India’s Loss To UK In T20 World Cup Felt In UN Rights Council In Geneva
Geneva:
India’s agonizing loss to England in the T20 Cricket World Cup semi-final in Australia is felt in distant Geneva, where the United Nations Human Rights Council is meeting to examine India’s human rights record following due process. Universal Periodic Review.
The Universal Periodic Review of India’s human rights record is underway at the United Nations Human Rights Council based in Geneva. In brief statements, UN member states expressed their recommendations and concerns to India on various issues.
When the delegate from the UK finished his brief speech, he told the delegates with laughter, “thanks and I didn’t even mention cricket.” Secretary of State (West) Sanjay Verma, speaking at the conclusion of the Indian parade, replied: “Unlike my colleague from the UK, today we have absolutely no reason to speaking of cricket.” A clinical England team annihilated an asynchronous India by 10 players to advance to the T20 World Cup final as Alex Hales and Jos Buttler relentlessly thrashed Rohit Sharma’s horrifying strike here on Monday. Five.
Indian cricket fans had hoped for an exhilarating final against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday but were disappointed after the loss to England.
(Except for the title, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from an aggregated feed.)
Featured video of the day
“Why not catch Jacqueline Fernandez… Why pick and choose?” The court asked