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UN rights chief expresses alarm at killing of Palestinian children
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 11 (ANI): Almost 40 Palestinian children have been killed so far this year in the occupied territories and in many incidents in Palestine by Israeli forces, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said in a statement.
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Newly-appointed Sri Lankan tourism brand ambassador meets Indian High Comm
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 8 (ANI): The newly-appointed brand ambassador for tourism promotions in Sri Lanka and ex-cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya met with the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo Gopal Baglay on Monday.
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Exodus of Chinese nationals: Over 6,00,000 requested asylum
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 7 (ANI): More than 6,00,000 Chinese nationals have requested asylum from China due to Xi Jinping's repressive policies that have impelled the 'great exodus', according to a UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Deported Afghans from Iran recount hardship
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI): Afghans who faced various hardships post the Taliban take over fled to Iran, however many of them were deported last week shared their experience of extreme hardship and mistreatment.
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British High Commissioner Alex Ellis pays goodwill visit to Maharashtra CM
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 6 (ANI): British High Commissioner Alex Ellis on Friday paid a goodwill visit to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, where the latter urged Ellis to catalyze more investments into Maharashtra while vouching for its international class infrastructura
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Education from Galgotias University opens sure shot path to success: Dy Ch
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 30 (ANI/NewsVoir): The sixth convocation was organized in a grand manner by Galgotias University. Brajesh Pathak (Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh) - Chief Guest for the convocation, Girish Chandra Tripathi (President, Higher Educ
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IFS officer Pranay Kumar Verma appointed Indian envoy to Bangladesh
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Centre on Friday appointed Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer Pranay Kumar Verma as the next High Commissioner of India to the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
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Uyghur rights groups urge UN member states to appoint credible, impartial
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], July 28 (ANI): World Uyghur Congress along with other human rights groups urged the UN member states to give the position of the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to someone who will be a credible, impartial and courageous champion of human rights around the world.
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Afghanistan's displacement crisis one of the most protracted: UN Official
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 27 (ANI): Following the Taliban takeover, numerous Afghans drifted away from Afghanistan, a country which has now the third-largest refugee population and the region's largest displaced population, with 2.7 million refugees scattered across 98 countries.
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MEA Secretary East bid farewell to the Malaysian High Commissioner, Vietna
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Saurabh Kumar, Secretary East in the Ministry of External Affairs bid farewell to the Malaysian High Commissioner Dato Hidayat Abdul Hamid and Vietnamese Ambassador SanhChau Pham on Tuesday.
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1.5 million Afghans residing in Pakistan: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 26 (ANI): Pakistan remains the largest country of asylum for Afghans, with 1.5 million Afghans residing in Pakistan, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report.
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Indian High Commissioner pays courtesy call to Sri Lanka PM
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 26 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay paid a courtesy call to newly-elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Dinesh Gunawardena on Tuesday to strengthen the longstanding ties between both nations.
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