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British envoy to India flaunts his Hindi skills at Queen's birthday party
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis flaunted his Hindi conversation skills at the birthday celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II at the British High Commission in Delhi on Wednesday night.
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UK Foreign Secy's India visit part of diplomatic push to counter Russia's
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], March 31 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss, who arrived in India on Thursday on an official visit will convey to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar that Russia's actions on Ukraine, underlining the importance of democracies to work together to deter "aggressors"
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UK Foreign Secy to discuss Russia-Ukraine crisis with Jaishankar: UK envoy
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Alex Ellis, the British High Commissioner to India on Wednesday indicated that talks between UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar may include the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
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Jaishankar directs Indian envoy to help after scheduled surgeries at Perad
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday directed Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay to help Peradeniya Hospital after the scheduled surgeries were suspended due to a shortage of medicines.
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UK Parliament condemns Pak's 1971 atrocities on Bangladesh , urges to reco
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], March 28 (ANI): British Parliament has condemned Pakistan's atrocities during Bangladesh's Liberation War in 1971, said Bangladesh High Commissioner in London Saida Muna Tasneem.
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Bangladesh High Commission observes blackout to mark genocide day
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 26 (ANI): High Commission of India in Bangladesh pays solemn tribute with a blackout of the Chancery complex to honour the sacrifice of untold millions of Bangladeshi people killed and women assaulted during 'Operation Searchlight' 51 years ago, said the Mission in
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Humanitarian crisis deepens in Ukraine as Russian attacks enter 2nd month
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 24 (ANI): The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to deteriorate even as the conflict that began on February 24 with the Russian announcement of "special military operations" is set to enter its second month.
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Pakistan wishes to resolve outstanding issues with neighbours including In
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): Pakistan on Wednesday said it wishes to have mutually beneficial relations with all its neighbours including India and resolve all outstanding disputes.
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10 million Ukrainians forced to flee homes amid Russian invasion
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 21 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Sunday said that 10 million Ukrainian refugees have fled abroad or been displaced inside the country in the wake of Russia's invasion.
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UNHCR faces funding shortfall to meet needs of refugees, IDPs in Ethiopia
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday said it only received 13 per cent of 205.4 million US dollars it wants to meet the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in Ethiopia.
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UN report urges immediate intl effort to stem violence in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 16 (ANI): The international community must take concerted, immediate measures to stem the spiral of violence in Myanmar, where the military has engaged in systematic and widespread human rights violations and abuses - some of which may amount to war crimes and crimes aga
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UN Refugee chief says Afghanistan a priority despite Russia-Ukraine war
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 14 (ANI): A delegation led by Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) arrived in Kabul on Monday to assess Afghanistan's humanitarian situation and said that despite the Ukraine crisis, Afghanistan remains a priority for the UN's refugee ag
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