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Alexander Ellis appointed as British High Commissioner to India
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 5 (ANI): Alexander Ellis has been appointed as British High Commissioner to India in succession to Philip Barton and will resume the key role later this month, according to an official statement issued by the United Kingdom government.
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Indian fishermen detained in Sri Lanka provided consular assistance
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 31 (ANI): Indian fishermen detained in Sri Lanka on the charge of poaching in Sri Lankan waters have been provided consular assistance by Indian consulate general in Jaffna, the Indian High Commission said on Thursday.
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India, Sri Lanka hold meeting of joint working group on fisheries
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 30 (ANI): India and Sri Lanka on Wednesday held a meeting of the joint working group on fisheries, during which important humanitarian matter was discussed.
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UN Rights office calls for early release of Saudi women's activist
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called in a statement for the early release of prominent Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after she was sentenced on Monday to nearly six years in prison.
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Killing of Pakistani dissidents dangerous trend, UNHRC needs to wake up, s
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 26 (ANI): The killing of Pakistani dissidents abroad is a dangerous trend that needs to be stopped and multilateral agencies such as the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) also need to wake up to the
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UN refugee agency appeals for urgent support to ease Ethiopia's crisis
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, together with 30 humanitarian partners, on Tuesday appealed for 156 million US dollars to meet "the critical humanitarian needs" of Ethiopian refugees fleeing the Tigray conflict through the
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Pakistan issues visas to Indians for visit to Shadani Darbar, Katas Raj te
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI):Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued visas to two groups of Indian Hindu Yatrees in December 2020 for visit to their revered sites in Pakistan.
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UN human right experts call for inclusion of migrants in COVID-19 recovery
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Governments across the world should include all migrants and their families in national COVID-19 response and recovery plans, a group of human rights experts from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement.
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Former envoy writes open letter on Canada's vote bank politics
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Days after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made remarks on the farmers' agitation in the wake of the recently enacted farm laws, Former High Commissioner to Canada Vishnu Prakash slammed Trudeau for "gratuitously wading" into ongoing protests by I
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Suresh Kumar appointed as India's Charge d'Affaires to Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): Diplomat Suresh Kumar has been appointed as the new Charge d'Affaires at the Pakistan High Commission of India.
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UK authorities took 'necessary action' to ensure safety, security of India
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): The United Kingdom authorities took necessary action in the wake of a demonstration outside the Indian High Commission in London and consulate in Birmingham in support of farmers' agitation in India, Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday, adding th
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Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan Gaurav Ahluwalia appointed as envoy
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Diplomat Gaurav Ahiuwalia, presently Deputy High Commissioner in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Algeria, informed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday.
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