbed the AIADMK government as "anti-people" and vowed to dislodge it from power and make party president MK Stalin as Chief Minister by winning the Assembly elections next year.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the crucial role of the UN and its agencies and is a stark reminder of the importance of effective multilateralism, said veteran Turkish diplomat who, as the only candidate for the top job, is slated to lead the historic 75th session of the General Assembly which begins in September.

Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra said a decision on the boycott proposal made in July will be taken by the IOA Executive Committee and the General Assembly, which is expected to meet next month.

US President Donald Trump heads to Harris County, Texas, this weekend to a major rally ahead of next week's United Nations General Assembly - for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The website for the "Howdy, Modi" rally boasts that the "live audience will be the largest gathering for an invited foreign leader visiting the United States other than the P...

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and his delegation could be forced into skipping next week's UN General Assembly because the United States has yet to issue them visas, state media said Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is not keen on meeting his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani next week during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The BJP on Monday urged Election Commission to hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and exuded confidence that party will form next government in the state. "We hope, we expect and we demand that assembly elections are held this year," said Ram Madhav, the party's national general secretary.

India has expressed support to Nigeria's Ambassador to the UN Tijjani Muhammad-Bande as the next president of the General Assembly and called him to make the body more "action-oriented" to deal with the global scourge of terrorism.

Sunil Arora, who was appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind, has taken charge today. He succeeds OP Rawat, who demitted office on Saturday. The Election Commission will hold the 2019 general election under him. Moreover, Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Maharashtra, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Aru...

The Election Commission today reiterated that holding state elections along with the general election next year will not be possible without any constitutional amendment or legal framework. The terms of assemblies cannot be cut short or President's Rule declared in states to hold elections without a change in the constitution, said Chief Election C...

UN General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak has held several rounds of consultations at the UN headquarters in New York ahead of next week's crucial election to break the deadlock between India and the UK for the last seat at the International Court of Justice.

Pakistan President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on Wednesday at outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's advice, marking an end to the current government's tenure and paving the way for next general elections.

Over 100 countries, including India, voted in favour of allowing Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to address the high-level UN General Assembly session next week through a pre-recorded statement.

The 193-member United Nations General Assembly is on Friday due to consider a proposal for Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to address the annual gathering of world leaders next week with a pre-recorded video.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a virtual high-level dialogue on desertification, land degradation and drought at the UN convened by the President of the General Assembly next week.

The DMK's general council in Chennai on Wednesday dubbed the AIADMK government as "anti-people" and vowed to dislodge it from power and make party president MK Stalin as Chief Minister by winning the Assembly elections next year.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the crucial role of the UN and its agencies and is a stark reminder of the importance of effective multilateralism, said veteran Turkish diplomat who, as the only candidate for the top job, is slated to lead the historic 75th session of the General Assembly which begins in September.

Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra said a decision on the boycott proposal made in July will be taken by the IOA Executive Committee and the General Assembly, which is expected to meet next month.

US President Donald Trump heads to Harris County, Texas, this weekend to a major rally ahead of next week's United Nations General Assembly - for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The website for the "Howdy, Modi" rally boasts that the "live audience will be the largest gathering for an invited foreign leader visiting the United States other than the P...

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and his delegation could be forced into skipping next week's UN General Assembly because the United States has yet to issue them visas, state media said Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is not keen on meeting his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani next week during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The BJP on Monday urged Election Commission to hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and exuded confidence that party will form next government in the state. "We hope, we expect and we demand that assembly elections are held this year," said Ram Madhav, the party's national general secretary.

India has expressed support to Nigeria's Ambassador to the UN Tijjani Muhammad-Bande as the next president of the General Assembly and called him to make the body more "action-oriented" to deal with the global scourge of terrorism.

Sunil Arora, who was appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind, has taken charge today. He succeeds OP Rawat, who demitted office on Saturday. The Election Commission will hold the 2019 general election under him. Moreover, Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Maharashtra, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Aru...

The Election Commission today reiterated that holding state elections along with the general election next year will not be possible without any constitutional amendment or legal framework. The terms of assemblies cannot be cut short or President's Rule declared in states to hold elections without a change in the constitution, said Chief Election C...

UN General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak has held several rounds of consultations at the UN headquarters in New York ahead of next week's crucial election to break the deadlock between India and the UK for the last seat at the International Court of Justice.