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Lord Rami Ranger lodges protest with BBC over documentary series on PM Mod
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
UK's National broadcaster BBC aired a two-part series attacking PM Modi's tenure as Gujarat Chief Minister during the Gujarat riots of 2002. The documentary sparked outrage and was removed from select platforms.
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India takes up Indian woman's allegation of harassment at Pakistan High Co
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
India has taken "strong note" of an Indian woman's allegation of sexual harassment in Pakistan High Commission and asked them to investigate the matter, Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi said in a press briefing on Thursday.
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Rishi Sunak defends PM Modi in British Parliament; snubs Pakistan-origin M
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"The UK government's position on this has been clear and long-standing and hasn't changed, of course, we don't tolerate persecution where it appears anywhere but I am not sure I agree at all with the characterization that the honourable gentleman has put forward to," Sunak said while respond
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"Propaganda piece to push discredited narrative" India on BBC documentary
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
India on Thursday denounced the controversial BBC documentary series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and described it as a "propaganda piece" that is designed to push a discredited narrative.
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Reform of multilateral institutions an urgent imperative: India at UN
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Speaking at a UN briefing, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj said that as the chair of the G20, India will continue to engage proactively with the global south refactoring the priorities of the south into the G20 process.
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Governance reforms by Centre provide enabling environment for working wome
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Briefing about several measures undertaken by the Union Ministry of Personnel, which is the nodal ministry for personnel management, Union Minister Dharmendra Singh said, the Department of Personnel and Training has taken concerted efforts to increase the representation of women in central g
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Civilian attacks 'must end immediately' in Ukraine, says UN
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
UN chief's Associate Spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay told during Monday's regular briefing for correspondents in New York that Guterres had condemned Saturday evening's missile strike adding that it was "another example of a suspected violation of the laws of war."
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India cooperates with other countries of G20: Foreign Secretary on informi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"India has robust cooperation with the other countries of the G20 across all the agenda items that are focused priorities of the G-20 and it is under that rubric that we consulted every G-20 developing country with whom we have strong development partnership," Kwatra said during a special br
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Voice of Global South Summit received strong, positive response from acros
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The overall theme of the summit was unity of voice, unity of purpose. A total of 125 countries participated in the initiative. This includes 29 countries from the Caribbean and Latin America, 47 countries from Africa, seven countries from Europe, and 31 countries from Asia, clearly a strong
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Cabinet okays Rs 2,600-cr scheme for promotion of RuPay debit cards, low-v
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the incentive scheme for the promotion of RuPay Debit Cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions (person-to-merchant) for a period of one year from April 2022.
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Cabinet approves setting up of national level multi-state cooperative expo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of a national level Multi-state cooperative export society under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002, said Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupendra Yadav.
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Oil and gas major sector of cooperation for India with Guyana, Suriname am
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a special media briefing at the outset of the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, the Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday said that Oil and Gas cooperation are major sectors of cooperation for India with Guyana and Suriname amongst others.
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