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Pakistan second-worst country in terms of gender equality: World Economic
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 14 (ANI): Revealing a grim picture of the state of women in Pakistan, a report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Pakistan as the second-worst country in terms of gender parity, a media report said.
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Assam: NCHISF demands compensation for families affected by highway constr
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dima Hasao (Assam) [India], July 14 (ANI): The North Cachar Hills Indigenous Students Forum (NCHISF) on behalf of the people of Assam's Dima Hasao who are affected by highway road construction in the district have demanded immediate compensation from the state government.
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US steps up its game as China circles Pacific island nations
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], July 12 (ANI): The US has stepped up its game in the Pacific after Kiribati opted out of the Pacific Island Forum meeting in Suva, Fiji, and withdrew the country from the 18-member group.
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Blinken meets PM Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, praises Shinzo Abe's legacy
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 11 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo to offer his condolences on the demise of former premier Shinzo Abe and praised his legacy.
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51st Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting starts in Fiji
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], July 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The 51st Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders' meeting focusing on the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent (2050 Strategy) started in Fiji's capital Suva on Monday.
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New Zealand PM visits Australia to boost trade ties
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday attended the Australia-New Zealand Leadership Forum (ANZLF) in Australia's largest city of Sydney to boost trade ties between the two countries.
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Not a single family in Balochistan whose member, relative not forcibly dis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): With a spike in the number of enforced disappearances in Balochistan in the past few months, there is not even a single family in the province whose member or a relative has not been forcibly disappeared, reported a Canada-based think tank, International F
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UN high-level forum calls for global efforts in quality education
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Academics, experts, government officials and representatives of educational organizations on Wednesday called for efforts and actions to improve the quality of education across the world and place student needs at the heart of global sustainable developmen
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At London forum, FBI director, MI5 chief warn of China threat
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 7 (ANI): FBI Director Christopher Wray and United Kingdom MI5 Director General Ken McCallum have urged business leaders to be aware of the threat from the Chinese government and help the government agencies protect corporate secrets from theft by China.
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India does not support attempts to isolate Russia, says Russian envoy
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov in an exclusive interview with Sputnik, has said that New Delhi does not support attempts to isolate Russia as he referred to "clear consensus" at the BRICS meeting last month against "arbitrary sanctions, which are
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"A Gap Year Can be Productive and Useful in Scaling up your Career," says
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] July 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): Usually gap years are associated with students who want to take a break from their academic trajectories to explore the world but the concept is becoming increasingly popular among working professionals too. Infact as far back as in 2005, a
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Singer Kanika Kapoor, Baroness Usha Prashar among winners of UK-India Awar
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK]/ New Delhi [India] July 4 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The UK-India Awards, organised annually by UK-headquartered India Global Forum (IGF) to celebrate all those companies, organisations and individuals working tirelessly to make the UK-India partnership a winning proposition acros
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