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43% of N Korea's population food insecure: UN
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Pyongyang [DPR Korea], Feb 13 (ANI): A United Nations report, on Wednesday, revealed that around 43 per cent of North Korea's population is "food insecure", with one out of five children facing "chronic malnutrition".
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Humanitarian aid to enter Venezuela on Feb 23: Guaido
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Feb 13 (ANI): Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday (local time) said that humanitarian aid would enter the country on February 23, while accusing embattled President Nicolas Maduro of blocking relief to the South American nation.
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Sack Tripura minister for indecent behaviour: CPI(M)
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday demanded Tripura Minister Monoj Kanti Deb's resignation alleging that he misbehaved with his fellow colleague, state Minister and tribal leader Santana Chakma during a BJP rally on Saturday. Read More
US, Russia present draft resolution to UN on Venezuela crisis
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Feb 11 (ANI): Washington on Sunday (local time) presented a draft resolution on the ongoing political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, calling for international aid deliveries and early presidential elections, to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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‘Humanitarian aid is a big lie’, says Venezuelan VP
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Feb 10 (ANI): The provisions of a humanitarian aid initiated by Washington is a “big lie”, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said on Saturday (local time), adding that such moves indirectly reflected on the United States’ intention to topple
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Petition filed before SC to mandate two-child norm for poll candidates
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): A petition was filed before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre for making "two-child norm" mandatory for contesting elections, availing government jobs, aids and subsidies.
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Global Partners commit to step up the fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): At the kick-off meeting of the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment, leaders, global health organizations, civil society groups and people affected by the diseases vowed collective action to end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and acceler
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US calls for immediate reopening of bridge blocking aid from entering Vene
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Feb 7 (ANI): Washington on Wednesday (local time) lashed out at the inconsiderate move by the Venezuelan army of barricading the Tienditas international bridge on the border with Colombia and called for its immediate reopening to let the humanitarian aid enter into th
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Court extends interim protection to Vadra aide
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI): A Delhi Court extended interim protection granted to Manoj Arora, a close aide of Robert Vadra, till February 16 in an alleged money laundering case filed against him.
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Once a Mamata aide, ex-cop Bharati Ghosh joins BJP
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Amid ongoing political row in West Bengal over CBI action on the Kolkata police commissioner, another former senior officer Bharati Ghosh, who has served in the West Bengal police, joined BJP on Monday.
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Dinesh Gundu Rao writes letter to PM regarding allocation of drought relie
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 3 (ANI): Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President Dinesh Gundu Rao has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the allocation of drought relief aid to the state.
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Budget 2019: Rs 16,061 crores earmarked for MEA
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs has been allocated a budget of Rs 16,061 crores in the Interim Budget 2019-20, with an increase of Rs 1,050 crores over last year's Rs 15,011 crore.
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