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Former Malaysian PM says his contentious remarks at UNGA affected palm oil
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Aug 9 (ANI): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday said he was not offering apologies for the impact of his contentious remarks on the Kashmir at UN General assembly though he was sorry that it impacted Malaysian palm oil export to India.
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ECI extends suggestions tenure from state, national political parties till
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked national and state political parties to give their suggestions till August 11, regarding election campaign and public meetings with regard to the general assembly election in Bihar amid COVID-19 pandemic.
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UN top official postpones visit to Pakistan due to technical flight proble
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 26 (ANI): President-elect of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir on Sunday said that he has postponed his upcoming visit to Pakistan due to "technical flight problems".
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Marianna Vardinoyannis, Morissana Kouyate announced laureates of UN Nelson
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 18 (ANI): Marianna Vardinoyannis of Greece and Morissana Kouyate of Guinea were on Friday (local time) announced the laureates of the United Nations 2020 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize by General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Xinhua reported.
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'Yoga is endless like sea, the more you explore, the more you study'
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): "Yoga is an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he pitched for World Yoga Day at United General Assembly in 2014.
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'Yoga is like a sea -never-ending, the more you explore, the more you stud
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): "Yoga is an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he pitched for World Yoga Day at United General Assembly in 2014.
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Kenya defeats Djibouti to secure non-permanent seat at UN Security Council
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 19 (ANI): Kenya on Thursday (local time) defeated Djibouti to clinch the last African seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) after the UN General Assembly (UNGA) failed to choose between the two candidates during first round.
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Turkey's Volkan Bozkir elected president of 75th UN General Assembly
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 18 (ANI): The UN General Assembly on Wednesday elected Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir to be its president ahead of the 75th General Debate in September.
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India, Ireland, Mexico secure temporary seats on UN Security Council, Cana
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 18 (ANI): With a comfortable victory of 184 votes in the 193-member General Assembly, India on Wednesday was elected unopposed as a non-permanent member of the 15 member United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2021-22 term.
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Coronavirus: Club Brugge declared champions as Belgian Pro League season e
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 16 (ANI): The Belgian Pro League's season has officially been called off after the General Assembly voted to accept finalising the league table.
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UNGA adopts resolution in fight against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 4 (ANI): The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution on fighting COVID-19. UNGA also called for intensified international cooperation to against the pandemic.
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UN disarmament commission's session postponed to 2021 over COVID-19: UNGA
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has pushed back the organizational session of the UN Disarmament Commission to 2021 in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.
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