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Violations of women's rights in Taliban led Afghanistan growing: HRW raise
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 8 (ANI): The list of Taliban violations of the rights of women and girls is long and growing, said Heather Barr, Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch (HRW), as she raised growing concerns about the violation of the rights in the country.
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Taliban dissolve Human Rights Commission in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 17 (ANI): The Taliban have dissolved the Human Rights Commission amid growing concerns over the grave human rights situation in Afghanistan, media reports said.
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9th IMRC to address growing concerns on recycling to make India a Green Su
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): India is the third-largest producer of E-waste after China and the US. More than 95 per cent of this waste is handled by the informal sector. Electronic waste (E-waste) is a global challenge and India too is facing the problem due to the rapid use and
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Tesla's Shanghai factory resumes production
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Shanghai [China], April 20 (ANI): Amid growing concerns over the economic growth risks in China due to the COVID-19 lockdown, American electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla Inc resumed production at its Shanghai plant on Tuesday, as per Chinese media.
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COVID-19: Gujarat imposes night curfew in 8 cities
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 24 (ANI): Amid growing concern over the spread of Omicron variant of COVID-19 cases, the Gujarat Government on Friday announced night curfew in eight cities from Saturday.
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Amid COVID-19 concerns, US expands interview waivers for H-1B, L-1 visas
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): Amid growing concerns of COVID-19 surge, the US on Thursday (local time) is temporarily dropping an in-person interview requirement for some work-visa categories - H-1B, L-1 and O-1.
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RBI keeps policy rates unchanged for 9th consecutive time
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], December 8 (ANI): Amid growing concern about the impact of the new strain of Coronavirus on the economy the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday stuck to its "wait and watch" policy keeping the key lending rates unchanged for the ninth consecutive time.
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Adults should take vaccine, follow COVID19-appropriate behaviour to protec
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Amid growing concerns about the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, doctors suggested that adults should follow COVID-appropriate behaviour to stop the spread of the virus.
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COVID: Canada bans travel from Egypt, Nigeria, Malawi amid spread of Omicr
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 1 (ANI): Amid the growing concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Canada has added Egypt, Malawi, and Nigeria to the 'travel ban' list.
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Belarus-Poland crisis: UN urges all parties to respect human rights
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties to respect human rights and refrain from using them for political ends.
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Amit Shah chairs meeting with Power, Coal Ministers over coal stock issue
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): Amid growing concerns of depleting coal stock in the country, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a high-level meeting with Power Minister RK Singh, Coal Minister Prahlad Joshi along with top officials of both the ministries in the North Block on Monday
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COVID-19: Beijing's vaccine diplomacy fails as countries look to the West
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China] October 4 (ANI): Countries that once relied on COVID-19 vaccines from Beijing have now turned up to jabs from the Western countries amid the growing concerns about Chinese vaccines' efficiency against the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2.
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