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UNGA President-elect appoints Indian diplomat Nagaraj Naidu as Chef du Cab
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], June 10 (ANI): Maldives Foreign Minister and President-elect of the 76th United Nations General Assembly Abdulla Shahid has appointed India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu, as his Chef du Cabinet.
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India backed Maldives over Afghanistan for UNGA presidency due to prior co
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): India's prior commitment to Maldives was the reason it supported the island country over Afghanistan for the presidency of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, said sources.
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Maldives FM Abdulla Shahid wins presidency of 76th UN General Assembly
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], June 7 (ANI): The Maldives on Monday won the election to the post of the President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), during the elections held at the UN headquarters in New York.
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Congress expresses concern over govt stand, says commitment to Palestine s
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): The Congress party on Tuesday expressed its deep concern about stand taken by the government on the recent tragic conflict between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza and said it "must not be influenced by expediency to dilute our commitment to Palestine"
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India expresses strong opposition to UNGA president's remarks on J-K
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): India on Friday expressed its strong opposition to the "unwarranted references" made with respect to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir by the President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA) Volkan Bozkir during his recent visit to Pakista
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Myanmar deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court in person for fir
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 24 (ANI): Myanmar ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday appeared in court in person for the first time since she was put under house arrest after the coup on February 1.
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World Biodiversity Day: Earth Anthem by Indian poet-diplomat translated in
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Earth Anthem penned originally in English by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay Kumar has been translated into 100 languages on World Biodiversity Day, May 22.
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Myanmar: 5 killed as security forces open fire on protestors
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], May 2 (ANI): Myanmar security forces on Sunday opened fire on protestors demonstrating against the military junta in the several cities of the country and killed at least five people.
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Arkansas becomes first state in US to ban gender-affirming treatment for t
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Arkansas [US], April 7 (ANI): Arkansas became the first state in the United States to prohibit gender-affirming treatment for trans people under the age of 18 after the state's General Assembly on Tuesday voted to override the governor's veto of an anti-trans bill that he called a "vast gove
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Honoured to be at forefront of popularising millets: PM Modi after UNGA ad
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): After an India-sponsored resolution was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday to mark 2023 as the 'International Year of Millets', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed gratitude to all nations who co-sponsored the r
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UNGA adopts resolution to mark 2023 as 'International Year of Millets'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 3 (ANI): The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution tabled by India along with Bangladesh, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Russia and Senegal to mark 2023 as the 'International Year of Millets'.
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Myanmar junta removes its UN Ambassador after he delivers anti-coup speech
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], February 28 (ANI): Myanmar's military has fired the country's United Nations Ambassador after he appealed to the UN General Assembly for international help to overturn the coup.
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