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Italy signs framework agreement on International Solar Alliance with India
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Italy on Wednesday signed the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) with India, informed Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava.
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Uber agrees to classify drivers in UK as 'workers'
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London [UK], March 17 (ANI): Uber on Tuesday said that it is reclassifying its 70,000 drivers in the United Kingdom as "workers" -- a classification unique to employment law in the UK that falls short of "employee" -- drivers will be entitled to minimum wage, vacation time, and a pension.
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Gland Pharma inks deal with RDIF for 252mn doses of Sputnik V vaccine
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 16 (ANI): Gland Pharma Ltd on Tuesday said that it has entered into an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) for the supply of 252 million doses of Sputnik V (Russian made) vaccine against COVID-19.
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Kim Jong-un's sister warns US, S Korea on military drills, threatens to sc
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Pyongyang [North Korea], March 16 (ANI): Ahead of the planned tour to South Korea by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin this week, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday threatened to scrap a military peace agreement with Seoul
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Jared Kushner lauds Biden's move on Iran, says opportunity to ensure peace
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Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump son-in-law and former senior White House advisor Jared Kushner has praised President Joe Biden for signalling that he is open to rejoining the Iran nuclear agreement, adding that his administration has an opportunity to ensure
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Blinken, UN chief to stay in close touch on Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Myanmar
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New York [US], March 13 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the situations in Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Myanmar this week and agreed to remain in close contact on the issues, Department of State spokesperson Ned Price sa
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Quad leaders agree to create working groups on vaccine, critical technolog
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New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): The leaders of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) on Friday agreed to set up three working groups to facilitate vaccine distribution and innovative technologies and to strengthen climate actions globally.
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Quad leaders discuss restoration of democracy in Myanmar: Foreign Secretar
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New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday said the issue of the conflict-ridden situation in Myanmar came up during the first Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), with leaders agreeing that it was important to work towards the restoration of dem
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Vaccine initiative most pressing, valuable takeaway of Quad summit: Foreig
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New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Noting that the vaccine initiative "is the most pressing and valuable" among the concrete takeaways of the first summit meeting of Quad leaders, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday said that the four-member countries of Quadrilateral Secur
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India, China agree to convene Senior Commanders meeting soon to discuss co
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New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): During the 21st meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) on Friday, both sides agreed to convene the 11th round of the Senior Commanders meeting at an early date so that the two sides could work
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EU set to sanction Chinese officials over human rights abuses
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Brussels [Belgium], March 12 (ANI): Senior European Union leaders have agreed to target China with sanctions over its human rights abuses, blacklisting four people and one entity in Xinjiang, according to several diplomats.
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Quad to expand India's manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines, aims to create
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Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): The United States, along with other "like-minded" democracies, is set to announce a 'historic agreement' to expand COVID-19 vaccine production capacity, which will look at expanding the supply of coronavirus vaccines coming out of India, a senior administrati
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