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UN Security Council votes against Russian resolution on Nord Stream sabota
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The UN Security Council did not support the Russian-Chinese resolution on the international investigation of the Nord Stream sabotage Monday, TASS reported. The resolution was supported by Russia, China and Brazil, with Albania, the UK, Gabon, Ghana, Malta, Mozambique, the UAE, the US, Franc
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Show cause notice if absent tomorrow: West Bengal govt tells employees aft
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In view of a strike called by several organisations on March 10, the West Bengal government on Thursday issued a memorandum mentioning show cause notice will be served to state government employees whoever apart from medical emergency abstain from the work.
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9 lakh Karnataka govt employees go on indefinite strike from today for imp
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Karnataka government employees went on an indefinite strike starting from Wednesday after Basavaraja Bommai-led BJP government failed to implement recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission, one of the longstanding demands of at least nine lakh state employees who have threatened to absta
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Karnataka govt employees' union demands 7th Pay Commission, will go on ind
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Union President, CS Shadakshari, said that if the demand is not met, all the government employees will stage protests across the state and will also abstain from performing their official duties.
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India not going to end relations with Russia, hope it can use influence to
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In response to a question on the three countries being among the 32 nations that abstained in Thursday's UN General Assembly, Lu responded, "It's clear to us that the countries of Central Asia and India have had long, complex relations with Russia".
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"We remain committed to multilateralism": Envoy to UN after India abstains
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"India remains steadfastly committed to multilateralism and upholds the principles of the UN Charter. We will always call for dialogue and diplomacy as the only viable way out. While we take note of the stated objective of today's Resolution, given its inherent limitations in reaching our
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At UNGA, 32 abstain including India from vote on resolution over Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
India's permanent representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj reiterated India's position in the Russia-Ukraine war and said that dialogue and diplomacy are the only viable way out.
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Amit Shah hails Naga group ENPO's decision to lift elections boycott call
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
ENPO resolved to relax its earlier stand to abstain in any election process till their demand for a separate state- Frontier State is granted.
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Eastern Nagaland MLAs decide to participate in assembly elections in face
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"In an emergency meeting held on January 22 pertaining to the ENPO resolution to abstain from the Nagaland assembly election, after a thorough deliberation, the house resolved to participate in the upcoming general election since the election has been notified by the Election commission o
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Nepal's Communist Party lawmaker Dev Raj Ghimire elected as House Speaker
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
At least 100 votes were cast against him, while one lawmaker abstained. Just 138 votes were required for a win in the 275-strong lower house.
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"Act of abstinence": CPI MP on India's decision to abstain from voting in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Communist Party of India (CPI) MP Binoy Viswam on Thursday termed the Centre's decision to abstain from voting in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution regarding the Palestine Issue an "act of abstinence" and said that the decision is a departure from India's previous stance.
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Netanyahu slams "despicable" UN vote on Palestine
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Notably, the draft resolution 'Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem' was adopted by a recorded vote on Friday, with 87 votes in favour, 26 against and 53 abstentions, including India.
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