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UNDP lauds India's Aspirational Districts Programme, recommends replicatio
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Saturday lauded India's Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) as 'a very successful model of local area development' that should serve as a best practice for other countries where regional disparities in de
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UN: India desires 'normal neighbourly' relations with Pakistan, says issue
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 12 (ANI): India on Friday said it desires "normal neighbourly relations" with Pakistan and the onus is on Islamabad to create a conducive atmosphere by taking "credible, verifiable" action to not allow any territory under its control to be used for cross terrorism.
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Pakistan lags behind regional nations in health facilities, COVID-19 vacci
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 11 (ANI): Pakistan, in terms of health facilities including the COVID-19 vaccination drive is far behind as compared to other countries in the region, according to the Economic Survey of the country.
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WHO, UNICEF declare end of polio outbreak in Philippines
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) hailed the Philippines on Friday for ending the polio outbreak almost two years after the highly infectious disease re-emerged in the Southeast Asian country.
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India needs to achieve zero new transmission of HIV to end AIDS: Harsh Var
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): India has ably demonstrated that strong political leadership is most critical to address inequalities and gaps in epidemic response, said Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday as he emphasised on the need to achieve zero new transmission of HIV
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Jaishankar holds meeting with Indian envoys in Gulf nations, discusses tra
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kuwait City [Kuwait], June 11 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar chaired a meeting of Indian envoys in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain and discussed the welfare of the Indian community and trade interests in these countries.
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India, EU have common interest in ensuring security, prosperity in multi-p
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 10 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti on Thursday affirmed that India and the European Union (EU) have a common interest in ensuring security, prosperity and sustainable development in a multi-polar world and said that the bloc was
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Argentina calls for changing global COVID-19 vaccine patents distribution
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Argentine President Alberto Fernandez has raised concerns about the unequal distribution of COVID-19 vaccines among nations and urged the international community to reverse such tendency.
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Namibian tribes file petition to UN over genocide deal with Germany
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Windhoek [Namibia], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): A group of Namibian Ovaherero and Nama tribes on Thursday petitioned the United Nations (UN) to intervene over what they called an "unfair and botched" deal struck by the Germany and Namibian governments on the genocide between 1904 and 1908.
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Euro 2020: France favourites but England look to draw inspiration from hom
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): Euro 2020 is here and the tournament marks the return of top-flight international football. The top 24 nations in Europe will battle it out to earn the ultimate glory.
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CPOPC holds a writing competition on Smallholders topic
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): A short story competition with the theme "Smallholders and Oil Palm Plantation" is now open for entries.
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UNGA President-elect appoints Indian diplomat Nagaraj Naidu as Chef du Cab
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], June 10 (ANI): Maldives Foreign Minister and President-elect of the 76th United Nations General Assembly Abdulla Shahid has appointed India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu, as his Chef du Cabinet.
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