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Grave concerns raised about 'Uyghur genocide' in China at UN rights counci
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 23 (ANI): Expressing grave concerns over the "Uyghur genocide" in China's Xinjiang province, Canada delivered a joint statement on behalf of 42 countries at the UN Humans Rights Council on Tuesday.
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Nirmala Sitharaman asks Infosys to make Income Tax portal 'more humane, us
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday flagged concerns in the new Income-Tax portal in a meeting with Infosys officials and urged them to address these issues.
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A student's mental health is everyone's problem - Why? Learn it from Mount
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI/Mediawire): Mental health has emerged as one of the major concerns in the world. Unfortunately, in India it is still outside the purview of common discussion.
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UKPNP calls for UN probe into rights abuses in Pak occupied J-K, Gilgit Ba
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): Expressing deep concerns over human rights violations in Pakistan and its occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan, United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) has appealed to the United Nations to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the ma
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China must consider environment effect, economic fragility for BRI project
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 20 (ANI): Highlighting environmental concerns, a new study in China argues that the majority of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) investment should go to countries in southern and southeast Asia due to fewer risks that threaten economic development.
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Minority Affairs Ministry to launch "Jaan Hai To Jahan Hai" COVID-19 vacci
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [Indi], June 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Minority Affairs will begin a pan-India campaign "Jaan Hai To Jahan Hai" to tackle concerns and myths about the COVID-19 vaccine from June 21.
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Russia to allow entry of Chinese citizens
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said Friday that China will be put on the list of countries whose citizens can enter Russia, ending a 16-month travel ban over COVID-19 concerns.
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Iran: Voting underway for new president, hardliner Ebrahim Raisi likely to
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 18 (ANI): Iranians have begun voting in presidential elections amid concerns of low voter turnout with the conservative head of the judiciary, Ebrahim Raisi, widely seen as the frontrunner.
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Karnataka BJP MLA Arvind Bellad alleges phone-tapping, conspiracy to frame
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 18 (ANI): Karnataka BJP MLA Arvind Bellad, who has conveyed his concerns to BJP high command about Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's style of running the government, on Thursday alleged that his phone was being tapped and his movement is being monitored.
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Nepal to buy 4 mn Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, non-disclosure deal raises con
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 17 (ANI): Nepal is set to buy four million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine amid its fight the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, local media reported. However, details like the price and delivery date have been kept under wraps.
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COVID-19, ageing population raises concerns over China's 'utterly deficien
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic and 2021 national census have raised concerns over the alarmingly ageing population of China and "utterly deficient" health infrastructure, Jianli Yang, a Chinese dissident and son of a former Chinese Communist Party leader.
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Facebook expands fact-checking in India, adds health-specialist partner am
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): With an aim to combat COVID-19 and all other health-related misinformation, social media giant Facebook is expanding its third-party fact-checking programme in India.
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