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Kazakhstan cabinet resigns as protests swell over fuel prices
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 5 (ANI): Nation-wide protests continued in Kazakhstan for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday as thousands of people flooded streets against soaring iquefied petroleum gas prices, forcing the Central Asian country's cabinet to resign, media reports said.
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DCGI approves India-made RT-PCR kit to detect Omicron: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): An RT-PCR test kit for detecting new coronavirus variant Omicron has been developed in India in partnership with Tata MD and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR on Wednesday.
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Omicron is predominant circulating strain in India: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The new coronavirus variant, Omicron, is the predominant circulating strain in India, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Wednesday.
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Owaisi slams BJP, Cong over 'dharma sansad' hate speech cases in Uttarakha
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 5 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi slammed both Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress over the issue of alleged hate speeches delivered in 'dharma sansad' (religious council) in the states ruled by the tw
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Five nuclear-weapon states' statement underscore need for restraint in ti
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): The joint statement put out by the five permanent member states of the UN Security Council on the topic of avoiding nuclear war and an arms race underscores the need for restraint in times of tension, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesda
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Atul Keshap, former envoy to India, appointed as head of US-India Business
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): Atul Keshap, former US envoy to India, has been appointed as President of the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC), announced the US Chamber of Commerce.
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Pakistan: Hindu delegation irked over pathetic condition of civil hospital
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], January 4 (ANI): A local Hindu delegation, led by Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Ramesh Kumar, expressed displeasure over the plight of the civil hospital in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He is the patron of Pakistan Hindu Council and minority Member of Parliament of Pa
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Pakistan legal fraternity threaten boycott if Judicial Commission consider
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 4 (ANI): The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and all bar associations on Tuesday threatened a blanket boycott if Judicial Commission is set to consider elevation of woman judge Justice Ayesha A Malik.
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BJP holds Chief Ministers' Council meeting to review governance, implement
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday held a meeting of the Chief Ministers' Council at party headquarters in the national capital to review governance and implementation of welfare schemes based on 28 subjects emphasized by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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UNGA President welcomes P5 States statement on nuclear war prevention: Spo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid welcomed a statement issued on Monday by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council affirming that nuclear war cannot be won, his spokesperson Paulina Kubiak told Sputnik.
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UNSC permanent members call for further prevention of nuclear weapons
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 3 (ANI): The permanent member nations of the United States Security Council has called for the further prevention of nuclear weapons stressing that a nuclear war will have far-reaching consequences, cannot be won, and must never be fought.
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"Pro-Beijing" lawmakers sworn-in to Hong Kong's Legislature
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 3(ANI): All 90 members of the seventeenth legislative council of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Area (HKSAR) took the oath of allegiance on Monday officiated by Chief Executive Carrie Lam. This follows the electoral overhaul by Beijing in HKSAR.
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