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Ahead of top US trade official's India visit, USIBC Chief says two nations
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 20 (ANI): Terming top US trade official Katherine Tai's upcoming visit to India as a "very important" one, President of the US-India Business Council (USIBC), Nisha Biswal said it is an agenda-setting visit to see how the two countries can align their ambitions and
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178 cadets pass out of Chennai's Officers training academy
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 20 (ANI): 178 cadets including 124 men, 29 women 25 foreign nations passed out of the Officers training academy in Chennai on Saturday.
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BMW Group Intercultural Innovation Award won by Indian NGO - MITTI Social
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE]/Gurugram (Haryana) [India], November 20 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The BMW Group and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) have bestowed ten organizations from ten countries with the Intercultural Innovation Award (IIA) for their outstanding social commitment. One o
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302 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 302 illegal migrants have been rescued at sea and returned to Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Friday.
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UN Security Council delegation visits South Sudan to press for peace deal
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Juba [South Sudan], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): A delegation of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has arrived in South Sudan to follow up on the implementation of a peace agreement that ended years of conflict between various factions of the country's ruling party.
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Somalia, UN ramp up humanitarian response amid worsening drought
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Mogadishu [Somalia], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Somalia and the United Nations have said they are scaling up humanitarian operations to support early action to help mitigate the impact of the worsening drought in the country.
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UN rights chief condemns killings of peaceful protesters in Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 19 (ANI): At least 39 people have been killed by security forces in Sudan since the October 25 military coup, 15 of whom were reportedly shot dead on Wednesday, according to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.
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Jaishankar says India-China going through 'bad patch' due to Beijing's act
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Singapore, November 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that India and China are going through a bad phase in their relationship because of Beijing's actions and violation of agreements between the two neighbouring nations and for which it still doesn't have a "cr
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Vietnam calls for comprehensive political solution to Afghanistan's humani
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New York [US], November 19 (ANI): Counsellor Phan Ho The Nam, political coordinator of the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) on Friday called for a comprehensive political solution to the situation in Afghanistan, reported VOV World.
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Russia's first consignment of humanitarian aid lands in Kabul
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Kabul [Afghanistan], November 19 (ANI): Three planes carrying 36 tons of humanitarian assistance from Russia arrived in Kabul on Thursday, at a time when people in Afghanistan are in dire need of aid, reported local media.
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Droughts in East Africa require immediate actions to avert famine
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Severe droughts across the Horn of Africa leading to high level of food insecurity among population require immediate actions to mitigate further deterioration, joint statement by the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and Food and
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Japan tops G-7 chart with highest fully vaccinated population
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 18 (ANI): Topping charts among the Group of Seven industrialized nations (G-7), Japan has so far vaccinated 75.7 per cent of its population with two COVID-19 shots, reported local media.
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