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Sri Lankan dancer Vajira Chitrasena conferred with Padma Shri
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 17 (ANI): The High Commissioner India in Sri Lanka awarded Padma Shri to dancer Vajira Chitrasena in the presence of Sri Lanka Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday.
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UN human rights agency condemns arbitrary detention of Tigray people
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokeswoman, Liz Throssell, condemned on Tuesday the continued extra-judicial detentions of people of Tigrayan origin in Ethiopia and called on the country's authorities to respect human rights.
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Ganga Connect exhibition in UK invites Indian diaspora to restore, conserv
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Cardiff [UK], November 14 (ANI): After a successful debut at COP-26, Glasgow, the Ganga Connect exhibition was inaugurated at Cardiff University on Friday by Rt. Hon. Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister of Wales and Gaitri Issar Kumar, Indian High Commissioner to the UK.
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Conviction of US journalist symbolic of media repression in Myanmar: UN ri
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has urged authorities in Myanmar to immediately release all journalists who have been jailed for practising their profession.
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Pakistan issues 3000 visas to Indian Sikh Yatrees for 552nd Birth Annivers
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): Pakistan on Friday issued around 3000 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims on the eve of the 552nd Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev from November 17-26.
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UK confirms pledge for zero-emission heavy goods vehicle by 2040
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): All new heavy goods vehicles (HGV) in the UK will be zero-emission by 2040, the UK government has confirmed on November 10, the British High Commission (BHC) said in a statement.
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Dozens of illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 10 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 65 illegal migrants were rescued at sea and returned to Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
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India summons senior diplomat from Pakistan High Commission over unprov
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): India on Monday summoned a senior diplomat from the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest on the incident of unprovoked firing at Indian fishermen by the Pakistan side, sources said.
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Diwali cultural evening celebrated at Indian High Commission in Islamabad
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Islamabad [Pakistan], November 8 (ANI): Diwali cultural evening was celebrated at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.
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Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR building in Indonesia over delay in
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Jakarta [Indonesia], November 7 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghan refugees continued to sit in protest outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) building in Indonesia over delay in processing their asylum applications.
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End war now before it's too late for Ethiopians, says UN rights chief
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 4 (ANI): All parties involved in the escalating conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray must stop fighting immediately, or else risk pushing the region's catastrophic humanitarian situation "over the edge", the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, sa
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357 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday that 357 illegal immigrants were rescued and returned to Libya.
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