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India, Ireland hold consultations on UNSC issues
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New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): India and Ireland held bilateral consultations on United Nations Security Council issues on Thursday congratulating each other on their election to the Security council.
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India's proposal at WTO for TRIPS waiver gets support from 57 nations, say
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New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): As many as 57 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have supported India's proposal for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on COVID-19 vaccines, said Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal on Thursday.
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US seeks to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council
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Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): President Joe Biden aims to secure a seat for the United States on the United Nations Human Rights Council almost three years after the Trump administration left the world body, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Wednesday.
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EcoEx launches India's first of its kind digital marketplace to facilitate
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New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI/BusinessWire India): EcoEx, a start-up in the plastic waste management sector, has launched India's first digital marketplace to facilitate exchange of plastic credit certificates and strengthen the plastic recycling infrastructure.
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Prakash Javadekar uses Sanskrit for first time at UNSC on climate change
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New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Tuesday used Sanskrit for the first time in United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Debate on climate change.
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US senate confirms Thomas-Greenfield's nomination as UN ambassador
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Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The Senate on Tuesday (local time) confirmed US President Joe Biden's nominee, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, as US ambassador to the United Nations.
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Human rights agenda continues to face severe challenges, most of all from
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New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Noting that terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind and India is at the forefront of the fight against it, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that there is a need for clear realisation in bodies dealing wi
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India at UNHCR: Terrorism can never be justified nor its perpetrators be e
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New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind and a crime against humanity, which violates the most fundamental human rights namely the right to life, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday in his address to the United
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Several nations have joined India's Solar initiative: PM Modi
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New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Lauding India's contribution in the global fight against climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that many countries in the world have joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) initiative started by the country.
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AIFF to conduct e-Football Challenge to select Indian team for FIFAe Natio
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New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): As Indian football continues to move forward together, a new milestone is set to be achieved as India is set to join the FIFAe Nations Series 2021, which is FIFA's flagship tournament for Member Associations and is contested by eNational Teams using the
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Bichu Devi Kharibam aiming to feature in as many Olympic Games as possible
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 23 (ANI): Goalkeeper Bichu Devi Kharibam's career has been on a steep rise since making her breakthrough with eye-catching displays in the 2018 Youth Olympics, a tournament where India clinched the historic Silver medal. In the following year, she was
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UN envoy to Libya holds discussions with Libyan parties, reiterates commit
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Tripoli [Libya], February 23 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations (UN) envoy to Libya Jan Kubis held discussions with a wide range of interlocutors in various parts of the country and stressed the UN's commitment to the roadmap of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), the UN Support Mission in
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