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Sheikh Hasina yet to decide on attending SAARC Summit in Islamabad: Bangla
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 21 (ANI): Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali has said his country's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is yet to take a decision on whether to attend or not to attend the upcoming South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit to b
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UKPNP protests against Pak atrocities in Geneva, seeks UN intervention
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 19 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Pakistan over the atrocities on the people in Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan, and the religious minorities in the country, United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) chief Shaukat Ali on Monday said that his party has appealed
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CEC to visit Lucknow, Imphal to check poll preparedness
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Sept 19 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Syed Nasim Zaidi and Election Commissioners will review poll preparedness in Lucknow and Imphal ahead of Assembly elections
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Canada condemns attack on Indian Army camp at Uri
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.19 (ANI): The acting high commissioner for Canada to India, Jess Dutton, today issued the following statement:
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New York Explosion: Injury toll rises to 29, no links to 'terrorism&#
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept. 18 (ANI): New York City Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro has said that 29 people have been injured in the blast with one considered serious and added that 24 people have been transported to area hospitals with scrapes and abrasions.
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London police proceeds in MQM chief's case
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Sept. 16 (ANI): Taking notice of the concern raised by Lord Nazir Ahmed in a letter to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan Howe over the issue of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain, the latter has acknowledged that he has sent Ahmed's lett
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`Democracy should not be taken for granted`: British envoy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 15 (ANI): Dr. Alexander Evans, British Deputy High Commissioner to India, on Thursday said that "democracy should not be taken for granted as it encourages open and balanced societies."
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Tibetan families urge UN to intervene over alleged rights violations by Ch
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept.14 (ANI): Five Tibetan families living in Switzerland have urged the United Nations, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the government of various countries to support them against the alleged ongoing political repression, c
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Assam CM asks DCs to assess damage to crops by 'armyworms'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Sept. 13 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday directed Deputy Commissioners to personally inspect the farming lands to assess the damage caused by the swarming caterpillar or armyworms.
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UNHCHR expresses concern over rights violation by China
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept. 13 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the reports of alleged human rights violations by China and said that the office would like to embark on a genuine working relationshi
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No comparison between situation in J-K, PoK: India to UN
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 13 (ANI): With United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein requesting both India and Pakistan to give "unconditional access" to both sides to conduct independent probes into the Kashmir and Balochistan unrest, New Delhi on T
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Shutdown over Kalasa-Banduri project peaceful: K'taka Police
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hubli, Karnataka [India], Sept. 9 (ANI): Police Commissioner Pandurang Rane on Friday said the shutdown called by various political organisations and farmers across the Mumbai- Karnataka region has been peaceful so far with no untoward incident reported.
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