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UP MLC elections: Voting underway for 27 seats, 9 MLCs elected unopposed
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 9 (ANI): Voting for 27 seats under local authorities' constituencies in the biennial polls for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council commenced on Saturday.
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Yogi confident of BJP gaining majority in UP Legislative Council
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 9 (ANI): After casting vote in the elections for the members of the Legislative Council, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after almost four decades will attain a majority in the Upp
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EU introduces fresh round of sanctions against Russia
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 8 (ANI): The European Union (EU) on Friday imposed fresh rounds of sanctions on Russia, as well as Belarus over its ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the reported atrocities committed by the armed forces of the country.
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Nepal's Central Bank Governor sacked
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 8 (ANI): A meeting of Council of Ministers has decided to sack Nepal's Central Bank incumbent Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari and start a probe accusing him of leaking crucial information and failing to complete his duties.
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Nepal revokes license of Chinese state-owned company to construct 1200 MW
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 8 (ANI): A meeting of Nepal's Council of Ministers has decided to revoke license issued to Chinese state-owned China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) for the development of the Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project.
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Decision to suspend Russia from UNHRC reinforces United Nations' authority
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 8 (ANI): The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell Fontelles, on Friday said that the decision of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to suspend Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Counci
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India's stand at UNHRC in country's interest, in line with foreign policy:
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The decision taken by the Indian government to abstain from voting against Russia's suspension from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is in the Country's interest and in line with India's foreign policy, former External Affairs Minister Natwar
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German Ambassador to India appreciates UN vote to suspend Russia from Huma
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 8 (ANI): German Ambassador to India Walter J. Lindner on Friday appreciated the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA) vote to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council.
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European Commission chief reaches Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 8 (ANI): European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and its Vice-President Josep Borrell Fontelles along with Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Eduard Heger arrived in Kyiv on Friday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and discuss the bloc's pro
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RJD takes potshot at NDA for winning 13 seats in Bihar Legislative Council
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 8 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Friday took a potshot at the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for winning 13 seats in the Bihar Legislative Council polls, saying that the number of seats won by NDA was reduced from 23 to 13 seats, while RJD's seats incre
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Saudi Arabia announces return of ambassador to Lebanon
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday the return of its ambassador to Lebanon, in a positive sign of a thaw in their tense ties.
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Biden applauds UN vote to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has applauded the General Assembly of the United Nations' vote to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council (HRC) in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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