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UKPNP calls for UN probe into rights abuses in Pak occupied J-K, Gilgit Ba
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): Expressing deep concerns over human rights violations in Pakistan and its occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan, United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) has appealed to the United Nations to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the ma
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Yoga was lifeline during COVID-19 lockdown, says UNGA President
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): On the 7th International Yoga Day, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Volkan Bozkir said that yoga was a lifeline during the COVID-19 lockdown as it helps to maintain physical wellbeing and manage the stress of uncertainty and isolation.
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Yoga emerged as a powerful tool to reduce impact of stress during pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 21 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti on Monday stressed on practising Yoga for physical and mental well-being on the occasion of the seventh International Day of Yoga.
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India gets $64 billion FDI in 2020: UNCTAD
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): Foreign direct investments in India rose to 64 billion dollars in 2020, making it the fifth-largest recipient in the world, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Monday.
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Japan urges European nations to solidify military involvement in Indo-Paci
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 21 (ANI): Japan's defence minister Nobuo Kishi has urged European nations to have a stronger military involvement in the Indo-Pacific to counter China's influence in the region.
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Myanmar soccer goalkeeper to apply for refugee status in Japan as military
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 20 (ANI): Pyae Lyan Aung, Myanmar national soccer goalkeeper, will apply for refugee status in Japan on Tuesday after expressing fear for his life for making a three-finger salute in protest at the military coup in his country during a recent World Cup qualifier near Toky
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India responds to UN, says new IT rules 'designed to empower ordinary user
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): India's permanent mission at the United Nations has clarified that India's new IT rules are "designed to empower ordinary users of social media" and that they were finalised after the government held broad consultations with civil society and other stakeh
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India to organise two-day summit on Green Hydrogen initiatives involving B
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): India is all set to host a two-day summit on Green Hydrogen initiatives on June 22-23, 2021 involving the BRICS nations, an association of five major emerging national economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
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Assertive China is dangerous presence, brought Quad members together, says
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): An assertive China is "a very dangerous presence" and has brought members of Quad together, a foreign affairs expert from Japan said on Saturday while noting that the United States and China will compete in a host of areas including semiconductors, artificia
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EAM Jaishankar congratulates Guterres on his re-appointment as UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar on Saturday congratulated United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on his re-appointment for a second term to helm the 193-member world organization.
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UN special envoy decries violence in Myanmar as 900 civilians already kill
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Some 900 civilians have been killed by security forces in Myanmar since the military takeover on February 1, United Nations Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener told the UN General Assembly.
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Forced displacement of people reaches record high of 82.4 million, says UN
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): The number of people displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence and human rights violations in the world has increased to a record 82.4 million, according to the Global Trends report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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