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Bangladeshi diaspora holds anti-Pakistan protest in Geneva, demands apolog
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 1 (ANI): Demanding an apology from Islamabad for the '1971 Bangladesh genocide', members of the Bangladeshi diaspora living in Europe held an anti-Pakistan protest on Thursday on the sidelines of the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Activist urges world to support Afghan women as situation deteriorates aft
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Kabul [Afghanistan], October 1 (ANI): Amid the Taliban takeover, Afghan women are facing an unfriendly situation in Afghanistan.
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Hong Kong disqualifies 10 more district councillors over 'invalid' oaths o
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Hong Kong, October 1 (ANI): Hong Kong authorities disqualified 10 more district councillors owing to "doubts" about the validity of their oaths last week, a media report said.
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Health Ministry planning to do rigorous trials of dengue vaccines, says IC
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New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Indian Council for Medical Research Director-General Balram Bhargava on Thursday said that many companies have conducted their phase one trials of dengue vaccines abroad and that the Health Ministry is planning to do more rigorous trials.
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Focus is to fully vaccinate adult population, booster dose not pertinent a
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New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research Director-General Balram Bhargava on Thursday said that the main focus is to fully vaccinate the adult population of the country, adding that the issue of booster dose is not pertinent at the moment.
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China slammed during UN Rights Council session over restrictions in Tibet
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Geneva [Switzerland], September 30 (ANI): China has been chided during the 48th UN Human Rights Council session for its rights record in Tibet with delegates from the US, Denmark, Germany, and European Union expressing concerns over severe restrictions on religious, linguistic and cultural t
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Avoid non-essential travel, observe low-key festivity this year: ICMR DG
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New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Ahead of the festive season, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Balram Bhargava on Thursday made a fervent appeal to people to avoid non-essential travel and to observe a low-key festivity "at least this year".
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Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council denies conflicts between Churches, calls
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Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 30 (ANI): The Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC) on Wednesday issued a statement in the wake of the ongoing controversies regarding 'Narcotic Jihad' and rejected attempts to portray that there is any kind of divisions between churches.
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Defence Acquisition Council clears acquisition proposals for armed forces
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New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in its meeting on Wednesday held under the Chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for Capital Acquisitions proposals for modernization and operational needs of the I
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Concerned over role of external actors leading to growth of terrorism in S
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New York [US], September 29 (ANI): India at the United Nations on Tuesday (local time) expressed concern over the role of external actors leading to the growth of terror groups including the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and Hayat Tahrir al-Sha in Syria and stressed upon the nee
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Comments of CMAI on proposed change to GST rate structure in Textile Indus
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 29 (ANI/PNN): The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI), one of the largest and oldest Association representing the interests of the Domestic Garment Industry, expressed its deep sense of disappointment and anguish at the recent announceme
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Over 900 cyber attacks on E-Voting systems recorded at State Duma election
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Moscow [Russia], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 900 cyberattacks aimed at disrupting the remote electronic voting system were recorded during the elections to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.
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