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Tokyo Olympics: Organisers pledge for net-zero carbon emissions
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 16 (ANI): Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have gone for net-zero carbon emissions as one of the main concerns in this year's showpiece event is to mitigate the impacts of high city temperatures on athletes, volunteers, and officials.
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Why do people go into exile in Pakistan? Experts express concern over its
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 15 (ANI): Highlighting state-sponsored repression by Pakistan, experts at a recent seminar hosted by not-for-profit The Democracy Forum asked pertinent questions on why people in the Asian country felt the need to go into exile due to their political beliefs.
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Central, South Asian leaders to discuss Afghanistan issues in Uzbekistan,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], July 15 (ANI): Central and South Asian countries have expressed concern at the large-scale violence due to the ongoing conflict between the Afghan government and the Taliban which refuses to die down.
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Delegation led by PDP youth leader calls on Lt Governor in J-K
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 15 (ANI): A delegation from Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri led by Peoples Democratic Party Youth leader Tazim Dar on Thursday met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here and apprised him about the issues concerning their area.
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Rahul Gandhi welcomes SC observation on sedition law
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's observation concerning sedition law on a plea challenging its constitutional validity.
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Zika virus not a pandemic but of grave concern, says top expert
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): As per recent data provided by the Kerala Health Department, the total number of Zika virus cases reported in Kerala is 28. According to top experts, this is a virus of 'grave concern'.
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Prakash Karat welcomes SC observations on sedition law, hopes it will be s
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Prakash Karat on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's observation concerning sedition law on a plea challenging its constitutional validity and hoped that the apex court will give a judgment to scrap
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UN in Afghanistan concerned over human rights violations, urges for Eid ce
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 15 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said it is concerned about the number of alleged human rights violations committed amid the ongoing military offensive in the country and has urged the Taliban and the Afghanistan government to an
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China building another enclave in Sri Lanka: Colombo Port City
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): China is building yet another enclave in Sri Lanka, Colombo Port City (CPC), raising concerns not only about its impact on local livelihood and traditional ways of being but even on the environment and the sovereign status of the land that would constitute
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UN denounces 'serious human rights abuses' in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 14 (ANI): The United Nations has expressed concern with the number of reported "serious human rights abuses" and violations alleged in communities most affected by the ongoing military offensive across the country.
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Indore Police's website hacked amid red alert in state over bomb threat
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 14 (ANI): After the alert issued in Indore and nearby districts in view of security concerns over a bomb threat, the official website of the Indore police was hacked on Tuesday.
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India assures Afghanistan of cooperation in strengthening consensus for po
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan] July 13 (ANI): Expressing concern over the escalation of violence and stressing the need to end the bloodshed in Afghanistan, India on Tuesday assured continued cooperation to Kabul in strengthening regional and global consensus to achieve a political settlement in the
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